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Alber Elbaz, affable designer who transformed the fortunes of the Lanvin fashion house – obituary
Geoffrey Beene, moving in 1996 to Paris where, despite not having a word of French, he joined the house of Guy Laroche as head of prêt-à-porter. In 1998 Elbaz was invited by Pierre Bergé, co-founder of Yves Saint Laurent, to take over as creative director.
