Déjà Vu x 4 !!!!

this is just getting ridiculous!

Early we blogged about Miley Cyrus who wore a Zuhair Murad dress that we discovered was inspired by a Christian Dior gown...


The original 1948 Dior gown


The Zuhair Murad dress worn by Miley Cyrus, inspired by the Dior gown

Then we found that Georges Chakra had copied the style as well and made dresses we saw on Jamie King and Emily Blunt


Jamie King in Georges Chakra


Emily Blunt in Georges Chakra


So just to follow in case you're as confused as I am:

Original dress: Christian Dior -->
Zuhair Murad worn by Miley Cyrus -->
Georges Chakra worn by Jamie King -->
Georges Chakra worn by Emily Blunt

And now we have a NEW addition to the chain!

Oh yes, a company known as edressme that takes celebrity styles and copies them and makes them into prom dresses has now stolen the Zuhair Murad dress--and you can buy it for $470.00; a little much for a fake dress by a company called "edressme", wouldn't you say??



This is one popular dress!

We know this chain will only get longer...

~LZ

Lebanese Haute Couture on CNN

hmmmm....we'd like to think that CNN's George Webster has been reading BetLZ...
not only did he write the article about Zuhair Murad (which we posted yesterday) just a day after our Zuhair Murad post, but he JUST wrote and article for CNN titled "The glamorous world of Lebanese haute couture" in which he focuses on Zuhair Murad, Reem Acra and Elie Saab.

Some highlights:

"Perhaps better known for conflict than high fashion, the tiny cosmopolitan nation of Lebanon has recently produced a dazzling crop of designers who have been getting noticed far outside the country's borders."

"The Beirut-based designer [Zuhair Murad] acknowledges his country's unexpected presence on the global fashion scene, which he attributes in part to its position on the map.

"I think the geographic location of Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea helps the Lebanese designer to travel abroad and present their collections all over the world," he told CNN."

Click here to read the original article that includes a slideshow of images, many of which you will notice have been already posted on BetLZ :)

We're on to you George Webster!!

While we're at it, look at this photo just snapped of Gwyneth Paltrow in Elie Saab at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Abu Dhabi. I. WANT. THAT. DRESS.




Good job Gwynnie, good job.

You know what? While we're at it, why don't you read this New York Times article about Elie Saab's new autumn/winter collection (seems a bit early no?). Well apparently, he's going all-black--no color? What? Well if ES is doing it we trust him.


~LZ

Lebanese Designers: Zuhair Murad Revisited, Rania Salibi Introduced, and of course, Elie Saab

It seems after we posted about him, everyone began talking about Zuhair Murad!

See this CNN article and VIDEO titled "Lebanese designer-to-the-stars Zuhair Murad finds magic in Beirut." The article is a MUST READ!!


Also, after we published the list of pictures of celebrities in Zuhair Murad, look who we found in ZM at the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party??

It's Katy Perry!



But alas, the Lebanese Designer news amidst Oscar Buzz does not end there!

Did anyone notice the dress of that woman that walks on and off with the winners at the Oscars? Who cares who she is, but her dress this year was made by Rania Salibi, a Lebanese designer (what, you can't tell by her name, skinny figure and ridiculously frizzy hair??) who entered and won a competition with other designers who were hoping to dress that Oscar lady.


Rania Salibi with her winning dress

Read about it HERE.


And finally, last but certainly NOT least, this ABC News article on Elie Saab titled "Elie Saab Offers up Choices for Hollywood Fans," and just for fun, here's a picture of actress Hilary Swank in Elie Saab.




Yeyyy for Lebanese fashion designers!!

~LZ

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Zuhair Murad: A New Celebrity Favorite a BetLZ Oldie

Look what we stumbled across:

"The pre-Oscar fashion buzz goes as follows: Zuhair Murad may not be a household name, but his entire collection has been reserved by Jennifer Lopez in the hopes of avoiding anyone wearing a similar gown to hers. She’s not called a diva for nothing."
Source: Telegraph

Well, Lopez didn't wear Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad to the 2010 Oscars, instead she wore this hideous Armani Prive creation that made her ass look about 100 times bigger:



Just for the heck of it, why don't we look at some celebrities in Zuhair Murad in anticipation ofthe new collection-temporarily hijacked by J.Lo?



Vanessa Williams



Paris Hilton



Olivia Wilde



Miley Cyrus



Kristin Chenoweth



Kim Kardashian



Kerry Washington



Kelly Pickler



Kate Walsh



Jennifer Carpenter



Haifa Wehbe--a Zuhair Murad junkie, though she opts--in traditional Lebanese fashion--for his tackier looks



Haifa Wehbe



Haifa Wehbe



Fergie



Emily Blunt



Carrie Underwood



Beyonce




Beyonce



Audrina Patridge


I have to say--the Olivia Wilde and Kim Kardashian dresses are my favorite, though they are almost all gorgeous (the Kate Walsh one with the tacky flower I could do without)

Can't blame J.Lo for calling dibs on the new collection!


