Elie Saab RTW Fall 2023
Elie Saab has found his Renaissance wife, and she's wearing down jackets.
The Lebanese designer turned to 15th century art with all its soft colors and large flowers for an autumn collection full of dresses and suits with the elegant embroidery par excellence that is a Saab signature. He always sends a runway of reliable red carpet-ready hits in glamorous dresses, pants, capes and blazers.
This season he added down jackets for the first time, with floral prints, a touch of feathers and large silver zippers front and center. A voluminous ball gown was paired with a simple pullover, tucked in, belted, and with the sleeves rolled up. The twist was carefree and gave the collection a much-needed breath of fresh air.
This is largely related to the appointment of his son, Elie Saab Jr. as director general in 2019. Saab the Younger has sought to add more accessible products, he said ahead of the show, particularly the brand's fragrances and accessories. This was evident when the models wore Elie Saab sunglasses and boots, with the brand's interlocking pattern placed boldly in gold on the heel of each pair, and carried Elie Saab bags.
"We have 12 stores and our plan is to have 25 stores by 2025, and that changes the way we think about expanding our product categories and growing the business more dynamically and actively,” said Saab Jr. ahead of the show.
Saab is looking to expand its age network with new shapes and products, but is only looking not to abandon the codes of his house in search of novelty.
On the dresses, petals appeared in pink, white and blue tones, delicately falling from the size embroidered flowers on transparent dresses supported by briefs. Very trendy, but let's remember that Saab is, after all, the man who practically invented it with Halle Berry's famous Oscar dress 21 years ago. Sheer capes with hoods demurely draped over the head added an airy flow.
It also continues to work its magic on solid colors, in deep reds and bright chartreuse that borders on layers of fluorescent and bouncy colors in a flowing taffeta. It might be hard to wear for people over 25 in IRL, but it caught the eye on the catwalk.
Elie Saab has found his Renaissance wife, and she's wearing down jackets.
The Lebanese designer turned to 15th century art with all its soft colors and large flowers for an autumn collection full of dresses and suits with the elegant embroidery par excellence that is a Saab signature. He always sends a runway of reliable red carpet-ready hits in glamorous dresses, pants, capes and blazers.
This season he added down jackets for the first time, with floral prints, a touch of feathers and large silver zippers front and center. A voluminous ball gown was paired with a simple pullover, tucked in, belted, and with the sleeves rolled up. The twist was carefree and gave the collection a much-needed breath of fresh air.
This is largely related to the appointment of his son, Elie Saab Jr. as director general in 2019. Saab the Younger has sought to add more accessible products, he said ahead of the show, particularly the brand's fragrances and accessories. This was evident when the models wore Elie Saab sunglasses and boots, with the brand's interlocking pattern placed boldly in gold on the heel of each pair, and carried Elie Saab bags.
"We have 12 stores and our plan is to have 25 stores by 2025, and that changes the way we think about expanding our product categories and growing the business more dynamically and actively,” said Saab Jr. ahead of the show.
Saab is looking to expand its age network with new shapes and products, but is only looking not to abandon the codes of his house in search of novelty.
On the dresses, petals appeared in pink, white and blue tones, delicately falling from the size embroidered flowers on transparent dresses supported by briefs. Very trendy, but let's remember that Saab is, after all, the man who practically invented it with Halle Berry's famous Oscar dress 21 years ago. Sheer capes with hoods demurely draped over the head added an airy flow.
It also continues to work its magic on solid colors, in deep reds and bright chartreuse that borders on layers of fluorescent and bouncy colors in a flowing taffeta. It might be hard to wear for people over 25 in IRL, but it caught the eye on the catwalk.
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