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![2013: Beyonce Knowles wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'Beyonce: Life Is But A Dream' in New York on February 12, 2013. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J6RLS6W5TFGGS73RHAC62SVSCY.jpg?smart=true&auth=612fd1ac4497785b3c2ece30a919e1348c9bce534d8e890f0b8142baa25de78c&width=400&height=225)
![2018: Angelina Jolie wears Elie Saab to the 32nd Annual American Society Of Cinematographers Awards in California on February 17, 2018. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XOWWDKQKIVHICWF37NNMKW6K4E.jpg?smart=true&auth=0ebcc4e0b0457050523a2e9aa8e2c10c14d102211a81509f9b92442408301c25&width=400&height=225)
![2011: Mila Kunis wears Elie Saab to the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held in California on February 27, 2011. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QRLQS3MFSGKTOGGF6HPBZUEBZI.jpg?smart=true&auth=037ca3b915b5c740fe2d8983f164dd81b2e0de4d158a02ebf89cd5ad0c238b2f&width=400&height=225)
![2019: Catherine Zeta-Jones wears Elie Saab to the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards in California on January 6, 2019. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3S2EIHZ2TBLSPEWFDST43DL32Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=949352853d9324243598f59cf645db6639d6a4bd88292e7e8ac98da1e7cab32b&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Lupita Nyong'o wears Elie Saab to the 71th annual British Academy Film Awards in London on February 18, 2017. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TH46DW74T6GTHJPRLEURHLUV6Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=a16ef86d84082f60753f4a06fcefa591dfde8e758a81bd366e74cb824112e26e&width=400&height=225)
![2019L Helen Mirren wears Elie Saab to the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2019. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J5JVLUZZS3IJCVU4T5ERP33FCY.jpg?smart=true&auth=1f55b7461ea5d2a1ec5ee7b10a33b33d1a2085148fa9246871466495190f0853&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Elle Fanning wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'Maleficent' in California on May 28, 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ASEX2FD43IWAUOEDL6ADJ5OSCM.jpg?smart=true&auth=367ef786dcaa681e3a5a0388e28a9d5b289b7782d096fa89d6d1dac2062688ba&width=400&height=225)
![2015: Emma Stone wears Elie Saab to the 87th Annual Academy Awards in California on February 22, 2015. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/M537Q5LROQOBQCSTSY2BA5JE3E.jpg?smart=true&auth=a79982725bb3d2ffd14f28b32ec16e9c76710b7a4a705f7f0e13b25a34900145&width=400&height=225)
![2012: Jessica Biel wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'Total Recall' in Berlin on August 13, 2012. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JHCN45BFN4EWKZUSHZIQN5ZYVM.jpg?smart=true&auth=00feb2dab874756e29df22f79e91485e9231e336b7b123cc29b28ebd497a9746&width=400&height=225)
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![2015: Naomi Watts wears Elie Saab to the opening ceremony of the 68th Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YE7GI2W6LO6JSEMHHPTOPQ5H3Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=28438cdec4a7748ca4c61894fbee666c2cf813ddf53c404780051693c2aec6a1&width=400&height=225)
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![2015: Jennifer Lopez wears Elie Saab to the 87th Annual Academy Awards in California on February 22, 2015. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RRAKJZAGRTHRRRTASAA4UXPDNA.jpg?smart=true&auth=b78d926cc84d5bdc320d82bcbe29617aec505040f53ae0cd9cd0664e6fe00a53&width=400&height=225)
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![2018: Helen Mirren wears Elie Saab to the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2018. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5S3HPSNEFOSSDJ2X2JGXN2FTHU.jpg?smart=true&auth=4b75f79d70b02788e69e65479a4c397583b79e15cf004e8dacd4cc9fafed5b21&width=400&height=225)
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![2013: Taylor Swift wears Elie Saab to the annual CMA Awards in Tennessee on November 6, 2013. WireImage](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5CUOYOGJ6D37YXSB3DWLWEU74I.jpg?smart=true&auth=604e72f601616345831dabd43edf391bdb6fbc6934619467326513ab73f635a7&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Eva Green wears Elie Saab to the premiere of '300: Rise Of An Empire' in Hollywood on March 4, 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TEFGIQOJFSD6NHSZ4QNQFFMB7E.jpg?smart=true&auth=8d53a2deed75a1ba8501445f7e00a1b66d1bf380910207a6b233bec372257015&width=400&height=225)
