Elie Saab grew up in Lebanon and from a young age displayed a talent and love for fashion and design. Hailing from a modest background and enduring the hardships of war, this child prodigy showed unusual prowess in costume designing. As a child he would create designs on newspaper using his sisters for models. Rummaging through his mother’s clothing he would scour for materials he could use for his designs, which he would then try on his sisters. Unwilling to wait any further, he dropped from college in Paris and returned to his home town, to start his own business. He opened his first atelier in Lebanon at the young age of 18. His popularity grew and he went from dressing the neighborhood women to dressing high society women. After Halle Berry wore one of his designs to the Oscars, his popularity exploded. Now his designs can be found all over the red carpet as well as on royalty. He is able to combine his love of his homeland with his love of the west into beautiful fashions that encompass the best of both worlds. This ability is what makes him so popular and successful. To know more about his life and works read on.