Bijan Pakzad (/biˌʒæn ˈpɑːkzɑːd/; Persian: بیژن پاکزاد‎‎, Persian pronunciation: [biːʒæn pɑːkzɑːd]), generally known simply as Bijan (4 April 1940 – 16 April 2011), was an Iranian American designer of menswear and fragrances..