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Designers

Elie Saab

Label Overview

Lebanese designer Elie Saab has long been a leading name in haute couture in the Middle East, where his romantic, crystal-encrusted gowns attracted princesses to his Beirut atelier, opened in 1982 when he was just 18 years old. His ready-to-wear line, which launched in 1998 in Milan, heralds the same feminine aesthetic as his couture dresses, with brightly colored silks, chiffons, pearl beading, and embroidered lace. With their Middle Eastern detailing and European sensibility, Saab gowns are also at home on the Hollywood red carpet; Halle Berry famously wore one to pick up her Academy Award in 2002.

Status
Critics' Favorite, Established
Clients
Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Raina of Jordan, Beyoncé
Other Product Lines
Handbags
Owned By
Elie Saab
Address
Elie Saab Building
Beirut Central District 2021 4516, P.O. Box 11-3293
Beirut, Lebanon
961-1-981-1982
Where To Buy
Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus
Related Websites

  • Elie Saab

    Designed By
    Elie Saab, 1998 - Present
    Shows In
    Paris
    Collection Types
    RTW
    Similar Clientele
    Versace
    Styles & Tags
    Feminine, High Society, Red Carpet

  • Elie Saab Couture

    Designed By
    Elie Saab, 1982 - Present
    Shows In
    Paris
    Collection Types
    Couture
    Similar Clientele
    Valentino
    Styles & Tags
    Especially Detailed, Feminine, High Society, Red Carpet

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What's Been Said

  • “He likes sexy, embroidered gowns. Period. Sequins—the more the better. Flounces, fringes and everything that glimmers—give him more.”
    —WWD
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