~LZ

Oscars 2010 - Lebanese Designers

The Oscars were last night--who watched?

Well if you did or you didn't and you were wondering who was wearing Lebanese designers, these are the three that I found that topped the Best-Dressed lists.

Go ahead and see if you can guess the designer (answers below)


Nicole Richie


Rachel McAdams


Anna Kendrick

Nicole is in Reem Acra -- surprise, no? I thought it looks more like an Elie Saab or Zuhair Murad with the heavy beading

Rachel in Elie Saab

And Anna in Elie Saab, again!


Anna in Elie Saab at the Oscars 2010 Pre-party


Anna in Elie Saab at the VH1 Critics Choice Movie Awards

Another ES junkie on our hands?

~LZ

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Déjà vu x 3!

Our dear reader, "melicieuse" asked me to do it....and I did

here, ladies and gentlemen, would be the 3rd dress "inspired" by the 1949 Junon Dior gown...

It's British actress Emily Blunt in....well can you guess who the designer is?? If you're avid readers of BetLZ you should be able to figure it out...



...that's right, it's Georges Chakra!! Again!

When will it ever end??

~LZ

Déjà vu x 2!

Yesterday we spoke about how Zuhair Murad's dress worn by Miley Cyrus at the 2009 Oscars was inspired by Dior's 1949 Junon gown.

Well how about this Georges Chakra dress worn by American model/actress Jamie King?




Seems like Georges Chakra copied Zuhair Murad who copied Christian Dior...

Will the chain get longer?

~LZ

Déjà vu?!

Hmmm...

Earlier we blogged about Miley Cyrus wearing this beautiful Zuhair Murad gown to the Oscars in 2009....



Look what we just found:


Looks a little familiar, no?

This gown is called "Junon" and was made by Dior in 1949 and was obviously the inspiration for the dress.

A little cheap if you ask me...

The Dior gown is now part of NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection

So, which do you like more?

~LZ

Li2mi Zgheeri (A Little Taste...) n°3

Not to always hate on Zuhair Murad, I did love his dress for Miley Cyrus (lets save my thoughts about her for another post) for the 2009 Oscars.

Looks like a beautiful flower, and somehow despite the fact that it is a big and very detailed dress, i don't think it's over the top. I bet it weighs a ton though...


~LZ

"Working" on Vay-cay

¡Hola¡ No, not holla, hola, as in spanish! I spent the past 9 days in Spain and this is why, as BG explained, I was AWOL :)

I have to say, I LOVE the Spanish. I had no problem with the French until I went to Spain. The Spanish are SO DAMN nice, relatively you realize how freaking mean the french are! I swear, I spoke like 3 words of Spanish, and those Spaniards put up with me butchering their language and were all smiles about it. In France, how DARE you not speak French you lowly creature! (Con!) You are not even worthy of a response if you are not francophone.

I even prefer being hit on in Spanish! No seriously, I was offered free sex (¡¡¡free sex chica, free sex¡¡¡) and other stuff I am too polite to mention, which in Paris, would have resulted in me getting extremely pissed off and cursing (i'm polite, i swear it!) back, but in Spain¿¿¿ Oh no, no, no; there's something different about the way they hit on you, it's just more friendly and in good fun--I can't explain it.

Oh, the best part was when me and three girlfriends took a night walk in Seville to see the Cathedral and stood under an awning to be sheltered from the rain, and, I kid you not, 3 seconds later two guys have stopped to talk to us, and then another group of guys passes by, who still, despite the other 2 guys, proceed to hit on us, and then to ask us if those other guys are bothering us. (My friend later translated this whole confusing ritual). But then, instead of these guys getting into a brawl, the two groups start to chat, introduce one another, and ask about where in Spain they were each from, leaving us girls to stare at them in utter confusion.

It was marvelous.

Anyway, point being, the Spanish people are absolutely amazing.

So apologies for not blogging. I did however continually think about this blog whilst I was away, especially when I was shopping at Mango in Marbella and came across this:




Apparently, Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad is doing a limited collection for Mango.

Honestly, other than these shoes and maybe one short dress with a bow tie across the chest, I really didn't like anything, quite tacky and really cheap polyester material. Apparently it's the fourth time he works for them, so I guess its quite popular in the Middle East...

umm...sadly not surprising

Elie and Reem still reign!

~LZ