Let’s wish Happy Birthday to Elie Saab @eliesaabworld! Famous fashion designer celebrates today 56! He was already a talented fashion designer at a very young age.📌At nine years old, he would design dresses for his younger sisters using patterns cut from newspapers, lace, and clothes from his mother’s cabinet. 📌At 18, Saab dropped out of college in Paris to start his own atelier in his neighborhood. With 15 employees, Saab’s designs were warmly welcomed and soon attracted the notice of high-society women. Saab has a lists of firsts under his belt.📌He is the first non-Italian and the first Arab to become a member of the Italian Camera Nazionale della Moda, or the National Chamber of Italian Fashion, in 1997. That same year, he showcased his first showcase outside of Lebanon in Rome.📌In 2003, he became the first Arab to be admitted to France’s Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, the governing body of the French fashion industry. 📌His reputation in the Middle East was cemented when Queen Rania of Jordan wore one of his gowns to her coronation in 1999. 📌Saab entered the wider American and Western consciousness when Halle Berry accepted an Oscar Award for Best Actress wearing one of his creations. Her speech was watched by 10 million viewers around the world #saab #eliesaab #hautecouture #fashiongram #fashionblogger #fashiondesigner #fashionaddict #happybirthday #instadaily #fashiondaily #styleoftheday #styleblogger #resort2020 #collection #fashionista #couturedetails