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subscribe to style file blog via RSSBridezillas and Elie Saab to the Economic Rescue
November 10, 2008 11:03 am
Has there been a better moment for Elie Saab since Halle Berry accepted her Oscar wearing the now legendary burgundy see-through confection in 2002? “There have been hundreds of mini-moments like that, but nothing like that for sheer impact,” said the gentleman designer, making a rare in-store appearance at the launch of his first-ever U.K. boutique, in Harrods. Saab was flanked by family members, including his wife and identikit son, and Harrods chairman Mohamed Al Fayed. They were joined by a rapt group of private clients oohing, aahing, and not even glancing at the price tags of the dresses on offer. (They start around the £2,000 mark, FYI.) “Our clientele…how can I say it?” began Saab modestly. “Downturns in economy don’t affect them.” That’s a good thing, since there were scads of lavish beaded, ruffled, and lace numbers that made us wonder: If you don’t have an invite to Vanity Fair’s Oscar party or the Met Ball, where on earth would one wear such a high-octane frock? “Darling, a wedding,” explained the couture-loving Samantha Bunting, a private client and years-long Saab loyalist. “No matter how bad it gets, people are still getting married, and the bride, the mother of the bride, and the guests still need to get dressed.”
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these dresses are insane, wow! the purple looks like kinda like one of kira plastinina’s. i want!
By fash1on on 11/11/08 at 8:07 pm