In 1996 he became the design director at Guy Laroche in Paris, before joining Yves Saint Laurent as creative director of its ready-to-wear brand Rive Gauche.
In 2001, he joined Lanvin, where he earned critical and commercial success based on his principle of putting women first.During his 14-year tenure, Elbaz was credited with reviving the French couture house’s fortunes, with modern takes on silk cocktail dresses and colourful, feminine designs. “It was just about giving ease to women,” he said of his dresses with industrial zips and raw edges, two of the hallmarks he established for Lanvin.
Lanvin sales slumped following his departure in 2015 and the brand was eventually bought by China’s Fosun.“Alber Elbaz was a talented, generous man, he loved Paris so much. He will be missed,” she wrote on Twitter.
Alber's death was confirmed by Compagnie Financière Richemont, his joint venture partner in AZ Factory, his latest fashion venture; the cause of his death has yet to be publicly announced, but some sources have reported that the cause was covid related. Alber was 59 years old.
He also appeared grossly overweight in this photo. This is a huge risk factor in Covid morbidity rates, which governments gloss over. Why?