Laurence Benaïm is the author of Women in Dior: Portraits of Elegance and Yves Saint Laurent: A Biography. She created the style supplement for Le Monde and has contributed to Vogue and Marie Claire. Olivier Saillard is a French historian specialising in fashion and is the director of the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation. Carla Sozzani cofounded the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation and is its president. Christoph von Weyhe was Azzedine Alaïa’s lifetime partner. He cofounded the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation and is its honorary president.
Most anticipated books of 2022: This intimate peek into designer Azzedine Alaia's early life and career was edited and assembled by his life partner, Christoph von Weyhe, and close friend Carla Sozzani. The book covers Alaia's beginnings in his native Tunisia, to his 1956 arrival in Paris and breakthrough 1982 New York show-plus everything in between. -W MAGAZINE Most anticipated books of 2022: This intimate peek into designer Azzedine Alaia's early life and career was edited and assembled by his life partner, Christoph von Weyhe, and close friend Carla Sozzani. The book covers Alaia's beginnings in his native Tunisia, to his 1956 arrival in Paris and breakthrough 1982 New York show-plus everything in between. -W MAGAZINE From apprenticeships to encounters with Paris's creative and society crowds, this book pays homage to iconic designer Azzedine Alaia's evolution as one of the most sought-after talents in the world. -SOCIETY TEXAS