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Elie Saab is known as the designer who dressed Halle Berry when she accepted her Oscar. And though his prêt-a porter collection, (available at Neiman Marcus), has experienced great success, he has remained a mystery to a large group of fashionistas. Yet, the 39-year old Lebanon native had attired the royals, dressing the stylish and elegant Queen Rania of Jordan, Middle Eastern princesses, and a certain elusive bride who ordered his 2 million dollar dress ? a classically styled gown with 2000 karats of emeralds and 400 carats of diamonds. He is also a Hollywood favorite. His lavish, sophisticated couture creations have been the red-carpet attire of everyone fromBridget Fonda, Calista Flockhart, Rebecca Romijin-Stamos, Mena Suvari, Ashley Judd and of course Halle Berry. Elie Saab is a fashion child prodigy. In 1982, when he was 18, he opened his first atelier in Lebanon. His debut collection dazzled the Lebanese press, and Elie Saab got the nickname, "precocious genius." Since then, he has enjoyed a large following in the Middle East. After spending more than a dozen years to build up his business, in the late 1990s, the designer decided that it was time to expand. After moving in a larger atelier in Beirut, he started to show his collection in Europe. In 1997, he debuted at Alta Moda in Rome, showing haute couture. The next year, he launched his ready-to-wear collection in Milan and was the only non-Italian designer at that time.