Sunday, 25 Apr 2021 09:17 PM MYT
“It was with shock and enormous sadness that I heard of Alber’s sudden passing,” said Richemont chairman Johann Rupert, who described Elbaz as a beloved friend. Since 2019 he had been working on a fashion joint venture with Richemont called AZ Factory, a company aimed at producing smart women’s fashion by blending traditional craftsmanship with technology.
In 2001, he joined Lanvin, where he earned critical and commercial success based on his principle of putting women first.