Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Brad Pitt;Angelina Jolie (Getty Images) more pics » Angelina Jolie wore a black strapless Elie Saab gown to the 2009 Academy Awards, which should surprise no one. She did, however, bring a hint of color to the look with a startling pair of green earrings. Actress Angelina Jolie... Read Full Story
Beyonce Knowles has to be one of Elie Saab's most loyal celebrity client. She has worn his blinged out gowns to many high profile events. For the first time ever, Elie Saab produced an elegant daywear line with his signature glamour, and modern silhouette, for his Fall 2009 collection. Drew Barrymore was the first celebrity to wear a piece from the daywear line for the Grey Gardens panel discussion last week. Beyonce became the second, as she gracefully showed off those famous curves... Read Full Story
The gowns are cut low in the front, slashing down to the navel, or low in the back, swooping below the waist, inset with delicate see-through fabric. They couldn't be further from the modest dress generally worn by women in the Muslim Arab world. Yet these fashions come from Lebanon, a tiny Arab country of 4 million on the Mediterranean. This nation better known for military conflicts than the arts has produced an impressive crop of designers, such as Reem Acra and Elie Saab, whose work is... Read Full Story
Actress January Jones arrives at the 20th Annual Producers Guild Awards held at the Palladium on January 24, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** January Jones (Getty Images) more pics » Mad Men 's January Jones made an appearance at the 20th Annual Producers Guild Awards on Saturday in a jaw-dropping Elie Saab Couture dress. I like this shimmering mauve dress even more than I liked the black and gold Andrew Gn gown she wore to the... Read Full Story
July 9, 2009
Elizabeth Monson
While Valentino went all black , Elie Saab chose a palette of white on white. The perfect Ice Queen to compliment yesterday's Black Widow. Together, they'd make the chicest version of Spy vs. Spy I've ever seen. Overall, the collection was a little too suited for a fairytale princess and it is hard to do an all-white eveningwear collection without screaming wedding, but Saab knows how to dish out figure-flattering dresses with a high... Read Full Story
Jad is a dear friend that I have known for years. I meet him through my cousin and I always considered him as my little Brother. But the little Brother has grown up to a major designer in Lebanon ! When I meet him I was just applying for Parsons School and he immediately expressed to me his dream of becoming one day a fashion designer.
I of course never though in a million years he will really make it. But here it is, Jad has become a quite popular and successful designer in Lebanon for... Read Full Story
It was hard to spot the bride at Elie Saab's haute couture show on Wednesday, as nearly all of the merengue-y, sequined-encrusted looks could have passed for wedding wear. There were brides in bone white goddess gowns with trailing trains, in flirty, ivory bodice dresses and in creamy tweed skirt suits, all dripping with sequins, beads and crystals that sparkled like freshly fallen snow. The show, held in the same salon in central Paris where Chanel held its couture display last season, was... Read Full Story
Mischa Barton was lucky enough to attend the Elie Saab Spring 2009 Couture presentation on Wednesday. That same day she was spotted on her way to the Elie Saab boutique, wearing a black bowler hat, a white top, a black shirt with braces, and very heavy eye make-up. She accessorized her Clockwork Orange inspired look with a Lady Dior 'Cannage' bag , and a black pair of platform sandals from the Elie Saab Spring 2009 couture show. I am loving this look from the heels to her ankles. Upwards I... Read Full Story
Elie Saab's Fall 2009 presentation, gave us the expect - long sophisticated red carpet gowns, plus a different approach to elegant day-wear with graphic cuts, silk prints and structured lines, all with his signature glamour. Long, lean looks in monochrome and two-tone, present a modern silhouette. One-shouldered pieces were a major themes of the collection, appearing on gowns and day dresses mostly with one long sleeve. An Elie Saab collection would not be complete without a bit of bling... Read Full Story
PARIS, Oct 8, 2009 / FW/ — It was restrained exuberance at Elie Saab’s as the Lebanese designer chose muted shades for Spring 2010 in conformity with his ‘Reinvented Elegance’ theme.
A black sand catwalk, that shimmered under the klieg lights was the perfect stage setting for the graphic silhouettes and structured cuts that Elie Saab proposes for Spring 2010.
A low-key color palette of the desert sky from dusk to midnight, from soft twilight beige to sunset red from evening blues... Read Full Story
