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| General info : | | Elie Saab is the eponymous brand name used by Elie Saab (born 4 July 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon), a fashion designer based in Lebanon. He started his business in the early 1980s, and specialized in bridal couture. His work includes the use of materials such as lace, gemstones, crystals, pearls, and embroidery.
As of 2017, his couture collections were sold in Paris, London, and Beirut, and his ready-to-wear line was distributed through 160 retailers and his own boutiques.
He is the first Lebanese designer to become a member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.
In 1981, Saab moved to Paris to study fashion, but later returned to Beirut. In 1982, at age 18, he started working with a team of 15 employees, initially specializing in bridal couture. His work featured detailed embroidery, pearls, crystals, and silk fabrics. His reputation grew locally and gradually attracted a wider clientele, including high society figures.
In 1997, Saab was the first non-Italian designer to become a member of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion, and in 1997 he showed his first collection outside Lebanon in Rome.
In 1998, he started his ready-to-wear line in Milan, as well as an accessories line. During the same year, Saab held a fashion show in Monaco, with Princess Stéphanie of Monaco in attendance.
Saab became more well known in the United States after he became the first Lebanese designer to dress an Oscar winner, Halle Berry, in 2002.
In May 2003, the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture invited him to become a member, and he showed his first haute couture collection in Paris in July 2003.
Saab lives in Lebanon with his wife Claudine and their three sons. | |
| Websites | | https://eliesaab.com/ (eliesaab.com/) | |
| Source : | | Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elie_Saab) | |
| Relations : | | Brand name used by : Elie Saab 2 | |
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