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Rabih Kayrouz

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Rabih Kayrouz
Born
Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
LabelMaison Rabih Kayrouz

Rabih Kayrouz(Arabic:ربيع كيروز) (born 1973) is a Lebanesefashion designer,[1]creator andfounderof the fashion house Maison Rabih Kayrouz, established inParisin 2008.

Early life[edit]

RabihKayrouzwas born inLebanonin 1973. KayrouzmigratedtoParisat the age of 16 to study at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne.[2]

Career[edit]

In 1995, aftertrainingfor several months in the workshops of design housesDiorandChanel,[3]Kayrouz returned toBeirutwhere he developed a reputation for designingevening gownsandwedding dresses.[4]

In 2008, Kayrouz returned to Paris to open his own design house at 38, Boulevard Raspail. The location was previously “Le Petit Theatre de Babylone” where Beckett's playWaiting for Godotwas performed for the first time.[5]Since 2009, Kayrouz has been a guest designer for theChambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture,[6]with his seasonal collections included in thebi-annual Parishaute-couturefashion shows.[7]In 2011, Kayrouz was selected by the prominent French ELLE Magazine as one of the “Emerging New Talents”.[8] In 2012 he abandoned the appellation “couture” to focus onready-to-wear.[9] In the same year, he created a capsule collection forLa Redoute(French mail order brand).[10]

Design signature[edit]

Kayrouz's design signature has been described aspragmatic,but daring in its use of haute-couturestyle codes.[11]He has been praised for his use of style “know-how” in creatingready-to-wearcollections which complement theurbanlifestyle.[12]

Contribution[edit]

Kayrouz co-founded in 2008 anon-profit organisationcalled the Starch Foundation, which helps young Lebanese designers launch and promote their debut collections.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Mode: Jeune créateur designer".ELLE France.Créateurs, découvrez la nouvelle géneration.Retrieved23 February2013.
  2. ^"Maison Rabih Kayrouz".L'Eclaireur.Tous droits réservés: L'Eclaireur. Archived fromthe originalon 21 January 2013.Retrieved12 May2012.
  3. ^Amanda Calvo (18 January 2012)."Interview: Rabih Kayrouz"(Interview).Time Out Beirut.Time Out Group Ltd.Retrieved12 May2012.
  4. ^Olivia Alabaster (4 May 2012)."Rabih Kayrouz designs charm Beirut and Paris".The Daily Star.Archived fromthe originalon 12 June 2017.Retrieved11 May2012.
  5. ^"The Designer".The Maison Rabih Kayrouz.Archived fromthe originalon 23 May 2012.Retrieved12 May2012.
  6. ^Kaelen Wilson-Goldie (11 July 2009)."Rabih Kayrouz: storming Paris"(Article).The National.Adu Dhabi Media.Retrieved12 May2012.
  7. ^"Biography".maisonrabihkayrouz.Archived fromthe originalon 23 May 2012.Retrieved11 May2012.
  8. ^"Créateurs, découvrez la nouvelle géneration".ELLE France.Retrieved23 February2013.
  9. ^"Paris Preview: In With the New".WWD.Retrieved24 February2013.
  10. ^"Créateurs Maison Rabih Kayrouz".La Redoute.Retrieved24 February2012.
  11. ^Lindsay Mayer."In a Nutshell: Rabih Kayrouz".Fier Management.Archived fromthe original(Article)on 9 July 2012.Retrieved12 May2012.
  12. ^JESSICA MICHAULT (8 March 2012)."Doing What 'Came Naturally'".Fashion & Style,The New York Times.The New York Times Company.Retrieved11 May2012.
  13. ^"What is Starch".Starch.Retrieved24 February2012.

External links[edit]

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