Azzedine Alaïa

Azzedine Alaïa
Born(1935-02-26)February 26, 1935
DiedNovember 18, 2017(2017-11-18) (aged 77)[1][2]
Paris, France
EducationÉcole des Beaux-Arts
AwardsBest Designer of the Year (1984)
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (2008)

Azzedine Alaïa (French: [azedin alaja]; Arabic: عز الدين عليّة, romanized: ʿIzz ad-Dīn ʿAlayya, pronounced [ʕizz adˈdiːn ʕaˈlajja]; 26 February 1935 – 18 November 2017) was a Tunisian haute couture fashion designer based in Paris.[3]

In 2008, he was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government.

In 2011, he started showing his collections on the catwalk again after an eight-years pause.[4]

In 2015, he was celebrated at the Galleria Borghese in Rome with an exhibition called "Couture/Sculpture: Azzedine Alaïa in the History of Fashion".[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Azzedine Alaïa: Popular Tunisian couturier dies aged 77". BBC Online. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Pithers, Ellie (18 November 2017). "Fashion World Mourns The Death Of Azzedine Alaïa". Vogue. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Standen, Dirk. "The Future of Fashion, Part Nine: Azzedine Alaïa". Archived from the original on 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  4. ↑ Staff, WWD (8 July 2011). "Azzedine Alaïa Returns to Runway After Eight Years".
  5. ↑ Zargani, Luisa (10 July 2015). "Azzedine Alaïa Exhibit Celebrated in Rome".
  6. ↑ Suzy Menkes. "Azzedine Alaia's Soft Sculptures".

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