![2012: Elizabeth Banks wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'The Hunger Games' in Berlin on March 16, 2012. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PIHYPBHBS23EEYMXPLYBRHQSQM.jpg?smart=true&auth=3062761ba497369afe8d595b9dd87895e28fb3779531993480e96d6f69ec580f&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Sonam Kapoor wears Elie Saab to a Chopard party at Cannes in 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XJT2HVH4HNRZU5JJNDRYPOZVAQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=6473b6d3cefb5a57d8361eff48385654b4d50733d8bb0cff54b1c7bd0fede0b3&width=400&height=225)
![2019: Amber Heard wears Elie Saab to the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2019. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FTZF36GJZOAYDZLTQNJ4B6NIPE.jpg?smart=true&auth=20aab81d0c52fae42bfb380a8c46d53abe3c5b8c00f833093a2dc7d67cd5fbb2&width=400&height=225)
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![2019: Michelle Yeoh wears Elie Saab to the British Academy Film Awards in London on February 10, 2019. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NBB54CWQ2TLA5RZQIH6GXOFXP4.jpg?smart=true&auth=b0de6bd12709559399b9e06daa5cb75a825b45f83f5ea449400c36fc20be46ca&width=400&height=225)
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![2012: Milla Jovovich wears Elie Saab to the 84th Annual Academy Awards on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6WJCVK5TV5S4E4XO62CKQKEZ2Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=0484bbca6bf071ab3533e956bfcc8b04c1e23d8d8f1de2e7ada1147ef7468e39&width=400&height=225)
![2018: Sandra Bullock wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'Ocean's 8' in New York on June 5, 2018. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NQE7SKKP6EP3SB4OZO273WGFJM.jpg?smart=true&auth=de570354436771c267a9dda559ce72897dd8fcbfd42e405f3ac29fa3cf2f8865&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Nina Dobrev wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'xXx: Return Of Xander Cage' in LA on January 19, 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4FGVPMPA4HYDXV46H57UPWER4Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=6dd494e8e2b30ae1ad01d9fb7ee0a88db42afa3d3cc6f0eb1403a263410313cc&width=400&height=225)
![2011: Gwyneth Paltrow wears Elie Saab to the 2011 Bambi Awards in Germany on November 10, 2011. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OD7TSWXFHOKTCX2M2KKDZ62FFI.jpg?smart=true&auth=c632193740e0a459caf3f87528ece37ec4e77178607d8c76e6464ab7b4fe3919&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Julia Roberts wears Elie Saab to the 66th Emmy Awards in LA on August 25, 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4GCINDR645YDQD27JHGNCOYICE.jpg?smart=true&auth=0cacd0f950a8512c6b6e4d2c78358a250a956612afc38b81b95dd24c11d4160d&width=400&height=225)
![2018: Zoey Deutch wears Elie Saab to the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, California. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WWKVRBVKBGDCQ74O6LT4UIL47M.jpg?smart=true&auth=882682411551b135833d96d67a70f46c77297a43a2ea94d96e4a26c13c014d5a&width=400&height=225)
![2018: Emily Blunt wears Elie Saab to a screening of 'A Quiet Place' on April 5, 2018 in London, England. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DVXMICGOUJCPTFI36UCO535WZQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=39d2276d72a9958d3238f5cbc447b51dfb0f11988232a74105e0873604c6b3cc&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Jessica Biel wears Elie Saab to the the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards in California on January 8, 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/G7BJSR2VCTK6OPGYJ2XBH57XGY.jpg?smart=true&auth=2185476066c2ff2ea31a07fbbc83fe21df0b19f8cf058c16d2b0ea9e475b2029&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Meryl Streep wears Elie Saab to the Academy Awards on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2XDAXAXKLWXYFBZE4J2PSO4SYU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b0a87127301b210246004b11a774c18dc75b1c0d40d07986e9eedbcd6eab2280&width=400&height=225)
