Alber Elbaz, the great brand handbag designer that changed the world
How Alber Elbaz, the great brand handbag designer that changed the world
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Casablanca born Alber Elbaz is undoubtedly a breath of fresh air in fashion ladies handbags.
The handbag designer grew up in Tel Aviv, where he studied fashion at Shenkar College, before moving to New York to work with Geoffrey Beene, followed by stints with Guy Laroche and Yves Saint Laurent in Paris.
In 2001 Elbaz was appointed artistic director at Lanvin, bringing with him his distinctive take on elegance: a simplicity of Form putting visual emphasis on colour and luxurious, humorous details such as his trademark bow.
Elbaz is realist in the fashion world, saying, “I think that for me commercials is not a bad word” This philosophy carries through to his innovative campaigns and press material, working with illustrators and photographers-here with Steven Meisel hinting wittily at Surrealism in the designer’s characteristic high fashion playfulness that has made Lanvin, once again, a highly coveted brand.