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Alber Elbaz
The designer who reinvented Lanvin was born in Casablanca.
- From: Israel
- Known as: designer
- Their tie: moroccan roots
- When: 1961
The story
Alber Elbaz, the Israeli designer who led Lanvin in Paris from 2001 to 2015, was born in Casablanca to a Jewish family in 1961. Before Lanvin he worked at Geoffrey Beene, Guy Laroche and Yves Saint Laurent.
Where in Morocco
- Casablanca: born here
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
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