“I always think, if I were an editor, and I was invited to a show, and I would have to wait for 45 minutes in the dark or in the cold or in the heat, maybe I would like to have a fresh drink or a piece of chocolate.”

Israeli fashion designer

Alber Elbaz was an Israeli fashion designer known for his work at major Paris fashion houses. He lived from 1961 to 2021, and was the creative director of Lanvin from 2001 to 2015. Before Lanvin, he worked at several other fashion houses, including Geoffrey Beene, Guy Laroche, and Yves Saint Laurent. In 2019, he founded AZ Factory, a label backed by Richemont.