Lebanese designers are known for their high-octane and dramatic creations, which is exactly what <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/fashion/2022/05/25/52-stars-who-have-worn-lebanese-designers-on-cannes-film-festival-red-carpets/" target="_blank">the Cannes Film Festival's</a> red carpet calls for annually. And 2023 is no different. So far this year, the likes of actresses Calista Flockhart, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Gong Li, as well as models Didi Stone and Sara Sampaio, have opted for designs by Lebanese fashion houses. On <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/2023/05/17/the-best-looks-from-cannes-opening-night/" target="_blank">opening night, Zeta-Jones</a> wore a rich red gown by Elie Saab to attend the <i>Jeanne du Barry </i>premiere. Li also wore a rouge Elie Saab design for the <i>Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny</i> premiere, donning a berry red caped jumpsuit to walk the co-ordinated carpet with her husband, French composer Jean-Michel Jarre. Ally McBeal star Flockhart supported her husband Harrison Ford on the <i>Indiana Jones</i> opening, wearing a tulle black Zuhair Murad design. Ford wore a Paul Smith tuxedo. Also in Zuhair Murad designs were Portuguese model Sampaio, who wore a lively pop of orange to attend the<i> Kaibutsu (Monster)</i> screening, and Belgian model Lydia Bielen, who wore a hooded pink gown for the <i>Kuru Otlar Ustune (About Dry Grasses)</i> premiere. <i>The 2023 Cannes Film Festival runs until May 27</i>
