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By Isabella Redmond Styles
POSTED March 8, 2011
It's An Erotic Showdown of Tulle & Lace for
Zuhair Murad's Fall/Winter 2011 Collection
Zuhair Murad's Fall/Winter 2011 Collection
David Hamilton’s iconic ‘Demoiselles’ series of photographs’ and Sylvia Kristel’s role in the French erotic film 'Emmanuelle' were Zuhair Murad’s principal sources of inspiration for
Fall/Winter 2011. With these steamy references in mind, where better to showcase his latest ready-to-wear designs than in a boudoir? In this intimate setting, Murad presented his latest
ready-to-wear line and made it clear that while you can take the boy out of couture, you can’t take couture out of the boy so easily.
If anyone came to Murad’s Fall/Winter 2011 presentation expecting a new box of tricks from the designer then they were quickly set straight. Murad was born to create fantasy gowns out of
swathes of tulle, lace and satin. His Fall/Winter 2011 collection doesn’t stray from the feminine softness and glitzy luxury that have made Murad’s label a success, but his Fall/Winter 2011
ready-to-wear line is, perhaps, a little more crisp and restrained around the edges. The Lebanese designer is particularly good when it comes to pants, a black wide leg pant and blazer
with slightly exaggerated cuffs and silver embroidery descending the shoulders is sensual without being bosom bearing or overloaded with sequins. What’s more Murad is prudent
enough to offer his classically tailored pants in several color-ways, a nod to the needs of the everyday dresser.
There are also a few pieces on show which are destined to catch the eye of a younger crowd - Murad’s high neck babydoll in blush pink and black is frisky and youthful and his ruched mini
dress with full length bespangled sleeves was nightclub appropriate. A relatively young designer himself, Murad presented an astonishing number of looks, but its easy to see why when
his choice of fabric, color and silhouette seem to present an endless amount of design opportunities. His stamina is to be admired yet nevertheless, one begins to wonder how many more
strapless dusky pink gowns the world needs. Luckily, a dramatic bustier with arms of layered tulle and lace was more exciting and showed a darker, more melancholic element to the
collection which it would have been interesting to see pursued. For whatever reason, Murad chose not to and instead, stuck to his acres of girly tulle and lace and a consistent color palette
of metallic, monochrome and soft pink- not exactly daring but a sure fire hit with his clientele.
Fall/Winter 2011. With these steamy references in mind, where better to showcase his latest ready-to-wear designs than in a boudoir? In this intimate setting, Murad presented his latest
ready-to-wear line and made it clear that while you can take the boy out of couture, you can’t take couture out of the boy so easily.
If anyone came to Murad’s Fall/Winter 2011 presentation expecting a new box of tricks from the designer then they were quickly set straight. Murad was born to create fantasy gowns out of
swathes of tulle, lace and satin. His Fall/Winter 2011 collection doesn’t stray from the feminine softness and glitzy luxury that have made Murad’s label a success, but his Fall/Winter 2011
ready-to-wear line is, perhaps, a little more crisp and restrained around the edges. The Lebanese designer is particularly good when it comes to pants, a black wide leg pant and blazer
with slightly exaggerated cuffs and silver embroidery descending the shoulders is sensual without being bosom bearing or overloaded with sequins. What’s more Murad is prudent
enough to offer his classically tailored pants in several color-ways, a nod to the needs of the everyday dresser.
There are also a few pieces on show which are destined to catch the eye of a younger crowd - Murad’s high neck babydoll in blush pink and black is frisky and youthful and his ruched mini
dress with full length bespangled sleeves was nightclub appropriate. A relatively young designer himself, Murad presented an astonishing number of looks, but its easy to see why when
his choice of fabric, color and silhouette seem to present an endless amount of design opportunities. His stamina is to be admired yet nevertheless, one begins to wonder how many more
strapless dusky pink gowns the world needs. Luckily, a dramatic bustier with arms of layered tulle and lace was more exciting and showed a darker, more melancholic element to the
collection which it would have been interesting to see pursued. For whatever reason, Murad chose not to and instead, stuck to his acres of girly tulle and lace and a consistent color palette
of metallic, monochrome and soft pink- not exactly daring but a sure fire hit with his clientele.
Photo Credit: Qianna Smith