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Moroccan-born Israeli fashion designer (1961–2021)

Alber Elbaz (Hebrew: אלבר אלבז; 12 June 1961 – 24 April 2021) was an Israeli fashion designer.

He was the creative director of Lanvin in Paris from 2001 until 2015,^[1][2][3][4] after having done stints at a number of other fashion houses, including Geoffrey Beene, Guy Laroche, and Yves Saint Laurent.^[5] He founded the Richemont-backed label AZ Factory in 2019.

Early life and education

Elbaz was born in Casablanca, Morocco, to a Jewish family.^[6] Elbaz's mother, Algeria, was a painter and his father, Meyer, a hairdresser.^[7] His family immigrated to Israel when Elbaz was eight months old^[8] and he grew up in the city of Holon.^[9] Elbaz's father died when Albert was a teenager and his mother became a cashier to support her four children—Alber, his brother and his two sisters.^[7][10] Elbaz later enlisted