“Style is the only thing you can’t buy. It’s not in a shopping bag, a label, or a price tag. It’s something reflected from our soul to the outside world — an emotion.”

—  Alber Elbaz

Source: US Vogue, https://www.vogue.com/article/alber-elbaz-best-quotes

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Israeli fashion designer 1961–2021

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