Keke Palmer shows off Lebanese design in new music video
American singer and actress Keke Palmer released her latest single “Dreamcatcher,” turning to Lebanese couturier Georges Hobeika to design her eyecatching look.
The 27-year-old, who gave us hits such as “I Don’t Belong to You” and “Man in the Mirror,” wore a gold, asymmetric gown plucked from the Baskinta-born designer’s Spring 2020 couture collection.
The dazzling creation boasted a high slit and iridescent sequins and beading throughout.
A delicate knot detail further accentuated the hitmaker’s waist.
Hobeika’s Spring
2020 couture collection, which was presented at The Théâtre National de Chaillot Couture in Paris during Haute Couture Week in January, drew inspiration from the idyllic shores of Sardinia, Italy. The look was put together by Palmer’s longtime stylist, Mikiel Benyamin, the US-Egyptian stylist whose celebrity client list includes Bella Thorne and Saweetie, among others. The
Egypt-born creative, who got his fashion start with a number of styling internships, went on to make a name for himself after putting together the memorable looks for Cardi B’s hit “Bodak Yellow” video.
Hobeika, on the other hand, recently made headlines after US hip hop star Nicki Minaj announced her pregnancy with a series of images, one of which sees the star wearing a floor-length veil custom-made by the Lebanese designer.
Singer Hailee Steinfeld also recently turned to Hobeika to unveil her latest single via
Zoom on the “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” For the virtual performance, she opted for a black, strapless mini dress with an asymmetric hemline and a cascading tulle train.
Indeed, celebrities constantly turn to Hobeika to dress them in his creations for some of their most important events. Case in point: Singerturned-actress
Jennifer Lopez who chose an elegant off-theshoulder black gown for the
2020 Screen
Actors Guild
Awards and before that, a creamcolored, backless gown encrusted with gems at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards. Meanwhile, it’s not the first time that the “Scream Queens” star has donned a design by an Arab designer. The US actress rocked up to the 2019 MTV VMAs in Los Angeles wearing a sunny yellow column gown by Kuwaiti couturier
Yousef Al-Jasmi. She accessorized the glamorous look with a rhinestone encrusted 1980s cell phone.