Paris Haute Couture SS26 · Runway show Womenswear
Zuhair Murad
46 looks, shown 28 January 2026 in Paris. Known this season for headband / hair accessory, sweetheart, corsetry.
The show
The collection, look by look
Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2026 · HC-SS26Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.
1Look 1 of 46
Gold jewelled off-shoulder column gown with baroque embroidery
A Byzantine-reliquary approach to couture: the corseted column is entirely encrusted with goldwork scrolls, sequins and cabochon jewels, so the gown reads like armour.
What set Zuhair Murad apart
Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.
The palette
- Silver16%
- White16%
- Grey15%
- Pink13%
- Ivory / cream10%
- Beige / camel7%
Share of garment area across 46 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).
Silhouettes
Share of the 46 tagged looks.
What the collection was made of
Share of the 46 looks described by our AI taggerTraditions in the collection
Cultural influences →7 of Zuhair Murad's 46 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Lebanon.
- Maang tikka · India · South Asia7 looks
Lebanon → India
“Small jewelled drop pendant sits at the hairline on the centre parting, the placement of a maang tikka, though minimal and scaled down.”
- Kundan / polki · India · South AsiaLook 2
Lebanon → India
“Gold choker-collar set with clustered flat-set stones and a central drop pendant with coloured stones, in the style of kundan/polki bridal necklaces.”
- Zardozi · India · South AsiaLook 10
Lebanon → India
“Dense all-over encrustation of gold beads, sequins and set coloured stones arranged in ornamental medallions and borders, recalling zardozi and kundan-style jewelled bridal embroidery.”
The character of the clothes
Zuhair Murad's clothes were lighter, more textured, more formal, more classic and more experimental than most of the season.
- DarkerLighterlighter than 97% of collections
- MutedVivid
- CoolerWarmer
- SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 83% of collections
- CasualFormalmore formal than 100% of collections
- ClassicDaringmore classic than 78% of collections
- ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 90% of collections
Zuhair Murad against every other house measured so far
Also in Paris, Couture Spring/Summer 2026
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Zuhair Murad, in context
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