Elbaz worked at Guy Laroche as its design director in Paris, before joining Yves Saint Laurent as creative director of Rive Gauche, its ready-to-wear brand.
Elbaz is best known for a 14-year stint at French couture house Lanvin from 2001 to 2015, where he became known during his tenure for putting women first and giving them ease with the clothes he designed.
He left Lanvin in 2015 and was working on a women s fashion venture called AZ Factory backed by luxury fashion company Richemont before his death.
Celebrities and members of the fashion community have paid tribute to Elbaz. It was with shock and enormous sadness that I heard of Alber s sudden passing, said Johann Rupert, chairman of Richemont.
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Fashion designer Alber Elbaz has died suddenly in a Paris hospital at the age of 59. The cause of death has yet to be officially confirmed.
The Morocco-born French-Israeli creative is best known for rejuvenating Lanvin during his 14-year tenure at the French fashion house. An acrimonious split with the brand led to him taking a five-year hiatus from the fashion world.
At the time of his death, Elbaz was working on a new venture with luxury group Richemont, called AZ Factory, which was unveiled in January. As part of the new venture, Elbaz hoped to provide real problem-solving clothing for women of all shapes and sizes.
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