Azzedine Alaïa
Azzedine Alaïa | |
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Azzedine Alaïa, young art student at the Tunis Institute of Fine Arts | |
| Born | 26 February 1935 |
| Died | 18 November 2017 (aged 82) Paris, France |
| Education | École des Beaux-Arts de Tunis |
| Label | Alaïa |
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Azzedine Alaïa (French: [azedin alaja]; Arabic: عز الدين عليّة, romanized: ʿIzz ad-Dīn ʿAlayya, pronounced [ʕizz adˈdiːn ʕaˈlajja]; 26 February 1935 – 18 November 2017) was a Tunisian couturier and shoe designer. He became globally known particularly beginning in the 1980s for his women's dresses and he would dress numerous celebrities throughout his career.