"If I had not been a strong-willed person, I would not have succeeded in life."
And Elie Saab really has had plenty of success. The Lebanese designer dresses the Who's Who of high society for gala dinners and weddings and makes the audience at the Oscars, Grammy Awards and other events gasp every year with his red carpet creations. Accessories, glasses and sunglasses and fragrances complete the portfolio of the multi-talent. Saab's designs are sold in more than 160 shops in 39 countries, around 100 celebrities wear his creations on the red carpet every year, and a few years ago, a gown from the grand master's pen, studded with emeralds and diamonds, sold for a whopping 2.4 million dollars. Pretty impressive, there's no question about it.
It all began quite playfully. Little Elie, who grew up as the son of a wood merchant in a suburb of Beirut, was interested in sewing as a child and later also in designing clothes. He raided his mother's wardrobe, cut patterns out of old newspapers and dressed his sisters in new clothes. The fact that they joined in the game proves that Elie Saab must have had a knack for style even back then.
At 17, he moved to Paris to study fashion, but dropped out after just over a year - allegedly because he felt he had already mastered what he was supposed to be taught there.... He returned to Lebanon and fearlessly opened his own atelier at the age of 18 - with 15 employees. At first he mainly dressed the ladies from the neighbourhood, but word quickly spread about his knack for opulent wedding dresses. Before long, the first high-society ladies strolled in his dresses and in 1997 he finally showed his collection outside Lebanon for the first time at Rome Fashion Week - as the first non-Italian designer ever.
The success of Elie Saab Couture is based primarily on the designer's unique way of combining oriental opulence with western understatement. Or as he puts it himself: "My signature look is the combination of a glamorous silhouette and feminine details". Saab combines lush ruffles and lavish floods of organza, taffeta or satin with gossamer elements of net fabric, delicate handmade embroidery and sparkling crystals. The results are dresses in which women can feel like fairytale princesses for an evening.
If you were to tick off a list of celebrities and royals who have all been seen in Elie Saab Couture, there would hardly be anyone left. The magnificent designs flatter the figure and pay homage to elegant femininity - no wonder Elie Saab has so many celebrity fans: Eva Green, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Angelina Jolie, Emilia Clarke, Taylor Swift and Sandra Bullock love to wear his couture. Halle Berry even accepted her Oscar for Best Actress in a leading role in 2002 in an Elie Saab gown. The wine-red dress with the seductive net top has since been considered one of the best Oscar dresses of all time. Britain's Duchess Kate, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden or Queen Rania of Jordan are also loyal fans of the couturier.
The father of three sons also applies his distinctive style to Elie Saab accessories and Elie Saab sunglasses and glasses. In his Eyewear collections, Saab focuses exclusively on women, just as he does with his fashion, and emphasises feminine details such as swirls, curved lines and soft, flattering colours.
Cat-eye models such as the ES 076, which are available in pure black as well as in brown or in an elegant colour gradient from grey to pink, are particularly popular at the moment. The classic round full-rim glasses ES 073 captivate with the filigree borders that make up the metal temples. This detail is also found in the ES 074, but in combination with a golden pilot frame including a very on-trend double bridge - a very attractive mixture.
Square models like the ES 077 are in line with the current trend of geometric shapes, in chocolate brown as well as in sleek grey-green. Really high-class are those with filigree frames like the ES 054, whose round, flattering shape is further emphasised by precious gemstones on the temples. The ES 055, on the other hand, makes the most of contrasts: the deep black frame immediately appears much airier thanks to a golden inner side, and the slender gold-coloured metal temples support this impression in the finest way.
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