Zuhair Murad Couture Spring Summer 2020

Nefertiti, Nefertari, Isis or Berenice: for his Couture Spring-Summer 2020 collection,

Zuhair Murad pays homage to Egyptian queens who left a mark on history by their

Using a hallowed vocabulary, each piece is elevated into an exploration of timeless elegance

beauty and power.

bejeweled, that illuminate the face and neckline.

tinted with magic. The collar is bedecked with scintillating breastplates, each delicately

straps, delicately knotted at the shoulders and structured by a marked waist.

The sheath dresses, which run through the collection like a golden thread, are suspended by

As a reverence to the Sun God, evenings gowns are adorned with capes, with incandescent

Yet this harmony has a distinctly modern touch: Net cocktail dresses with crossover

gilding and crystals, for a sensuous yet architectural effect. The sun pleats come in vermilion

or pitch black, bedecked by a majestic trail and cutouts at the chest and the back.

the beetle, the incarnation of the sun and fertility, the lotus flower which suggests renewal or

necklines, paired with jackets with graphic shoulder pads, belted waists and enlivened by

geometrical motifs that run along the body.

It is a true game of opacity and transparency that is at play, that allows light to shine through

in each design.

A result embellished by Egyptian symbolism, that infuses a mystical touch to the collection:

A way of suggesting that nobility is first and foremost a way of envisaging the world — and

the cat, as a mark of divine love.

Brocard, silk tulle, silk muslin, lurex, Duchess satin suggest a proud, gleaming sense of

electrifying scope to these organic shades that evoke precious stones and natural hues,

elegance. The palette, turquoise, vermilion, opalin, cyan and eglantine pink give a new

rethought with a sense of radical luxury.

the very notion of elegance — with equal parts of power and delicacy.