Fashions from the trend-setting runways in Paris and Milan, as well as a spotlight on internationally acclaimed designer Zuhair Murad...
Twice a year the fashion world turns its eyes to these two cities, and what the runways decide there filters down to the rest of us over the seasons that follow. This spring the mood is unmistakably romantic - fluid silhouettes, hand-worked detail, and a return to unabashed glamour.
Few designers embody that spirit better than Zuhair Murad, the Lebanese couturier whose intricate, luminous gowns have made him a favorite on the world's red carpets. For the well-dressed woman in the Valley, the lesson from the runways is not to copy them outright, but to borrow their confidence - and wear it as your own.
Originally published in View AZ Highlife Magazine, Spring 2008.