2011 Golden Globes “Lace and silk are two fabrics I love to use,” Murad says of Christina Aguilera’s number. “They’re both so delicate, but so glamorous.”
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2011 Le Grand fashion show
Supermodel Karolina Kurkova got dolled up in one of Zuhair Murad’s ornate numbers for his runway show in Kiev, Ukraine, and posed with the designer (pictured)
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2012 Grammy awards
“Eveningwear allows me to manipulate luxurious fabrics, embroideries and one-of-kind accessories,” says the Lebanese designer of Taylor Swift’s exotic gold gown.
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2011 Golden Globes
While Murad has dressed Jennifer Lopez in numerous one-of-a-kind pieces, the star slipped into this ready-to-wear design for last year’s Globes. “My favorite colors are black and white,” Murad says. “You will find them in all of my collections.”
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2012 Emmys
“She was like a mermaid!” People Style Watch’s Susan Kaufman says of Sofia Vergara’s sultry Murad gown, which infamously split at the bottom, prompting the “Modern Family” siren to tweet a photo of it (inset). “That dress was certainly over-the-top, but she’s sort of an over-the-top personality so it fit her.”
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2009 Oscars
For his first big red-carpet debut, Murad dressed Miley Cyrus in a beaded bodice and tiered skirt with scalloped edges. It made for a total princess moment.
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2011 Emmys
Murad’s red-carpet gowns are a labor of love: Samples can take 300 hours to make, and for the most elaborate — like “Django Unchained” star Kerry Washington’s red dress — “the number can exceed 1,000,” Murad says.
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2013 critic’s choice
“Rust and Bone” star Marion Cotillard — who Murad cites as an inspiration — chose one of his fall 2012 couture designs, featuring custom floral embroidery, just this week.
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2012 savages premiere
Blake Lively got this dress straight off the runway for the Met Ball, only she wasn’t able to attend. Instead, she wore it to the “Savages” premiere. The dress, which was beaded by hand with the pattern made up as it was being sewn, is the epitome of couture, which Murad describes as “a playground for creativity.”
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2012 Breaking dawn part 2 premiere
Known for favoring grunge over gowns, Stewart was a certified head-turner in this nude, ready-to-wear dress with sheer lace panels. “I think she put that dress on knowing that it was going to bring a lot of attention, [both] good and bad,” Kaufman says. Either way, it sparked even more talk about Murad.
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