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Knowledge Identifier: +Elie_Saab
Lebanese fashion designer
Born in 1964.
Countries: United States (30%), France (28%), Italy (15%)
Main connections: Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Fendi
Linked to: Harrods, Selfridges
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Elie Saab was born in 1964
In 1981 he moved to Paris to study fashion, but ended up returning and opening his workshop in 1982
In 1982, Saab launched his Beirut-based fashion label when he was 18 years old
In 1997 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 Stéphanie of Monaco
Berry wore a burgundy gown by Saab to the 2002 Academy Awards when she won for Best Actress
He became an overnight success after he became the first Lebanese designer to dress an Oscar winner, Halle Berry, in 2002
Berry later wore another dress by Saab, this time a gold dress, to the 2003 Oscars
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
Morgane Dubled - Since her first catwalk season in 2004, she has become a popular runway model, walking for the likes of Armani, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Elie Saab, Emanuel_Ungaro, Fendi, Gucci, Hermès, Jean-Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Lacoste, Lanvin, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Nina Ricci, Ralph Lauren, Sonia Rykiel, Stella McCartney, Versace, and Viktor & Rolf
His first ready-to-wear collection in Paris was the Spring-Summer 2006 collection, and Paris is now his permanent ready-to-wear runway
Candice Swanepoel - Swanepoel has walked the runway for Tommy Hilfiger, Dolce and Gabbana, Michael Kors, Donna Karan, Giambattista Valli, Jason Wu, Prabal Gurung, Rag & Bone, Oscar de la Renta, Fendi, Chanel, Elie Saab, Diane von Fürstenberg, Sportmax, Betsey Johnson, Stella McCartney, Viktor and Rolf, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Dior, Blumarine and numerous other designers, as well as for Victoria's Secret since 2007
Sasha Pivovarova - In January 2009, she walked the Christian Dior, Chanel, Elie Saab, and Valentino couture shows in Paris
In 2010, Saab dressed 102 international celebrities for key global events, up from 40 in 2009
In 2011, Elie Saab launched his first fragrance "Le Parfum" which became an overnight bestseller in 15 countries, including the UAE.
The figure for 2011 up until March was 88
At his show at Paris Fashion Week, October 2011, front row guests included Princess Beatrice and Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana of Thailand
Parler a mon pere - Dion is dressed in a white dress from designer Elie Saab's Spring/Summer 2012 collection
Wood, D. Career life in 1998
In 2018, Rose Leslie wore a floral embroidered Elie Saab wedding dress when she wed her Game of Thrones co-star Kit Harington
In January 2018, Saab received backlash on social media after his label's instagram account posted a picture of Israeli actor and former Israel Defense Forces combat trainer Gal Gadot wearing one of his dresses to the National Board of Review awards with the caption A flawless Gal Gadot in Elie Saab Ready-to-Wear Spring Summer 2018 at the national board of review annual gala in New York
Safilo - In January 2018, Safilo Group launched luxury eyewear collections along with Elie Saab Couture and Oxydo brands