15 stars who wore Middle Eastern designers on the 2022 Oscars red carpets

Celebrities sported designs by regional fashion houses such as Elie Saab and Zuhair Murad

Mila Kunis, wearing a dusty rose Zuhair Murad gown, attends the 94th Academy Awards on March 27. AFP

Venus Williams, wearing white and silver Elie Saab, at the 94th Academy Awards. AFP

US model Molly Sims arrives for the 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, 27 March 2022. The Oscars are presented for outstanding individual or collective efforts in filmmaking in 24 categories. EPA / DAVID SWANSON

Kiernan Shipka, in black Elie Saab, at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. AFP

Kelly Rowland, in a sheer mermaid signature dress in black latex and tulle by Jean-Louis Sabaji, at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party. AP

Lori Harvey, in a golden Tony Ward gown, at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. AP

Joan Smalls, wearing feather and jewelled Elie Saab, at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. AP

Jessica Serfaty, wearing pale blue Tony Ward, at the 94th Academy Awards.

Lea Michele, wearing green Zuhair Murad, at the Elton John Aids Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party. AP

Presenter Raya Abirached, wearing black Zuhair Murad, at the 94th Academy Awards. AFP

Kate Beckinsale, wearing black sheer Zuhair Murad, at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. AFP

Colombian actress and singer Carolina Gaitan, wearing dusty pink Tony Ward, at the 94th Academy Awards. EPA

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner, wearing monochrome Tony Ward, at the 94th Academy Awards. AFP

Heidi Klum, wearing an Elie Saab mini dress and feather boa, at the Elton John Aids Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party. AP

Bulgarian actress Maria Bakalova, wearing black Elie Saab, at the Elton John Aids Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party. Getty Images

Venus Williams, Mila Kunis and Molly Sims are among the stars who wore gowns by Middle Eastern designers at the 94th Academy Awards.

Williams wore a low-cut white gown with silver detailing by Elie Saab, and Sims was seen in a deep red gown by the designer. Meanwhile, Kunis wore a rose, satin draped gown by fellow Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad.

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Over at the Elton John Aids Foundation Oscar Party, Lea Michele stood out in a green Zuhair Murad gown, and Heidi Klum wore an Elie Saab mini dress, accessorised with a feather boa.

There was also plenty of attention on regional designers at the Vanity Fair after-party.

Kate Beckinsale wore a sheer Zuhair Murad piece, model Joan Smalls looked striking in a feather and jewelled Elie Saab, and model Lori Harvey wore an ornate gown by Tony Ward. Kelly Rowland arrived wearing a sheer mermaid signature dress in black latex and tulle by Jean-Louis Sabaji.

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Internationally, this year, the likes of Tiffany Haddish, Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o and Amelia Warner glittered on the red carpet in sequinned dresses. Both Haddish and Nyong'o wore Prada designs, while Chastain wore two-tone Gucci, and Warner sparkled in golden Giambattista Valli.

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion wore a blue gown by Indian designer Gaurav Gupta.

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