As a fan of Elie Saab some days ago after the couture`s fall-winter 14-15 collection, I was thinking about his history, how come he so famous?! And decided to make a little search.
Elie was born in July 04, 1961 in Beirut, Lebanon and was the eldest son of 5 children in the wood merchant family. He is a self-trained and in 8 his attention was focused in fashion as he began sewing when he was already a child.
In 1981 he went to Paris to study fashion but in 1982 he returned to Beirut and in his 18 years he opened his first workshop with a team of 15 employees. First, he was a bridal couture making wedding dressing but then he widened his field.
In 1997 he was the first non-italian who was the member of the Italian Camera Nazionale della Moda
and sew his first collection outside his country.
At present he has workshops in Beirut, Paris and Milan, three houses in Beirut and properties in France and Switzerland.
His got married with Claudia whose mother once bought a dress from him and they have three sons living in Geneva.
These are the celebrities that Elie Saab has dressed: Anggun, Beyonce, Angelina Jolie, Katy Perry, Aishwarya Rai, Sandra Bullock, Jane Fonda, Sonam Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Meryl Streep, Mila Kunis, Halle Berry, Christina Aguilera, Emma Watson, Salma Hayek, Taylor Swift, Michelle Dockery, Queen Rania of Jordan, Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Claire of Luxembourg and so on.
Here are my favs from his last collection.
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