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Shenkar has produced a number of designers who have achieved fame in Israel and abroad, but none could equal the reputation of the creative, innovative, sensitive, fun-loving and generous Elbaz, who never forgot his background or his roots.

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Like Elie Tahari in New York (who is not a Shenkar graduate), Elbaz in Paris was always happy to take on young Israeli designers as interns and to give them the experience they needed to succeed in the world of fashion. Most of the Israelis taken on by Tahari and Elbaz were Shenkar alumni.

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Among those who interned with Elbaz was Sharon Tal, who interned with him twice when he was the creative director at Lanvin. She subsequently worked with Alexander McQueen in London, and after returning to Israel revived Maskit with the blessing of its founder, Ruth Dayan.

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Elbaz returned to Israel many times, maintained contact with former Shenkar classmates, and invariably visited his alma mater to inspect the new creativity that emerged from it, and to encourage young designers in their chosen path.

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Although fashion is a very serious business, it also has its fun side, which the roly-poly Elbaz definitely enjoyed, and with his signature floppy bow tie, he liked to play the clown.

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Probably the success story closest to Elbaz among Shenkar alumni is Kobi Halperin, who has carved a great career for himself in New York, but still has a way to go before he becomes as internationally known as Elbaz.

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As far as fashion goes, Shenkar students also excel at textile design, so much so that textile designer Maayan Gutfeld, who specializes in textile art and design and is noted for her hand-printed high-quality socks, can boast that the feet of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are clad in her footwear. Knowi

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