• Website: eliesaab.com
• Founded: 1982, Beirut, Lebanon
• Founder: Elie Saab
• Owned By: Privately Held Elie Saab Group
• Known For: Haute Couture, Evening Gowns, Bridal, Intricate Embroidery, Red-Carpet Dressing
• Category Focus: Haute Couture, Ready-to-Wear, Bridal, Handbags, Accessories, Fragrance, Menswear
Elie Saab is one of the world's most celebrated luxury fashion houses, renowned for its haute couture, intricate embellishment, and glamorous eveningwear. Founded in 1982 by Elie Saab in Beirut, Lebanon, the maison grew from a young designer's atelier into an internationally recognized couture house celebrated for romantic silhouettes, exceptional embroidery, and red-carpet gowns.
Known for combining Middle Eastern artistry, Parisian couture traditions, feminine silhouettes, and elaborate craftsmanship, Elie Saab has expanded beyond its signature gowns into ready-to-wear, bridal, handbags, accessories, childrenswear, and menswear. Contemporary collections include handbag families such as The Dune, The Jolie, The Coquette, The Epaulette, The Crayon, The Riviera, The City, and The Midnight.
Today, Elie Saab remains synonymous with sophisticated occasion dressing, balancing its Lebanese heritage with an international presence and a strong position within the world of couture and luxury fashion.
Haute Couture Gowns
Bridal Gowns
The Dune Bag
The Coquette Bag
The Jolie Bag
The Epaulette Bag
Embroidered Evening Dresses
Elie Saab Le Parfum
Elie Saab established his Beirut atelier in 1982, when he was only 18 years old. Largely self-trained, Saab developed an aesthetic centered on elaborate eveningwear and feminine glamour. His international profile expanded during the 1990s, including becoming the first non-Italian designer admitted to Italy's Camera Nazionale della Moda and presenting collections outside Lebanon.
A defining global moment arrived in 2002, when Halle Berry wore an Elie Saab gown to accept her Academy Award for Best Actress. The appearance introduced the Lebanese couturier to a much wider international audience and helped establish the maison as a red-carpet powerhouse. Since then, Elie Saab has expanded across couture, ready-to-wear, bridal, accessories, fragrance, and lifestyle categories while preserving the intricate craftsmanship that built its reputation.
Key Milestones:
• 1982: Elie Saab establishes his fashion house in Beirut at age 18.
• 1997: Becomes the first non-Italian designer admitted to the Camera Nazionale della Moda and presents a collection in Rome.
• 1998: Expands into ready-to-wear and presents internationally in Monaco.
• 2002: Halle Berry wears Elie Saab to accept her historic Best Actress Oscar, dramatically raising the maison's international profile.
• 2010s: The house expands internationally across bridal, fragrance, accessories, and lifestyle categories.
• 2026: Elie Saab presents Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture, Fall/Winter 2026–27, Pre-Fall 2026, and other collections while continuing to expand its ready-to-wear and handbag universe.
Elie Saab continues demonstrating how Lebanese craftsmanship and international couture traditions can combine to create a distinctive vision of modern glamour.
“Elie Saab turns intricate craftsmanship into effortless glamour, blending Lebanese artistry, romantic silhouettes, and couture-level detail.”
Elie Saab matters because it transformed Lebanese couture craftsmanship into a globally recognized expression of luxury and glamour.
Its influence can be seen across:
• Haute Couture
• Red-Carpet Fashion
• Bridal
• Eveningwear
By combining intricate craftsmanship, romantic femininity, and unmistakable glamour, Elie Saab continues creating some of contemporary fashion's most recognizable occasionwear.
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