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![2015: Jessica Chastain wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'The Martian' in London on September 24, 2015. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GX7KSR6E76NBYYAGIFC43NB3KY.jpg?smart=true&auth=fc47a118cc4117d2bbbf3a0acf8f2a6c8d8f19236f18ac431fc9f99f554bc43a&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Jane Fonda wears Elie Saab to the opening ceremony of the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WWDVKJRFNI3AE6GL24OH6M32FI.jpg?smart=true&auth=62cfc9b52c9024882d8a4aadd1921074e05b7ce9ae1aa6fa7a9c18f9b6bb2799&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Freida Pinto wears Elie Saab following the 88th Academy Awards in California on February 26, 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KRDTH27TYHQQNU3ROZQNWS6XEE.jpg?smart=true&auth=c11ed1d90f76cbcbbf9d71549a487de99bea9871f47c8d5e5e8c8fd8e3565d1a&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Halle Berry wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'Kingsman:The Golden Circle' in London on September 18, 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2JFL22PQM6CUIVC5QPYJTT5GDI.jpg?smart=true&auth=9af96c6569b138549cf14b5d0105cfe00ccc57450c6aed5650f110c87f11e5f5&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Olga Kurylenko wears Elie Saab to the opening night of Dubai International Film Festival in Dubai on December 6, 2017. Christopher Pike / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YXVNKVZEXFGGF4CBKX3GD2FQFQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=7e88f7d992e0f16ec43d28d8df9cdf587ddffda52e1c5e74225541b55f82d64b&width=400&height=225)
![2019: Michelle Yeoh wears Elie Saab to the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on January 27, 2019. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/X7A5LVTJ7J54MP22GOSVZQULVQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=60fc7e6c767d78d6631240a95a73fd51cf3a8de57fc83ea4f71f89fcc029c902&width=400&height=225)
![2013: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan wears Elie Saab to the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2013. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KDTWXJQFA2SO3NYAMX3XYO7ABQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=dc68c4485f2a728b7b5417cea1f312d310df47308615bcedc8a5a1b1eac70e98&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Naomi Campbell wears Elie Saab to the NBA Awards in New York on June 26, 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DRFPHLHKOBSUDLKSV7RTLHTEGI.jpg?smart=true&auth=5d8d3ccb99c7e0a2cc88ea46ac94ff19f32ef629edd71b026888e7edb7e5de72&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Sonam Kapoor wears Elie Saab at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/M3NH6NX7LGVIXERHQOFZQBM7P4.jpg?smart=true&auth=93ddd2a34a382783813cc5d0fd9e8fb42224420ceac4060146ffe348601686be&width=400&height=225)
![2013: Beyonce Knowles wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'Beyonce: Life Is But A Dream' in New York on February 12, 2013. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J6RLS6W5TFGGS73RHAC62SVSCY.jpg?smart=true&auth=612fd1ac4497785b3c2ece30a919e1348c9bce534d8e890f0b8142baa25de78c&width=400&height=225)
![2018: Angelina Jolie wears Elie Saab to the 32nd Annual American Society Of Cinematographers Awards in California on February 17, 2018. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XOWWDKQKIVHICWF37NNMKW6K4E.jpg?smart=true&auth=0ebcc4e0b0457050523a2e9aa8e2c10c14d102211a81509f9b92442408301c25&width=400&height=225)
![2011: Mila Kunis wears Elie Saab to the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held in California on February 27, 2011. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QRLQS3MFSGKTOGGF6HPBZUEBZI.jpg?smart=true&auth=037ca3b915b5c740fe2d8983f164dd81b2e0de4d158a02ebf89cd5ad0c238b2f&width=400&height=225)
![2019: Catherine Zeta-Jones wears Elie Saab to the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards in California on January 6, 2019. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3S2EIHZ2TBLSPEWFDST43DL32Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=949352853d9324243598f59cf645db6639d6a4bd88292e7e8ac98da1e7cab32b&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Lupita Nyong'o wears Elie Saab to the 71th annual British Academy Film Awards in London on February 18, 2017. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TH46DW74T6GTHJPRLEURHLUV6Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=a16ef86d84082f60753f4a06fcefa591dfde8e758a81bd366e74cb824112e26e&width=400&height=225)
![2019L Helen Mirren wears Elie Saab to the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2019. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J5JVLUZZS3IJCVU4T5ERP33FCY.jpg?smart=true&auth=1f55b7461ea5d2a1ec5ee7b10a33b33d1a2085148fa9246871466495190f0853&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Elle Fanning wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'Maleficent' in California on May 28, 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ASEX2FD43IWAUOEDL6ADJ5OSCM.jpg?smart=true&auth=367ef786dcaa681e3a5a0388e28a9d5b289b7782d096fa89d6d1dac2062688ba&width=400&height=225)
