Zuhair Murad

Designer Zuhair Murad grew up in Baalbek, Lebanon, since his childhood he always dreamt of evading to a world of fantasy. He started sketching dresses at the age of ten, Zuhair Murad was quoted saying “I don’t recall a day in my life without a pen in my hand!”.  In 1997, Zuhair Murad opened his first atelier in Beirut, catering to a growing private clientele from Lebanon and the region. 

 In 2001, Murad presented his couture collection for the first time during Haute Couture Week in Paris, gaining momentum with international media. In 2005, Murad debuts the first Zuhair Murad Ready-to-Wear Collection, a more simple – yet still aesthetically glamorous – contemporary line designed to meet the expanding needs of his clientele.

Zuhair Murad bridal collections have become every bride-to-be's dream. There is not one bride who does not dream of wearing a Zuhair Murad wedding dress.

In 2007, Zuhair Murad inaugurated his Parisian “Maison de Couture” in the heart of the Triangle d’Or on “François 1er” Street. The ground floor of the Parisian showroom is dedicated to ready-to-wear collections, whereas a new luxurious yet simplistic floor is inaugurated to display the couture and bridal dresses; it contains a workshop and a design studio conceived as an extension to the Lebanese Fashion House in Paris

In 2012, the Zuhair Murad Fashion House relocated to a new, eleven-story building in Gemmayze, in the heart of Beirut.  The majestic space houses not only the corporate offices but the heart of the Zuhair Murad Design Studio, including designers, pattern makers, tailors and embroidery experts. The supervisory board of the Chambre syndicale de la Haute couture in Paris elected him as a new guest member to the Haute Couture calendar.

In 2014, he officially inaugurated his bridal boutique located in his eleven-story building in Beirut, where all the Zuhair Murad wedding dresses are sold and displayed. The two-floor store brought the Zuhair Murad codes to life with an innovative interpretation 

In 2015, Zuhair Murad opened his second Office ln Paris, located this time on Pierre Charron. Placed on the 4th floor, the new office presented Zughair Murad's universe over 400 square meters in a décor of wood, white lacquer & glass. In 2016, Zuhair Murad opened his first Ready-to-wear boutique in the United Kingdom, at the prestigious Harrods store in London.

He also opened his first store in Kuwait, at the luxury department store Harvey Nichols, where you can find the most beautiful Zuhair Murad gowns.

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