Zuhair Murad

Zuhair Murad like Elie Saab is a Lebanese designer his silhouettes are feminine show stopping and breathe taking. His lavish creations, in sensational colours and extraordinary fabrics, are reminiscent of Egyptian princesses, Grecian goddesses and pure, glorious splendour, complete with an edgy twist that modernizes. In 1995, Zuhair Murad opened his first atelier in Beirut and not long after he came to establish a very high reputation on the international fashion scene. He is no stranger to the red carpet either, stars like JLO enjoy wearing his creations to show off her legs and accentuate her best features. Here’s a look at his 2011-2012 collection including some red carpet fashions.

Christina Aguilera-2011 Golden Globes

Jennifer Lopez- 2011 AMA

Stars Love Charlotte Olympia

Following my previous post just wanted to share with you the find of celebs wearing Charlotte's lovely feminine shoes. they really make a difference to an ensemble both on and off the red carpet. Enjoy  

Emma Watson

Blake Lively 

Dasha Zhukova

Mischa Barton

Kim Kardashian

Olivia Palermo

SJP

JLO

Charlotte Olympia

One of my favourite things besides clothes on the red carpet has to be the shoes and who can blame me. The A-list celebrities and who’s who of the red carpet always bring it. Lately I have been noticing a lot of Charlotte Olympia on the red carpet as well as off, stars have been rocking this British designers pieces on an everyday basis, and soon the spider web of Charlotte Olympia will become a household name and will be as recognisable as the red soles of Louboutins. Charlotte Olympia Dellal is a half English, half Brazilian, British luxury accessories designer. Having studied at London’s Cordwainers, Charlotte started the process of setting up her label upon graduation in 2004. Charlotte spent time interning at Giambattista Valli in Paris before launching her successful London-based shoe brand Charlotte Olympia in 2007. Her shoe soles carry her signature spider’s web. (One can only assume she thought of that spider web as her theme from the famous charlotte’s web story). Charlotte has exclaimed that her career highlight was “opening my first store in July 2010 in Mayfair, London.” Charlotte Olympia won the Accessory Designer award at the British Fashion Awards 2011. With Dellal's tried and true mantra is "the higher the heel, the better," She’s my kind of girl!!

Avalon Sandal

Lais

Mercury

Ninivah

Piano 

Priscilla In Stripes

Elie Saab

Sigh, where do I begin....besides Oscar De La Renta (whom I have privately nicknames ossci) Elie Saab (who needs no nickname cause Elie is just FABULOUS) is one of if not my most favourite designer. For those who don’t know me I am a sucker for weddings if not for the food and dancing primarily for the gorgeous and elaborate wedding dresses. When I first started to research wedding planning and events I started at the dress. Ever since the first sighting of an Elie Saab wedding gown I have been hooked line and sinker for the Lebanese fashion designer. Elie Saab born July 4, 1964, Saab is self-trained. He started sewing as a child and knew that one day he would make a living out of it. In 1981 he moved to Paris to study fashion, but ended up returning and opening his workshop/ fashion label when he was 18 years in 1982. In 1997 Saab was the first non-Italian designer to become a member of the Italian Camera Nazionale della Moda, and showed his first collection outside Lebanon in Rome. In 1998, he started ready-to-wear in Milan.

                                             

Aside from Saab is no stranger to thread carpet he became an overnight success after he became the first Lebanese designer to dress an Oscar winner, Halle Berry, in 2002. Berry wore a burgundy gown by Saab to the 2002 Academy Awards when she won for Best Actress. In May 2003, the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture invited him to become a member, and he showed his first haute couture collection in Paris in July 2003.Here are a few of his pieces on the red carpet including the famous Halle Berry gown. 

Halle Berry 2002

Mila Kunis

Rihanna

Hilary Swank