Famous Iranian designer, Bijan Pakzad suffered a stroke and has passed away.  Bijan was more famously known for his large boutique on Rodeo Drive, also known as the world's most expesive boutique store, where he hand tailored and hand designed clothes to some of the most influential and famous persons in the world.  To Iranians, one thing that set him apart was the pride he took in his culture where he was never ashamed of saying that he was Iranian.  May other people in that culture try to embrace their roots as Bijan did.