Tony Ward son of Elie Ward - a well-known couturier based in Beirut, grew up in the effervescent world of Fashion. At the age of 18, he enrolled in the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in Paris, France.[2] He worked for seven years with Claude Montana at Lanvin, with Gianfranco Ferré at Dior, then with Karl Lagerfeld at Chloé,[3] where he learned the secrets of Haute Couture techniques up to the highest standards before he launched his own brand Tony Ward Couture.