From his humble beginnings as a self-taught designer in war-torn Lebanon, Elie Saab has grown his fashion label into a global empire. Saab’s haute couture, ready-to-wear and bridal collections — as well as his fragrances, jewelry and home furnishings — are found in more than 160 locations worldwide, and vintage Elie Saab dresses and gowns are fashion favorites all over the globe.
Saab was born in 1964 in Damour, a coastal suburb of Beirut. At the age of nine, he taught himself how to sew, making clothing for his sister out of scraps of material he would find in his mother’s closet. Aside from spending one year attending a fashion school in Paris, Saab has no formal education in design. However, his innate talents soon caught the eye of Lebanon’s fashion elite.
In 1982, aged only 18, Saab opened a dressmaking studio in Beirut, employing 15 workers to create his bridal couture designs. That same year, he made his fashion debut with his elaborate wedding dresses featuring high-quality silks and lace, detailed embroidery and pearl and crystal embellishments. Despite his young age and a raging war in Lebanon, Saab’s reputation as a leading bridalwear designer soared.
In the 1990s, Saab focused on expanding his designs to include evening gowns and day dresses. His approach to fashion — a combination of Middle Eastern ornamentation with Western silhouettes — was fresh and unique, garnering serious interest among Europe’s most acclaimed fashion organizations.
In 1997, the prestigious Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana invited Saab to show in Rome, and he became the organization’s first non-Italian member. In 2000, he was asked to present in Paris by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Coutre of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode — in 2006, he became their first Arab member.
Throughout his career, Saab has dressed and continues to dress the world’s most renowned celebrities and royalty. In 1999, Queen Rania of Jordan chose an Elie Saab design to wear to her husband’s coronation. In 2002, Halle Berry dressed in a floral and burgundy Elie Saab gown at the Academy Awards, where she won the Oscar for best actress. Saab’s clothes, shoes and handbags are also frequently worn by such stars as Angelina Jolie, Katy Perry, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, to name a few.
Saab’s fashion house continues to grow and evolve. In 2011, he launched his debut fragrance, Le Parfum, and in 2019, he started a home collection, collaborating with Italian designer Carlo Colombo on Art Deco–inspired tables, armchairs and other furniture.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of Elie Saab clothing, furniture and jewelry.
21st Century Art Déco Elie Saab Maison Nabuk Marble Essence Dresser, Italy
By Elie Saab, Carlo Colombo
Located in Mariano Comense, CO
21st century Art Déco Elie Saab Maison Nabuk marble Essence dresser, Italy A design element that fits seamlessly in contemporary or cl...
Carrara Marble, Nickel
21st Century Art Déco Elie Saab Maison Leather Marble Essence Bar Cabinet, Italy
By Elie Saab, Carlo Colombo
Located in Mariano Comense, CO
21st Century Art Déco Elie Saab Maison Leather Marble Essence Bar Cabinet, Italy A design element that fits seamlessly in contemporary or classical environments, the Essence High Ca...
Carrara Marble, Brass
$3,183
H 47.64 in W 33.08 in D 14.97 in
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl Veneer Wood Bar Cabinet
By Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1940s Italian Art Deco bar cabinet in great wood veneer, three front doors, standing on waterfall legs giving elegance and importance. Once you open the top door two drawer...
Brass
$170,540
H 45.28 in W 56.3 in D 17.33 in
Italian Art Deco Bar Cabinet in Parchment with Inlays Signed by Anzani, 1930s
By Giuseppe Anzani
Located in Meda, MB
This bar cabinet was produced in Italy, in the late 1930s and is a really unique and special piece. Its tremendous historical and artistic value is what makes this item a real piece of art, hard to find and one of a kind. Firstly, let's talk about its history. It was produced most likely in 1939 in Mariano Comense which is a small village near Milan by the artist Giuseppe Anzani. Anzani has been one of the greatest, if not the greatest wood crafter and inlaid maker. He started his career as an engraver when he was a little child and he won awards for his skills when he was only 16. Later on, he started also to master the art of wood inlay, becoming the most skilled inlayer of all times. His fame was so big that people from all over the world used to come to his little laboratory in the small and unknown village...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Maple, Walnut, Parchment Paper
$2,671
H 26.38 in W 30.32 in D 15.75 in
1950s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl and Mirror Mosaic Dry Bar Cabinet
By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet, in beautiful wood, two doors and brass handles. When opened, on the right side an amazing interior part in mirrors m...
Brass
$2,614
H 27.56 in W 34.65 in D 16.54 in
1960s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl and Mirror Mosaic Dry Bar Cabinet
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Ico & Luisa Parisi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet decorated in veneer briar burl wood, with two side doors, central slant door and antique brass handles. When opened, on ...
