Founder and designer, Zuhair Murad
Zuhair Murad
Lebanese
Lebanese designer who founded his house in Beirut in 1997. He showed couture in Rome before moving to Paris, where he first presented during haute couture week in 2001 and opened a maison on rue François 1er in 2007. Known for embroidered eveningwear and bridal gowns, he shows on the Paris couture calendar as a guest member.
Houses
Their runway, measured
46 looks in 2 showsNext to every runway we track, Zuhair Murad's looks are lighter, more muted, warmer and more tonal.
Colours
- Silver · 3.1× the average16%
- White · 3.2× the average16%
- Grey · 2.7× the average15%
- Pink · 6.0× the average13%
- Ivory / cream · 1.8× the average10%
- Beige / camel7%
- Tan4%
- Charcoal3%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness64/100lighter · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation8.7more muted · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals67%about average · all runways 60%
- Warm hues80%warmer · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks39%more tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 29less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture7.10more textured · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.038more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Hourglass / cinched waist 59%5.9×
- Column 59%2.9×
- Fitted / bodycon 54%5.4×
- Mermaid / fishtail 48%22.1×
- Draped 37%3.1×
Materials
- Silk / satin 74%3.1×
- Sequins / paillettes 70%11.1×
- Chiffon / organza / tulle 35%2.7×
- Sheer mesh 24%5.6×
- Metallic / lame 13%3.6×
Details
- Beading / crystals 89%7.6×
- Cape back / train 87%16.6×
- Draping 63%4.6×
- Corsetry 63%20.2×
- Embroidery 59%7.4×
Patterns
- Geometric 15%4.4×
- Floral 13%1.5×
- Paisley 7%5.7×
- Abstract stripe / brushstroke 2%
- Abstract print 2%54% less
Mood
- Glamorous 98%9.1×
- Elegant 96%2.3×
- Romantic 59%3.7×
- Dramatic 54%4.1×
- Sensual 7%41% less
Era references
- 1950s 26%10.6×
- 1930s 17%14.3×
- Victorian 7%2.1×
- 1920s 4%3.4×
- 1990s 2%71% less
From the AI tags on 46 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
