Azzedine Alaïa started his career in fashion as a dressmaker’s assistant. Referring to himself as a ‘builder’ rather than a fashion designer, his works emphasize structure and purity of form. Known to many as the pinnacle of luxury and craftsmanship, Alaïa uses the most ingenious fabrics and rigorous tailoring techniques to painstakingly construct and envelope the womanly form with flourish of couture.