Katayoun "Kathy" Rose (born Katayoun Azarmi) is an

Iranian-American Iranian-Americans, also known as Persian-Americans, are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry, or who hold Iranian citizenship. Most Iranian-Americans arrived in the United States after 1979, as a result of the Irani ...

jewelry designer, actress, and entrepreneur.

Biography

Rose was born in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

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and has lived in Los Angeles since 1978.

Career

She created the jewelry line Kaviar Jewelry in 2002, now called Kathy Rose Jewelry. Rose opened a retail boutique, Kaviar and Kind in 2003, now called Roseark with jewelry and clothes. It is featuring her line, as well as lines from other designers. Photographs and paintings are also exhibited in the boutique. In 2009 she opened a second boutique in Santa Monica. She won the first season of the

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show,

Launch My Line ''Launch My Line'' is an American reality competition series which premiered on December 2, 2009, on the Bravo cable channel. The show features professionals competing against one another in hopes of winning the chance to launch their own clothi ...

in 2010. She was accessories editor for FOAM magazine in 2013 - 2014. In addition to her jewelry endeavors, she is an actress, appearing in ''Pranksters'' (2005), ''Hollywood'' (2006), and ''Out At The Wedding'' (2007), Inja Shahreh Man Bood (2012) as well as acting as producer on both ''Hollywood'' and ''Pranksters''. Kathy Rose sold Roseark in February of 2023. Her new business, Argyle & Valentine, features fine art and jewelry from artists all around the world. It showcases these pieces online and in a private gallery in Los Angeles, by appointment.

Awards/Recognition

Rose was a

Fashion Group International The Fashion Group International (FGI) is a global, non-profit, professional organization founded in 1930 in New York City to benefit the fashion industry. FGI currently has over 5000 members in the fashion industry including apparel, accessories, b ...

Rising Star Finalist in Jewelry in 2004. In 2007, she was selected to exhibit her Grasshopper Cuff at the California Design Biennial at the

Pasadena Museum of California Art The Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) was an art museum located in Pasadena, California, United States, showcasing art and design originating from California. The museum was founded by long-time Pasadena residents and art collectors Robert ...

. In 2010, she won the Bravo series

with fashion expert Emil Gampe.

References

External links

Argyle & Valentine

Argyle & Valentine Forbes

Bonhams

* http://www.lookbooknyc.com/2008/10/kaviar-and-kind.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20090821061108/http://www.bravotv.com/launch-my-line/bio/kathy-rose * https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1125194/ * https://archive.today/20140313151829/http://roseark.com/kathy-rose.php

WWD article on Kathy Rose Jewelry

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