
Elie Saab at Balina bridal in Austin Texas
Elie Saab at Balina Bridal
Elie Saab
Elie Saab (Arabic) (born July 4, 1964) is a Lebanese fashion
designer.
In 1982, Elie Saab launched his own Beirut-based fashion label when
Elie Saab was just 18 years old. His main workshop is in Lebanon, a
country to which he remains deeply attached. Elie Saab also has
workshops in Milan and Paris.
Elie Saab is self-trained. He started sewing as a child and knew
that one day he would make a living out of it. In 1981 he moved to
Paris to study fashion, but ended up returning and opening his
workshop in 1982. In 1997 Elie Saab was the first non-Italian
designer to become a member of the Italian Camera Nazionale della
Moda, and in 1997, showed his first collection outside Lebanon in
Rome. In 1998, he started ready-to-wear in Milan, and in the same
year, he held a fashion show in Monaco which was attended by
Princess Stephanie. He gained notoriety after he became the first
Lebanese designer to dress an Oscar winner, Halle Berry,.
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. His first ready-to-wear collection in Paris
was the Spring-Summer 2006 collection, and Paris is now his
permanent ready-to-wear runway.
Elie Saab's creations can be found all over the world, with
boutiques located in Beirut and Paris.
Click Here to see Elie Saab Collection
|