The Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab, who made a name for himself more than 30 years ago as an expert in gorgeous embroidered wedding dresses and gowns, has now joined a prestigious cohort of international greats such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Issey Miyake, Paul Smith, Diane von Furstenberg and others as the next author of the limited-edition design for the French premium water brand Evian.