Let’s state the obvious here; Zuhair Murad’s collection is
unabashedly, unapologetically, unmistakably and overtly sexy. These are not clothes for the faint of heart
or for the shy retiring wall flower; these are the clothes that demand and
receive attention. It is no wonder that
J Lo is a devoted fan as Mr. Murad has surely helped define her stage
performances by wearing what he has designed for her while on tour. Please do not assume that she is well suited
for the clothes, this is just a statement of fact.
Zuhair Murad is
pretty much an in your face designer as these clothes are beyond the pale when
it comes to sexy. He operates at full
throttle with maximum drama from start to finish. He obviously is not of the less is more
school and yet with all the incredible embroideries and embellishments, he
remains true to himself. He is a credit
to haute couture as his ateliers must have worked overtime to produce some of
these wonders. There are allusions to
Greek goddess dresses and in some degree Greek Mythology as well. His restraint
appears only with his choice of color palette.
Mixed into all the soufflé/tulle embroidered pieces are some
lighter than air chiffons/georgettes that can be worn by those mere mortals who
have no stage aspirations on any level. What
is interesting is that when he chose to omit the glitz, he chose a very Versace/Hermes
inspired print which he worked with deft hand but the couple of pieces got lost
in the flurry of sparkle and glitz. I
know that not every single piece that Mr. Murad’s designs is embellished to this degree and it
might be nice to see a few of those “simpler” type dresses make an appearance
in the next collection.
The take away here is simply, keep your on eye on this guy
as he is not a one shot wonder and not to be counted out. This was his formal introduction to the land
of Haute Couture and as far as first time go, he certainly did shine!
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