Inside Roxy Sowlaty and Nicolas Bijan Pakzad’s wedding

In 1984, he opened a second store on Fifth Avenue`and 55th Street in New York (which closed in 2000). By 1985, he claimed 15,000 customers, including 4 Kings and 16 Presidents. In his first 10 years of business, he claimed a $150 million revenue. He owned a textile factory in Italy where he manufactured his custom-made clothings In 1989, the Bijan NY store was hit by the 2-year, $50-million renovation of the adjacent St. Regis Hotel, and launched litigations against its then-owner Sheraton.