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Alber Elbaz

(1961–2021) Personal Stylist United States

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Alber Elbaz was a personal stylist from the United States, best known for Lanvin.

Quick Facts About Alber Elbaz

Born: June 12, 1961
Died: April 24, 2021
Nationality: United States
Profession: Personal Stylist
Notable works: Lanvin

About Alber Elbaz

Alber Elbaz was an Israeli fashion designer. He was the creative director of Lanvin in Paris from 2001 until 2015, after having done stints at a number of other fashion houses, including Geoffrey Beene, Guy Laroche, and Yves Saint Laurent. He founded the Richemont-backed label AZ Factory in 2019.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Quotes by Alber Elbaz

Wear flats. You're short. It's much cooler not to pretend.

Flats

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All the young people in fashion worship the people who have been around a long time. I think it is about keeping…

Appreciate

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The nature of fashion is family. You see that at almost every house, it was owned first by a family. It wasn't…

Family

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I don't think that you can write music if you don't know how to play an instrument. You have to know the…

Basics

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Fashion is not about buying a second skin. Fashion is about having a fantasy.

Buying

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I like having the freedom to dress as I desire.

Desire

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If I were a buyer today in one of the American department stores, I would go with extremes-the most beautiful, the more…

Beautiful

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There is always a reason why, and I need to tell the stories.

Always

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I think that we are in a very strange time, when everybody is thinking about what is going to happen, and everybody…

Bits

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I love and respect women. I work mostly with women.

I love

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A fragrance is a veritable story, told and explained in scent, in notes, in impressions. It's a score based on the emotions…

Captivating

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Fashion is instinctive and sensual. Learn to love what you wear. It should feel like eating chocolates...wi thout the calories

Calories

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I think that if you want to pass emotion, you have to write a letter. Emotions do not pass in SMS or…

Emotion

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Fashion is not enough anymore. It's not just about what you wear. I mean, I don't know how many women can afford…

About

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When I was either 7 or 8 years old, I did a sketch every day of my teacher and what she wore.…

About

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Our logo for Lanvin is a mother and a daughter. I've always said, 'It's not a lion, and it's not a horse.…

Always

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I think that the lack of intuition in fashion today is one of the most dangerous things. My fear is that our…

Ability

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Our clothes are not always beautiful on the hanger, but put them on, and they fit like bathing suits.

Always

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What we want is clothing we think we can fly in. That's why I opened the show with flying dresses.

Clothings

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I always think, if I were an editor, and I was invited to a show, and I would have to wait for…

Chocolate

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If it’s not edible, it’s not food. If it’s not wearable, it’s not fashion.

Fashion

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Stay big in your work and small in your life.

Big

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Style is the only thing you can't buy. It's not in a shopping bag, a label, or a price tag. It's something…

Bags

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Fashion doesn't look good only on models; it can look good on different people of different ages and different body shapes.

Age

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It's a major job to help men and women look beautiful.

Beautiful

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Alber Elbaz by topic

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