Fashion career profile
Zuhair Murad
Zuhair Murad is a Lebanese fashion designer whose Beirut- and Paris-based house builds couture and ready-to-wear around intricate surface work, glamour and a dialogue between historical references and contemporary silhouettes. The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode dates the House’s creation to 1997 and identifies Murad as its Artistic Director. He developed the label from a Beirut practice into an international couture presence, showing in Rome before presenting on the Paris couture calendar. In 2012, the federation’s supervisory board elected him as a guest member of the Haute Couture calendar; that status is distinct from membership categories and should not be overstated. In 2017 the House established a Swiss company as part of its ready-to-wear and accessories development. Murad continues to present couture and ready-to-wear collections, including on the 2026 calendar. His profile treats the House’s business milestones and his own continuing artistic leadership as connected, while avoiding unsupported claims about fashion-school credentials or a particular date for his studies.
- Role
- Founder & Designer, Zuhair Murad
- Nationality
- Lebanese
- Age
- 55
- Zuhair Murad — Artistic Director1997–End not documented · status not documented
- Teyana Taylor Packs on the Plumage in Sheer Zuhair Murad for MTV VMAs 2026 Red CarpetWWD · 2026-09-27
- Zuhair Murad Fall 2026 Couture: Heroine ChicWWD · 2026-07-09
- Zuhair Murad Resort 2027: Sea Me NowWWD · 2026-06-30
- House founded: House established in Beirut and Paris in 1997The Fédération lists Murad as the House’s Artistic Director and dates its creation to 1997. · Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode
- Couture calendar: Elected guest member of the FHCM couture calendar in 2012Fashion Trust Arabia documents the election and its guest-member status. · Fashion Trust Arabia
- Business development: Swiss company established for ready-to-wear and accessories, 2017The corporate step is distinct from the Beirut and Paris creative House history. · Fashion Trust Arabia
- Current collections: Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2026–27 presented on the FHCM calendarThe House continues to present couture and ready-to-wear collections. · Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode
- 1997 — Establishes the House in Beirut and ParisThe Fédération’s house page dates the House’s creation to 1997.
- 2012 — Elected guest member of the couture calendarFashion Trust Arabia identifies the guest-member status and year.
- 2017 — Establishes a Swiss company for ready-to-wear and accessoriesThe company is a business-development step separate from the House’s founding.
- 2026 — Presents Fall/Winter Haute Couture on the FHCM calendarThe official House page lists the 2026–27 couture collection.