- Elie Saab
Elie Saab (Arabic: إيلي صعب) (born July 4, 1964), sometimes known simply as 'ES', is a Lebanese
fashion designer .In 1982, Saab launched his own
Beirut -based fashion label when he was 18 years old. His main workshop is inLebanon , a country to which he remains deeply attached. He also has workshops inMilan andParis .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 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 startedready-to-wear in Milan, and in the same year, he held a fashion show inMonaco which was attended byPrincess Stéphanie of Monaco . He became an overnight success after he became the first Lebanese designer to dress an Oscar winner,Halle Berry , in 2002. Berry wore a burgundy gown by Saab to the 2002 Academy Awards when she won for Best Actress. 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 firsthaute 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.His creations can be found all over the world, with boutiques located in Beirut and Paris.
Some people seen in ES fashion
External links
*http://runway.hollywood.com/eliesaabcouture1.html
*http://eliesaab.com
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