![2015: Emma Stone wears Elie Saab to the 87th Annual Academy Awards in California on February 22, 2015. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/M537Q5LROQOBQCSTSY2BA5JE3E.jpg?smart=true&auth=a79982725bb3d2ffd14f28b32ec16e9c76710b7a4a705f7f0e13b25a34900145&width=400&height=225)
![2012: Jessica Biel wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'Total Recall' in Berlin on August 13, 2012. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JHCN45BFN4EWKZUSHZIQN5ZYVM.jpg?smart=true&auth=00feb2dab874756e29df22f79e91485e9231e336b7b123cc29b28ebd497a9746&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Diane Kruger wears Elie Saab to the Critics' Choice Television Awards in California on June 19, 2014. FilmMagic](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WJJNZRMSMSAP6OIRP4UA62MFF4.jpg?smart=true&auth=1f66c96a35ff592b91dbf706647c227ab5f394a61654b572f4e4df3584ed963a&width=400&height=225)
![2015: Taylor Swift wears Elie Saab to the Grammy Awards in LA on February 8, 2015. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/34B2KKAMTJFQFOM2RVZTYRIF6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=987e84326463419766c77e37d1aa07e5837ce3130693910e1e32fbc0862fb907&width=400&height=225)
![2015: Aishwarya Rai wears Elie Saab to the amfAR Gala during the 68th Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2015. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BLT23FHORMAA42VNAO5YRXIA3U.jpg?smart=true&auth=8c6a2144241ce8de68da7034b2f9664ea1a170d7d08013c957a9d5033c85016b&width=400&height=225)
![2015: Naomi Watts wears Elie Saab to the opening ceremony of the 68th Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YE7GI2W6LO6JSEMHHPTOPQ5H3Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=28438cdec4a7748ca4c61894fbee666c2cf813ddf53c404780051693c2aec6a1&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Fan Bingbing wears Elie Saab to the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WEQR2TAKUFVWNPNVIGHW2WMG24.jpg?smart=true&auth=c4d4b567ba44aa3a84acfc708a0114ced5a35cbcaed81711eef40c8139d0afc6&width=400&height=225)
![2015: Jennifer Lopez wears Elie Saab to the 87th Annual Academy Awards in California on February 22, 2015. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RRAKJZAGRTHRRRTASAA4UXPDNA.jpg?smart=true&auth=b78d926cc84d5bdc320d82bcbe29617aec505040f53ae0cd9cd0664e6fe00a53&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Emma Watson wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'Beauty and the Beast' in Shanghai on February 27, 2017. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QR5KNO2OKWPHUGHHPJZ3V6X55I.jpg?smart=true&auth=c00d918b97499a73b6f754c0c7802680c82fe7efdc58d89410259d6edfa84b78&width=400&height=225)
![2018: Helen Mirren wears Elie Saab to the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2018. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5S3HPSNEFOSSDJ2X2JGXN2FTHU.jpg?smart=true&auth=4b75f79d70b02788e69e65479a4c397583b79e15cf004e8dacd4cc9fafed5b21&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Zendaya wears Elie Saab to the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards in London on December 3, 2017. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3LYNANMHBT7S3OHQBHO3G4T6VQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=8c1e900582dd11c27c0dd500a3dfdfa004b20877cf4ab34580400e9f5a6db469&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Lupita Nyong'o wears Elie Saab to the San Diego Comic-Con on July 22, 2017. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CXA4Z57T26NW2GVBDLSSDS6JP4.jpg?smart=true&auth=b77b41b40140a650d1ce43c0325839e7229ca535b3cd1cceeff5a8e719b26580&width=400&height=225)
![2012: Kristen Stewart wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2' in Berlin on November 16, 2012. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5SIJWFEQ5DKEWXMWO6VWOR7AGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=878662dfaceb28111384bc2c63016c5e7020755367f992a9ceefb37fca42f0df&width=400&height=225)
![2015: Sarah Jessica Parker wears Elie Saab to the opening night of 'Hamilton' in New York on August 6, 2015. WireImage](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZMK2WKXQ6ILERSAQVNSBZEMEAE.jpg?smart=true&auth=aa9618f4e55f42aa1e09f928aa66cabefd559a07e67ba919d3956c75dfae6ad7&width=400&height=225)
