Galia Lahav’s rise to the to
Galia Lahav, a former arts and crafts teacher from Ashdod, transitioned into a world-renowned bridal couture designer at age 40. Today, her brand is ranked among the top global fashion houses, marking a significant achievement for an Israeli designer.
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It highlights the potential for late-career success and the global influence of niche fashion entrepreneurs.
At 37, Galia Lahav, today one of the hottest fashion designers in the world, was still teaching arts and crafts at a school in Ashdod. She was married to Natan Lahav, CEO of Yehuda Reshatot (Yehuda Welded Mesh), and raising two children. “I was a happy woman, satisfied with what I had,” she says. “Natan and I got married very, very young. I was 20 and he was 21, and we had just completed our military service. By then our children were already growing up, and we felt it was time to slow down at work and finally start enjoying life. “But one day I suddenly got it into my head that I wanted a third child. I told Natan, ‘Osnat is already 17 and will soon enlist in the IDF, Rani will enlist after her, and then what?
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