It’s another sad moment for the Fashion World as Legendary fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies at 59 following a battle with COVID. Alber had a richly deserved reputation as one of the industry’s brightest and most beloved figures.
Heart warming Tributes from Celebrities around the world has been pouring since the news of his death. Here is a what a couple of people had to say….
“I will never forget how generous, talented, loving he was,” wrote Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri. “He was the first person who made me feel at home in the fashion industry. His favourite word was love and it’s with this word I will always remember him.”
Designer Peter Dundas spoke of what a “talented designer” and a “great showman” Elbaz was, adding: “He was always so friendly, supportive of us his fellow designers and such fun to be with whenever our paths crossed.”
Giambattista Valli remembered the designer’s “beautiful mind” and his “effortlessly cultivated attitude for life”, while Erin O’Connor described what a “fine, kind, creative gentleman” he was.
Fashion editor Suzy Menkes paid tribute to the “witty, wise and whimsical designer who put women first” in a lengthy Instagram post, and photographer Mert Alas referred to him as “a great man of our time.”
