CLAUDE SABBAH WAS BORN IN MORROCO AND CAME TO NYC VIA PARIS. HE IS A MASTER SINGER, DANCER, POET, AND DESIGNER, BUT MOST OF ALL HE IS MASTER OF HIMSELF. HIS WORDS AND CLOTHING ARE PACKED WITH MEANING WAY BEYOND YOUR USUAL TAILOR. WALKING INTO THE HOUSE OF SABBAH, WE FELT INSTANTLY WELCOMED BY THE SPIRIT THAT DWELLS THERE. (HIS FASHION SHOW MUSIC BEGAN WITH "WELCOME TO SABBAH, SABBAH, SABBAH"). HE SHARES HIS SPACE WITH AN INSPIRATIONAL COLLECTION FULL OF CAMOUFLAGE, "BECAUSE WE ARE ALL WARRIORS HERE IN NEW YORK". SABBAH OFFERS IT ALL: FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND CLOTHING FOR YOUR BODY. THE CLOTHING ITSELF IS WORTHY OF WORSHIP, MADE TO COUTURE STANDARDS AND MOLDING TO THE BODY BEAUTIFULLY. THE MASTER SPEAKS: "I TRY TO GIVE BACK THE NEW VIBE WITH MY OWN VISION, WHICH IS BORN FROM GRACE. I LIVE ACROSS FROM THE BUDDHIST TEMPLE AND WHEN I MISBEHAVE I GO THERE. YOU FIND RESOURCES WITHIN YOURSELF. SOME MEDITATE OR DO YOGA. I DO KUNG FU" SABBAH WORKED (WORK IS WORSHIP) EXTENSIVELY WITH COUTURE DESIGNERS WHILE IN PARIS. HIS OWN BODIES OF WORK HAVE GAINED STRONG INFLUENCE FROM HIS READINGS OF THE BIBLE, TORAH, AND VARIOUS OTHER RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS. WITH HIS FIRST COLLECTION FOR MEN AND WOMEN ("I DESIGN FOR BOTH BECAUSE I LOVE THEM BOTH"), HERE IN THE NEW YORK TENTS FOR FALL, HE HAS GRACED US WITH HIS TRULY INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVE - WHICH IS ALL WE EVER WANT IN A DESIGNER ANYWAY. THE CLAUDE SABBAH RETAIL STORE IS NOW OPEN TO ALL: 180 MULBURRY, NYC.