Rest in Peace Monsieur Alber Elbaz who has died at age 59.

It was sad and shocking to learn of the death of designer Alber Elbaz who passed away after losing his battle to Covid-19, in Paris at the age of 59.  Alber had only recently launched his own label, AZ Factory, in collaboration with Swiss-based luxury group Richemont, which was unveiled during the virtual Paris Fashion Week early this year.  The Moroccan-born, Paris-based, Israeli designer whose immense talent will be sorely missed had served at the helm of Guy Laroche and YSL Rive Gauge in the 1990s before heading as creative director at the house of Lanvin from 2001 to 2015.  May you rest in peace Monsieur Elbaz.