Beyoncé, HM Queen Rania, and Nadine Nassib Njeim From concerts to magazine covers, and red carpets to weddings—there isn’t an area of fashion that Arab designers have left untouched with their creativity. With each passing year, the burgeoning fashion scene in the region continues to leave a mark on the international stage, and 2023 was no different. Before the world welcomes 2024, look back on the best sartorial moments by Arab designers that created a buzz this year.
Ashi Studio Princess Iman with Jameel Thermiotis. Photo: RHCJO For the wedding of Their Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa Al-Hussin, Princess Iman wore a custom taupe-colored dress from Ashi Studio. Photo: Instagram.
com For the London premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny , Phoebe Waller-Bridge wore a crystal, caped dress by Ashi Studio. Photo: Instagram. com Thai actor Davika Hoorne wore a white figure-hugging dress from Ashi Studio’s FW23 collection at a Bulgari event in Thailand.
Atelier Zuhra Photo: Instagram. com Beyoncé kicked off 2023 in two magnificent Atelier Zuhra designs for her performance at the opening of Dubai’s Atlantis the Royal. Photo: Instagram.
com Elie Saab Photo: Instagram. com/princeandprincessofwales Kate, Princess of Wales re-wore her bespoke Elie Saab dress to the first garden party held under the reign of King Charles III. Photo: RHCJO Kate, Princess of Wales attended the wedding of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein in Jordan, wearing an Elie Saab FW 2017 couture dress.
Photo: Courtesy Royal Hashemite Court For her wedding to HRH Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, HRH Princess Rajwa Al-Saif wore a dreamy haute couture Elie Saab bridal gown. It was crafted using crepe fabric, 550 petales, and 6kgs of pearls, crystals, and beads, and took 20 people and a total of three months to complete. Photo: Courtesy Royal Hashemite Court Following the wedding ceremony of her son, HM Queen Rania of Jordan wore a draped Elie Saab SS23 couture dress for the reception at Al Husseiniya Palace.
Photo: Pulse Production via Instagram. com/maritta Lebanese actor and singer Maritta Hallani tied the knot with Anghami head of production Kamil Abi Khalil wearing a princess-like Elie Saab Bridal Fall 2023 gown. Photo: Instagram.
com Beyoncé opted for a custom-made Elie Saab couture number for the first night of her Renaissance World Tour in Warsaw. Photo: Instagram. com For the Tampa stop on Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, the singer performed in an Elie Saab couture gown with floral details.
Cara Delevingne in Elie Saab. Photo: Instagram. com Model Cara Delevingne attended the 2023 Sag Awards in a voluminous red Elie Saab Fall/Winter 2021 couture gown.
Photo: Instagram. com/sarahslutsky Actor Rachel Zegler attended the LA premiere of The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds and Snakes in a Fall/Winter 2023 couture gown. Photo: Instagram.
com For am event in Shanghai, China, Amanda Seyfried stepped out in a fully-embellished gold gown from Elie Saab’s Fall 2023 couture collection. Georges Hobeika Photo: Instagram. com Egyptian actor Salma Abu Deif wore a sparkling Georges Hobeika Fall/Winter 2023 couture gown to the Time100 Impact Gala.
Photo: Instagram. com/georgeshobeika For the last night of Day 2 of her New Jersey performance during the Renaissance World Tour, Beyoncé wore a customer Georges Hobeika gown, complete with shimmering crystals. Photo: Instagram.
com/beyonce Also during her Renaissance World Tour, Beyoncé wore a custom silver catsuit by Georges Hobeika for the concert in Cologne, Germany. Photo: Instagram. com For a special performance in her hometown, Texas, as part of the Renaissance World Tour, Beyoncé rounded out her trifecta of Georges Hobeika looks in a dazzling couture Fall 2023 number.
Photo: Instagram. com Blackpink member Lisa attended a state dinner the Buckingham Palace wearing an embellished and caped Georges Hobeika Spring 2024 ready-to-wear dress. Honayda Photo: Instagram.
com Ahead of the wedding of HRH Princess Rajwa Al-Saif, Saudi designer Honayda created a custom-made henna dress that was embroidered with meaningful designs and took more than 2,000 hours to create. Nicolas Jebran Photo: Instagram. com For the performance at the opening of Dubai’s Atlantis the Royal, Beyoncé wore a fiery red custom Nicolas Jebran gown.
Photo: Instagram. com At the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, model Shanina Shaik wore a royal blue gown from Nicolas Jebran’s Spring Summer 2023 couture collection. Rami Kadi Photo: Nima Benati Yasmine Sabri marked her return to the big screen via the Vogue Arabia April 2023 cover, on which the Egyptian actor wore a bold red Rami Kadi gown from the Spring Summer 2023 collection Tony Ward Photo: Instagram.
com For a series of pictures from her vacation in North Coast, Egypt, Tunisian actor Dorra Zarrouk opted for an asymmetrical black and yellow Tony Ward dress. Fan Bingbing in Tony Ward. Photo: Instagram.
com Chinese actor Fan Bingbing attended the 95th Academy Awards wearing a Tony Ward Spring Summer 2023 couture gown featuring a silver dress with a green taffeta overskirt. Photo: Instagram. com Tunisian model Rym Saidi attended the 2023 Red Sea International Film Festival in a white, floor-grazing Tony Ward couture gown.
Yousef Akbar Photo: Instagram. com/aliciakeys For her second concert in AlUla, Alicia Keys wore a sparkling midnight blue creation by Yousef Akbar. Photo: Instagram.
com At the 2023 Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudi actor Sumaya Rida wore a figure-hugging neon green gown by Yousef Akbar. Zuhair Murad Photo: Instagram. com For Week 15 of her LA concert residency, Adele wore a custom Zuhair Murad couture gown with black beading and a fishtail train.
Photo: Instagram. com Oscar-winning actor Jessica Chastain attended the 2023 Chaplin Award Gala in a black multicolored beaded gown from Zuhair Murad’s Fall/Winter 2022 collection. Photo: Instagram.
com For Night 2 of her concert in Glendale, Arizona, Taylor Swift opted for a custom-made romantic ball gown by Zuhair Murad. Photo: Instagram. com Egyptian actor Mona Zaki attended the 2023 Cannes Film Festival wearing a paintery Zuhair Murad gown from the Spring Summer 2022 collection.
Photo: Instagram. com Lebanese actor Nadine Nassib Njeim attended the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in a custom-made Zuhair Murad gown with corset detailing and beaded gloves. Photo: Getty Model Winnie Harlow attended the 2023 Vogue World event in London wearing a black gown with a white cape from Zuhair Murad’s Fall 2023 couture collection.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by ZUHAIR MURAD (@zuhairmuradofficial) Blackpink member Jennie took the stage for her group’s world tour finale show in a fully embroidered mini dress from Zuhair Murad’s Fall Winter 2023/2024 collection. Read Next: 9 Young Arab Designers Who are Innovative, Culturally Proud, and Environmentally Conscious by Naheed Ifteqar.
From: vogue
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