His designs are loved by Hollywood stars, including Halle Berry, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Elizabeth Hurley, etc., as well as Middle Eastern royal families such as Queen Rania of Jordan.
Elie Saab has shown interest in art since she was a child. In 1982, Elie Saab opened the first fashion house in Beirut. Throughout the 1980s, ElieSaab established a high reputation in the Middle East and had a group of loyal customers.
Beginning in the 1990s, ElieSaab
expanded the scale of the fashion house and gradually became known in Europe. In 1998, Elie Saab's Ready to Wear high-end ready-to-wear fashion show in Milan was a huge success, and a large number of commercial orders also came in.
After entering 2000, Elie Saab began to do Haute Couture haute couture women's wear show at Paris Fashion Week. In 2003, Halle Berry won the Oscar in an evening gown designed by Elie Saab.
Elie Saab is a man born for women. From Beyrouth, his birthplace, to New York, to Los Angeles, where the stars of the Seventh Art only have a special affection for him, through London and Paris, the magical city in his eyes, he only sees women, and he only thinks about women. "That's right, they fascinate me." He loved them and tried every means to make them more beautiful, while ignoring other daily things. Elie Saab's world is made up of festivals and the costumes he creates, which create an atmosphere of elegance, luxury and craftsmanship for him. In his designs, each more luxurious evening gown expresses his style and demonstrates his genius. How does his ideal woman look like? The floor-length gown is transparent and smooth, with a long hem and a deep collar; the asymmetrical trousers cover the feet on one side and expose the heels on the other. Winter is the season of browns, chocolates, reds and turquoise; in summer, he prefers rose and sunny tones.
From some of his more exaggerated designs, we find that this man who is obsessed with ancient civilization and Greek statues has the talent and temperament of a sculptor. We guess: What tempted him to express the transparency and sexiness in his imagination through light silk veils and pearl lace. From the colors he chose, a painter who freely uses the palette appears before us. He can also be called a master of jewelry. The shiny gold threads embellished on the tight dress are as precious as gems. No one will forget the unique model decorated with forty emeralds at his first Fashion Show in Paris.
Elie Saab is a generous person. What he is constantly pursuing is to satisfy his creative desires better and more beautifully. He only cares about the most precious materials, the most beautiful fabrics woven specifically for him and the best tailors and embroiderers in Paris and Lebanon. They talk about Elie Saab's investment in each release and their satisfaction with each piece. The magical expression of the dress can make you speak like a eloquent person.
During the creative process, Elie Saab did not have a female prototype in his mind. He liked brown-skinned models, but he was often attracted to beauties with white skin, blue eyes, and brown hair. In fact, all types please him, and depending on the needs of the collection, they may one day become his muses.
In addition to the fashionable clothes that fascinate him, Elie Saab's design talent is also reflected in cooking and home furnishings. Oriental cuisine, Japanese cuisine, French cuisine, Italian cuisine, he designed recipes together with the chef and his wife Claudine. When entertaining guests in his birthplace of Beyrouth and at his home in the Fakra Mountains, the theme of the party always revolved around food. His dining table is known as one of the best in the Beyrouth area, and he always decorates it with different colors, different flowers and different ways to create different atmospheres according to the seasons and occasions. Taffeta or an old-fashioned lace tablecloth from a flea market, ancient tableware and modern craftsmanship in natural linen or cotton upholstery are harmoniously integrated in his hands. French silver wineware signed by Christofle comes from Murano and Saint Louis, as well as silver shaped vessels from New York designer Baker collected by Claudine. Elie Saab often said to the invited guests: "Come and drink to elegance." He knew that his friends were happy to dine at the same table with beautiful women in beautiful dresses. Claudine is always happy when he is well-dressed and beautiful, but he himself always maintains the same classic outfit: white shirt + black trousers.
It wasn’t just how much he liked HalleBerry that made her appear on my list three times in a row. It was her temperament coupled with the dress she chose every time, which happened to be one of his favorite styles. After becoming a black pearl shining on the Oscar stage, the light gradually faded. But she still chose Elie Saab's dress.
It is worth mentioning that her overnight fame has made Elie Saab one of the brands most chosen by actresses on the red carpets of major film festivals, including Cannes. Although it is not as stunning as the previous dress, we still cannot deny its exquisiteness. The sloping shoulders give her the look of an ancient Greek goddess. The transparent tulle on the legs also makes the curves of the legs faintly visible. There was no embellishment, not even a single thing was worn except for a pair of low-key earrings. Sometimes, being even and steady is also one of the magic weapons for winning.