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Inside Elie Saab’s Atelier in Beirut

The Lebanese fashion designer invites us into his world.

Elie Saab at his atelier in Beirut.

Elie Saab, the Lebanese couturier known for his dramatic, embroidered gowns recently opened a store on Madison Avenue, in New York City—his first in the United States. To mark the occasion, Surface takes you inside his atelier in Beirut.

Click on the slideshow below for an exclusive look inside Saab’s world. 

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Inside Elie Saab's Studio
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Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

Part of a jacket being made in Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A jacket being made in Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A dress being trimmed by an employee at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A dress at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A dress being made at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A dress being made at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A pattern of a dress being drawn out at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A dress being made in Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A detail of a dress being made at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

Fabrics and embroidery of a dress being made at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

Details of a wedding dress at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A wedding dress being made at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.

A wedding dress being made at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A wall full of spools of colored threads at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A cushion pin being used at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

An employee draws a pattern for a dress to be made at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

Tambour beading by employees at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A dress being made at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

Tambour beading by employees at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A dress being sewn at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

Bird designs before being sewn onto a dress, at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

A dress pattern at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

Tambour beading by an employee at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

Tambour beading by employees at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

Beads at Elie Saab’s main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Inside Elie Saab's Studio

Elie Saab, Lebanese fashion designer in the building of his main workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
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