Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab is famous for his red carpet fashion masterpieces which are worn by Hollywood movie starlets such as Charlize Theron, Salma Hayek, Christina Applegate, Debra Messing, Eva Longoria and Beyoncé Knowles. His most iconic Hollywood moment was when Halle Berry wore a Saab burgundy gown when she won an Oscar for Best Actress in 2002.
Elie Saab keeps a bit of the Hollywood glamor in designing for his new Hollywood clientele. The red-carpet vibe is clear in his new Spring 2009 Ready To Wear collection which he just debuted during Paris Fashion Week.
The collection featured flowing gowns, ruffles and extremely high slits that give the pieces a sultry, sexual vibe.
New Hollywood Glamor
Elie Saab Spring RTW 2009 in Paris
Trend Themes
1. Red Carpet Fashion - There is a disruptive innovation opportunity in the red carpet fashion industry for designers to create sustainable and ethical fashion pieces for Hollywood starlets.
2. Sultry Ready-to-wear Collection - A disruptive innovation opportunity in the fashion industry for designers is to create sultry ready-to-wear collections that cater to the public's growing demand for sensual fashion pieces.
3. Lebanese Fashion Designers - The fashion industry has a potential disruptive innovation opportunity in embracing Lebanese fashion designers like Elie Saab and integrating their unique cultural fashion perspectives in mainstream fashion.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Design - A disruptive innovation opportunity for the fashion design industry is to create sustainable and ethical fashion pieces that cater to Hollywood starlets and satisfy a growing consumer demand for responsible fashion.
2. Entertainment - A disruptive innovation opportunity for the entertainment industry is to partner with fashion brands like Elie Saab to create customized pieces for media events that cater to Hollywood starlets and satisfy a growing consumer demand for sensuality, glitz, and glamor.
3. Cultural Fashion Integration - The fashion industry has a disruptive innovation opportunity in integrating culturally diverse fashion perspectives, like those of Lebanese fashion designers, in the mainstream fashion landscape, catering to a broader base of consumers and their evolving fashion tastes.