![2013: Taylor Swift wears Elie Saab to the annual CMA Awards in Tennessee on November 6, 2013. WireImage](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5CUOYOGJ6D37YXSB3DWLWEU74I.jpg?smart=true&auth=604e72f601616345831dabd43edf391bdb6fbc6934619467326513ab73f635a7&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Eva Green wears Elie Saab to the premiere of '300: Rise Of An Empire' in Hollywood on March 4, 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TEFGIQOJFSD6NHSZ4QNQFFMB7E.jpg?smart=true&auth=8d53a2deed75a1ba8501445f7e00a1b66d1bf380910207a6b233bec372257015&width=400&height=225)
![2012: Elizabeth Banks wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'The Hunger Games' in Berlin on March 16, 2012. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PIHYPBHBS23EEYMXPLYBRHQSQM.jpg?smart=true&auth=3062761ba497369afe8d595b9dd87895e28fb3779531993480e96d6f69ec580f&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Sonam Kapoor wears Elie Saab to a Chopard party at Cannes in 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XJT2HVH4HNRZU5JJNDRYPOZVAQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=6473b6d3cefb5a57d8361eff48385654b4d50733d8bb0cff54b1c7bd0fede0b3&width=400&height=225)
![2019: Amber Heard wears Elie Saab to the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2019. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FTZF36GJZOAYDZLTQNJ4B6NIPE.jpg?smart=true&auth=20aab81d0c52fae42bfb380a8c46d53abe3c5b8c00f833093a2dc7d67cd5fbb2&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Jessica Chastain wears Elie Saab to the screening of 'Foxcatcher' at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2014. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DANMAHPTJOLPR5NAOLVUGNRKNY.jpg?smart=true&auth=a43518e15574b7596ce2da15d242a65755acf6974e586aca8ac6165db4e9be50&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Sonam Kapoor wears Elie Saab to the screening of 'The Homesman' at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZK2L5A2AWWJEYGUGO56VYGPHAI.jpg?smart=true&auth=acfa4a5e3b5e3e61e5dad03d9f3b5e14876b3fb654c23407040e934f921e8cb2&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Janelle Monae wears Elie Saab to the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IHRKTDFXLRM6E3A2ZCH2H7YVCY.jpg?smart=true&auth=e278a95c197b108821112a693404df5944c56b05a1aa1cb4109d31318ec25708&width=400&height=225)
![2019: Michelle Yeoh wears Elie Saab to the British Academy Film Awards in London on February 10, 2019. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NBB54CWQ2TLA5RZQIH6GXOFXP4.jpg?smart=true&auth=b0de6bd12709559399b9e06daa5cb75a825b45f83f5ea449400c36fc20be46ca&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Lily Collins wears Elie Saab to a screening of 'Love, Rosie' at the Rome Film Festival on October 19, 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CTXA5XFL5I2JNHB4NEE6Y6N4AM.jpg?smart=true&auth=9aafb2b0e2a2cc44a111465bfb46a0c3ad76fe1644676c87ebe661b87fc7dad6&width=400&height=225)
![2012: Rachel McAdams wears Elie Saab to the premiere to 'To The Wonder' during the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2012. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GWYBFZIOGQKGBVW7QKA5UU3PAQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=cf67f7c3ea4c84e941a96c713d140e99d38c258a9f5b63a2994be04ae88b0491&width=400&height=225)
![2012: Milla Jovovich wears Elie Saab to the 84th Annual Academy Awards on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6WJCVK5TV5S4E4XO62CKQKEZ2Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=0484bbca6bf071ab3533e956bfcc8b04c1e23d8d8f1de2e7ada1147ef7468e39&width=400&height=225)
![2018: Sandra Bullock wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'Ocean's 8' in New York on June 5, 2018. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NQE7SKKP6EP3SB4OZO273WGFJM.jpg?smart=true&auth=de570354436771c267a9dda559ce72897dd8fcbfd42e405f3ac29fa3cf2f8865&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Nina Dobrev wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'xXx: Return Of Xander Cage' in LA on January 19, 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4FGVPMPA4HYDXV46H57UPWER4Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=6dd494e8e2b30ae1ad01d9fb7ee0a88db42afa3d3cc6f0eb1403a263410313cc&width=400&height=225)
![2011: Gwyneth Paltrow wears Elie Saab to the 2011 Bambi Awards in Germany on November 10, 2011. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OD7TSWXFHOKTCX2M2KKDZ62FFI.jpg?smart=true&auth=c632193740e0a459caf3f87528ece37ec4e77178607d8c76e6464ab7b4fe3919&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Julia Roberts wears Elie Saab to the 66th Emmy Awards in LA on August 25, 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4GCINDR645YDQD27JHGNCOYICE.jpg?smart=true&auth=0cacd0f950a8512c6b6e4d2c78358a250a956612afc38b81b95dd24c11d4160d&width=400&height=225)
