MUSCAT, Oman – Despite the many high-quality dressmakers working in Beirut, Lebanon during Elie Saab’s childhood, the profession of fashion designer was unheard of when the couturier set out to establish his namesake brand.
{"ct":"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","iv":"b25bd57709fa6a319b59912ebfcf1fd6","s":"3052419c6109d8e1"}