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Lebanese Designers Still Suffering From ‘Triple Crisis’

Elie Saab and Rabih Kayrouz, who both present tomorrow during Paris Fashion Week, are more insulated than most Lebanese designers hit by last year’s economic collapse followed by explosions and the pandemic.

Elie Saab Couture Spring/Summer 2021. Elie Saab. — Elie Saab Couture Spring/Summer 2021. Elie Saab. (PATRICK SAWAYA)

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Louise Nichol

05 March 2021

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When Elie Saab presents his Autumn/Winter 2021-22 collection tomorrow (March 6), don’t expect loungewear to make an appearance on the runway. “We should have launched that pre-pandemic; then the client might have wanted an Elie Saab tracksuit,” quips Elie Saab Junior, the 30-year-old son of the founder of the luxury label that bears their name, speaking by phone from the firm’s headquarters in Beirut.

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