Elie Saab is a Lebanese fashion designer. He started his career in the early 1980s and specialized in bridal couture and haute couture. He has workshops in Beirut, Paris, and Milan. Celebrities around the world have worn his designs to high profile events. He is the first Arab member of the fashion industry’s governing body and the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Ahmad tells us the story of this internationally celebrated fashion industry icon.
Lebanese-Arabic Transcript and English Contextual Translation
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مرحبا مستمعين، اهلا وسهلا فيكن بحلقة جديدة معكن أحمد.
Hello listeners. Welcome to a new episode. This is Ahmad.
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اليوم رح نحكي عن شخصية لبنانية كان إلا تأثير كتير كبير على لبنان على الصعيد الداخلي وكمان على الصعيد الخارجي والعالمي. عم نحكي عن شخصية كلنا منعرفا، مصمم الأزياء العالمي إيلي صعب. بحلقة اليوم رح نتعرف أكتر على مسيرة إيلي صعب، على بداياتو، ورح نعرف تفاصيل مش كلنا منعرفا.
Today we will talk about a Lebanese figure that had a big influence on Lebanon on an internal scale, as well as on an external and international scale. We are talking about a figure that we all know, the international fashion designer Elie Saab. In today’s episode, we will learn more about Elie Saab’s journey, about his beginnings, and we will get to know new details that not all of us know.