page_title: Elie Saab
hierarchical_section_title: Elie Saab
caption_attribution_description: English: Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab at his Spring 2012 Fashion Show
context_page_description: Elie Saab is a Lebanese fashion designer. His main workshop is in Lebanon, with additional workshops in Milan and Paris. He started his business in the early 1980s and specialized in bridal couture.
  He is the first Arab to be admitted to the fashion industry’s governing body, Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.
  Saab appeared as a judge on Project Runway: Middle East in 2016. As of March 2017, his couture collections are available in Paris, London, and Beirut, while his ready-to-wear clothes were in 160 retailers and his own boutiques.Kate Middleton wore a Saab gown to the Royal Ascot in 2019, marking the first occasion where Saab has dressed a British royal.
context_section_description: Elie Saab (Arabic: إيلي صعب) (born 4 July 1964) is a Lebanese fashion designer. His main workshop is in Lebanon, with additional workshops in Milan and Paris. He started his business in the early 1980s and specialized in bridal couture (expensive fabrics, lace, gemstones, Swarovski crystals, pearls, detailed embroidery, etc.).
  He is the first Arab to be admitted to the fashion industry’s governing body, Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.
  Saab appeared as a judge on Project Runway: Middle East in 2016. As of March 2017, his couture collections are available in Paris, London, and Beirut, while his ready-to-wear clothes were in 160 retailers and his own boutiques.Kate Middleton wore a Saab gown to the Royal Ascot in 2019, marking the first occasion where Saab has dressed a British royal.
caption: Saab at his Spring 2012 Fashion Show
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