Fellow Lebanese George Chakra is also a favourite with the red-carpet crowd, and one of his customers, British actress Helen Mirren, had a front-row seat at his show. She picked up her Oscar in a red dress by Chakra. "When I tried it on it fitted like a glove and everybody looked at me and said 'that's the one. You must wear that.' I was just blown away. He really understands my kind of womanly shape. His clothes are just up my street, grand, powerful, theatrical, imaginative and wild." For next winter's grand occasions Chakra's striking evening gowns included one in silver lame and navy sprinkled with appliqued scarlet flowers and a floral print in indigo, black and white embroidered with jet. The collection was full of eye-catching details, like the basketweave effect on a satin bodice, with tiny bands of rhinestones tucked into its pleated and tiered skirts.

The fashion show of George Chakra took place on July 1st. On the same day, three other Lebanese designers were also on the schedule: Zuhair Murad, Basil Soda, and Dany Atrache. A marathon for the passionate people who seek to stay up to date with the news of the Cedar Land designers! ... As for George Hobeika, he presented his fashion show the evening before in order to display his new collection.