Azzedine Alaïa: Popular Tunisian couturier dies aged 77
The celebrated Tunisian fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa has died at the age of 77, French media report.
Alaïa, whose close-fitting designs awarded him the nickname "king of cling", gained notoriety for his work in the 1980s.
He
became popular among celebrities including the British model Naomi
Campbell and US singer Lady Gaga, with clients ranging from Greta Garbo
to Michelle Obama.
Alaïa was known for his uncompromising attitude
to exhibit his designs to his own schedule and was uninterested in the
publicity of fashion weeks.
Tributes were being paid to the couturier on social media on Saturday.
A legendary fashion icon is no longer with us. RIP Azzedine Alaïa. pic.twitter.com/Ny6aYb919W— Lady Gaga Media (@GagaMediaDotNet) November 18, 2017
"We have lost a designer of great talent. It is very sad news," fellow fashion designer Pierre Cardin told AFP news agency.
Alaïa, who was born in 1940, trained as a sculptor in his native
Tunisia and remained fascinated by the human form throughout his career.
He moved to Paris in the late 1950s, working briefly for
Christian Dior and Guy Laroche before becoming an independent couturier.
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