Túniskí hönnuðurinn öðlaðist frægð á níunda áratug síðustu aldar fyrir framgöngu sína innan tískuheimsins. Á meðal þeirra sem hafa klæðst hönnun Alaia í gegnum tíðina eru Naomi Campbell, Lady Gaga, Greta Garbo og forsetafrúin fyrrverandi Michelle Obama.
Margir þekktir einstaklingar hafa vottað Alaia virðingu sína í kjölfar andláts hans en á meðal þeirra eru Victoria Beckam, Kylie Minogue og Mariah Carey.
A sad day. Rest in peace #azzedinealaia ...You were a true master and one of my biggest inspirations x VB pic.twitter.com/ZIFMRtHHCH
— Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) November 18, 2017
Devastated to hear about the passing of my friend Azzedine Alaïa. Mr. Alaïa was a genius and an incredibly kind man. Thank you for everything. R.I.P. pic.twitter.com/DD2u5VVbDl
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) November 18, 2017
RIP #azzedinealaia .... A gentleman and a genius. I had the pleasure to first meet Azzedine in… https://t.co/pIsBQGEbTv
— kylie minogue (@kylieminogue) November 18, 2017