Brass
$3,183
H 46.46 in W 31.5 in D 14.18 in L 46.46 in
1950s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Mirror Mosaic Bar Cabinet
By Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1950s Italian Art Deco bar cabinet in great wood veneer front double doors standing on four tapered legs giving elegance and importance. Once you open the two doors the ful...
Brass
$4,263
H 57.88 in W 57.09 in D 19.3 in
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl and Mirror Mosaic Dry Bar Cabinet
By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Carimate, Como
Unique, impressive and very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet, in beautiful veneer walnut briar burl wood, two doors with amazing interior part in mirror gl...
Brass
$3,126
H 34.65 in W 31.5 in D 13.39 in
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Decorative Walnut Burl Dry Bar Cabinet
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Ico & Luisa Parisi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti
Located in Carimate, Como
Unique and very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet, in beautiful veneer walnut briar burl wood, two doors with great decorative carved wood frontal and brass...
Brass
$2,558
H 33.47 in W 35.04 in D 17.72 in
Italian 1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Burl Dry Bar Cabinet
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern drinks dry bar cabinet in beautiful veneer walnut briar burl wood, various doors and storage spaces with great shapes and decors. Its...
Brass
$4,320
H 45.67 in W 36.62 in D 14.18 in
1950s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Walnut Mirror Mosaic Sideboard Bar Cabinet
By Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti
Located in Carimate, Como
Impressive 1950s Italian sideboard bar cabinet in beautiful burl veneer wood, two front doors and standing on greatly decorative carved legs. Once you open the two doors the interior...
Brass
Mid-19th Century Large Empire Dresser with Mirror & Marble Top
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous American Empire 6 drawer crotch flame book matched mahogany dresser. Features are large mirror with tall columns, Carrara marble, step back dresser...
Brass
$2,842
H 28.35 in W 36.23 in D 16.54 in
Italian 1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Burl Dry Bar Cabinet
By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern drinks dry bar cabinet with beautiful veneer walnut briar burl wood, two doors with the left one turning and the right one tilting wi...
Brass
$17,900
H 49.8 in W 43.5 in D 18 in
Vintage Art Deco Bar Cabinet, Handcrafted Mahogany, Italy, Circa 1935
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Art Deco Italian bar cabinet with a twelve paneled mirrored front made of hand crafted polished Mahogany in good condition. The lower part is decorated with vertical wooden...
Metal
$3,610Sale Price|20% Off
H 34.65 in W 44.89 in D 18.9 in
Art Deco Dresser by De Coene Frères, Walnut Veneer, Belgium, 1937
By De Coene Frères
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Art Deco dresser in beautiful walnut veneer and sculptural art deco feet. Three drawers with brass hardware. Dimensions: 114 W x 88 H ...
Walnut
$8,185
H 49.22 in W 57.88 in D 18.9 in
Art Deco Lacquered Wood Parchment Bar Cabinet, Galleria Mobili Cantù Italy, 1950
By Galeria Mobili d´Arte Cantù
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This elegant Italian bar cabinet, produced by Galleria Mobili d'Arte Cantù around 1950, is a refined example of Mid-Century design enriched with strong Art Deco influences. Its sculp...
Glass, Ash, Wood, Parchment Paper
$2,499Sale Price|44% Off
H 39 in W 35 in D 19 in
Rare Art Deco Streamlined Moderne Dresser by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
By Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
Rare streamlined dresser by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky for Red Lion Furniture. The count was famous for his wonderfully stylized Industrial designs and worked with major automakers of the day like Auburn, Cord, Packard, Tucker and the White Truck Co. This dresser features wonderful, asymmetrical streamlined lines, unique round drawer pulls, and Stunning Circassion Walnut Veneer. This dresser was originally designed by Sakhnoffsky for display in the "House of Tomorrow" during the 1939 New York World's fair! Some more info on Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky: Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky was born in Russia in 1901, the son of an Advisor to Tsar Nicholas II. Following the Russian revolution he escaped to the continent and began a career as an automobile designer emigrating to America in 1929. In America he designed many famous automobiles and his drawings of futuristic cars appeared in Esquire Magazine from 1934 on. In furniture he advocated streamline design as in the Bloomingdale’s Department Store furniture shown at the 1939-40 World’s Fair in New York. Outside automobiles and furniture, de Sakhnoffsky also created designs in the areas of aircraft design (Sabca), boat design (feather-Craft), Bike design (Murray), watch design (Gruen), and radio design (Emerson). This desk represents the perfect culmination of all of these influences and is one of the best examples of his 'streamline' furniture design aesthetic. Add to all of that the 1939 World's Fair connection and you have an extremely rare collector's piece that spans an almost infinite number of genres! Automotive designs by Sakhnoffsky: 1929 Cord l-29 Special Coupe 1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106 Sport Coupe & Runabout Speedster 1947 White Labatt Streamliner Delivery Truck 1938-41 American Austin Bantam Commander Gatti's 1937 International Harvester...
Walnut