Middle Eastern designers shine on awards season red carpets — in pictures


  • Middle Eastern designers are once again dominating the red carpet this awards season. From left, Jada Pinkett Smith wearing Rabih Kayrouz, Mandy Moore in Elie Saab and Sammi Hanratty in Tony Ward at the Critics Choice Awards 2022. Photos: AFP; AP; Reuters
    Middle Eastern designers are once again dominating the red carpet this awards season. From left, Jada Pinkett Smith wearing Rabih Kayrouz, Mandy Moore in Elie Saab and Sammi Hanratty in Tony Ward at the Critics Choice Awards 2022. Photos: AFP; AP; Reuters
  • Jada Pinkett Smith wears a golden structured brocade gown from Lebanese designer Rabih Kayrouz's autumn/winter 2022 collection at the Critics Choice Awards. AFP
    Jada Pinkett Smith wears a golden structured brocade gown from Lebanese designer Rabih Kayrouz's autumn/winter 2022 collection at the Critics Choice Awards. AFP
  • Mandy Moore channels a Grecian vibe at the Critics Choice Awards, wearing a heavily bejewelled, billowing Elie Saab gown from the designer's spring/summer 2022 collection. Reuters
    Mandy Moore channels a Grecian vibe at the Critics Choice Awards, wearing a heavily bejewelled, billowing Elie Saab gown from the designer's spring/summer 2022 collection. Reuters
  • 'Yellowjackets' star Sammi Hanratty in a dress by designer Tony Ward at the Critics Choice Awards. AFP
    'Yellowjackets' star Sammi Hanratty in a dress by designer Tony Ward at the Critics Choice Awards. AFP
  • 'King Richard' star Saniyya Sidney wearing Zuhair Murad at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. EPA
    'King Richard' star Saniyya Sidney wearing Zuhair Murad at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. EPA
  • 'Yellowstone' actress Piper Perabo in a dress by Kuwaiti designer Bazza Alzouman at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. EPA
    'Yellowstone' actress Piper Perabo in a dress by Kuwaiti designer Bazza Alzouman at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. EPA
  • Kaci Walfall and Ava DuVernay on stage at the Critics Choice Awards. DuVernay's embellished black and silver caped gown is from Elie Saab's pre-autumn 2021 collection. AFP
    Kaci Walfall and Ava DuVernay on stage at the Critics Choice Awards. DuVernay's embellished black and silver caped gown is from Elie Saab's pre-autumn 2021 collection. AFP
  • Australian actor Liv Hewson in a Rani Zakhem couture dress at the Critics Choice Awards. AFP
    Australian actor Liv Hewson in a Rani Zakhem couture dress at the Critics Choice Awards. AFP
  • Ariana DeBose, who stars in 'West Side Story', attends a pre-Bafta dinner wearing a dress by Rabih Kayrouz. Getty Images
    Ariana DeBose, who stars in 'West Side Story', attends a pre-Bafta dinner wearing a dress by Rabih Kayrouz. Getty Images
  • Christine Baumgartner and Kevin Costner at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Christine is wearing a dress by Tony Ward. AFP
    Christine Baumgartner and Kevin Costner at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Christine is wearing a dress by Tony Ward. AFP
  • Actress Elizabeth McLaughlin in a Rani Zakhem dress at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. AP
    Actress Elizabeth McLaughlin in a Rani Zakhem dress at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. AP