FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE BY ZUHAIR MURAD

You know what Zuhair Murad aesthetic is all about! He likes to create and accentuate the beauty of a woman. Of course, every designer has that mission. But in the case of Zuhair Murad, his lady is a total star and that doesn´t mean she is a Hollywood actress or celebrity A-list star. His clients are glamorous women who love fashion, who love to stand out, who nourish the simple elegance and class with that mysterious twist, just like a woman beauty whimsical is!

For the latest Fall 2018, Haute Couture collection his inspiration was the land that is in the current focus and there is no any fashion reason for that. But, yet the whole world is facing at Russia the last month and the reason for it is The World Cup. If you thought you would see the soccer references in this collection, you would be wrong. The Russian aesthetic was here alluring the old Russian tradition, the European touch of Sankt-Petersburg mixed with the Moscow opulent beauty.

If you are known about Zuhair Murad work you could recognize that even here his famous aesthetic was featured, which meant that Lebanese and Russian sense for the beauty goes hand in hand.  The center and the focus was on the embroidery richness which was refined and until the tiny details embellished. This luxurious texture was on the silky or chiffon display which has made the outstanding effect of it all even more dazzling and amazing!

The coloristic range was much polyvalent. From imperial red, through the grey-green, ice-white, royal blue. The lack of black has ensured us that Zuhair Murad has seen the Russian spirit in the deep but still colorful spectrum. Even with that move like Murad wanted to show the picturesque nature of Russia. The silhouettes were in the typical Murad range. The sleek and elegant, with the accents on the hourglass silhouette. The little drama was on the short-long features like the mini dress on the front and the big cape falling down on the back. The whole stunning fashion story was rounded with the astonishing wedding dress which would impress even Catherine the Great!

This collection could be seen as the Couture hommage to Russia! With the luxurious decadence brought and seen with the eyes and design by Zuhair Murad, this collection bursts with the high glamour, beautiful decadence and everlasting class. With the refined embroidery, the rich textures, the multiple colorful aspects, this collection really shows the beauty of this amazing country, or shortly said: the Slavic spirit seen in the eyes of one of the most influential Haute Couturiers of the world! The modern fairytale has been written, just like some countries today are writing their new history in the World Cup, but that would be a totally another, off-fashion, theme!

What do you think about this collection? Do you like how Zuhair Murad has incorporated the Russian visual tradition into his Couture signature? Which gown do you find the most beautiful?

Thank you for the attention!

Georgia! xo

Photo: Courtesy of Vogue.com