![2018: Zoey Deutch wears Elie Saab to the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, California. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WWKVRBVKBGDCQ74O6LT4UIL47M.jpg?smart=true&auth=882682411551b135833d96d67a70f46c77297a43a2ea94d96e4a26c13c014d5a&width=400&height=225)
![2018: Emily Blunt wears Elie Saab to a screening of 'A Quiet Place' on April 5, 2018 in London, England. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DVXMICGOUJCPTFI36UCO535WZQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=39d2276d72a9958d3238f5cbc447b51dfb0f11988232a74105e0873604c6b3cc&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Jessica Biel wears Elie Saab to the the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards in California on January 8, 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/G7BJSR2VCTK6OPGYJ2XBH57XGY.jpg?smart=true&auth=2185476066c2ff2ea31a07fbbc83fe21df0b19f8cf058c16d2b0ea9e475b2029&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Meryl Streep wears Elie Saab to the Academy Awards on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2XDAXAXKLWXYFBZE4J2PSO4SYU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b0a87127301b210246004b11a774c18dc75b1c0d40d07986e9eedbcd6eab2280&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Angelina Jolie wears Elie Saab to the 86th Academy Awards on March 2nd, 2014 in Hollywood, California. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XG7F7XUI536JOYN54FJTHPP4OU.jpg?smart=true&auth=d179353aaa18827082c83f1b90a439dde55098e10712d3aa3248c7b649917d74&width=400&height=225)
![2015: Jessica Chastain wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'The Martian' in London on September 24, 2015. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GX7KSR6E76NBYYAGIFC43NB3KY.jpg?smart=true&auth=fc47a118cc4117d2bbbf3a0acf8f2a6c8d8f19236f18ac431fc9f99f554bc43a&width=400&height=225)
![2014: Jane Fonda wears Elie Saab to the opening ceremony of the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2014. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WWDVKJRFNI3AE6GL24OH6M32FI.jpg?smart=true&auth=62cfc9b52c9024882d8a4aadd1921074e05b7ce9ae1aa6fa7a9c18f9b6bb2799&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Freida Pinto wears Elie Saab following the 88th Academy Awards in California on February 26, 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KRDTH27TYHQQNU3ROZQNWS6XEE.jpg?smart=true&auth=c11ed1d90f76cbcbbf9d71549a487de99bea9871f47c8d5e5e8c8fd8e3565d1a&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Halle Berry wears Elie Saab to the premiere of 'Kingsman:The Golden Circle' in London on September 18, 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2JFL22PQM6CUIVC5QPYJTT5GDI.jpg?smart=true&auth=9af96c6569b138549cf14b5d0105cfe00ccc57450c6aed5650f110c87f11e5f5&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Olga Kurylenko wears Elie Saab to the opening night of Dubai International Film Festival in Dubai on December 6, 2017. Christopher Pike / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YXVNKVZEXFGGF4CBKX3GD2FQFQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=7e88f7d992e0f16ec43d28d8df9cdf587ddffda52e1c5e74225541b55f82d64b&width=400&height=225)
![2019: Michelle Yeoh wears Elie Saab to the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on January 27, 2019. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/X7A5LVTJ7J54MP22GOSVZQULVQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=60fc7e6c767d78d6631240a95a73fd51cf3a8de57fc83ea4f71f89fcc029c902&width=400&height=225)
![2013: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan wears Elie Saab to the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2013. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KDTWXJQFA2SO3NYAMX3XYO7ABQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=dc68c4485f2a728b7b5417cea1f312d310df47308615bcedc8a5a1b1eac70e98&width=400&height=225)
![2017: Naomi Campbell wears Elie Saab to the NBA Awards in New York on June 26, 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DRFPHLHKOBSUDLKSV7RTLHTEGI.jpg?smart=true&auth=5d8d3ccb99c7e0a2cc88ea46ac94ff19f32ef629edd71b026888e7edb7e5de72&width=400&height=225)
Elie Saab’s 51 greatest red carpet gowns of all time – in pictures
From Oscar and Bafta ceremonies to premieres aplenty, the Lebanese couturier is behind some of the last decade's most memorable designs
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