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Saiid Kobeisy history timeline: 2000 to 2026, year by year

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Saiid Kobeisy history timeline: 2000 to 2026, year by year

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Saiid Kobeisy publishes its own history as a list of dated milestones, which is unusual for a couture house and useful for a shopper, because it means the story below is checkable line by line against the source. This page walks the timeline from 2000 to 2026, adds the couture shows and the red-carpet appearances the house does not list, and ends with what each period looks like in the ready-to-wear at Coveti, where the older collections are still on sale beside the new.

“The first Saiid Kobeisy boutique opens in Beirut, Lebanon, and is home to the first Ready-to-Wear Line,” the house records against the year 2010 on its timeline. “Adorned by a firm reputation amongst fashion patrons, the Saiid Kobeisy signature silhouette is found and integrated in the Ready-to-Wear collection.”

Key facts

  • 2000: designs for private clientele. 2002: first atelier, Beirut. 2005: Beirut showroom and the first couture collection
  • 2010: first boutique, Beirut, and the first ready-to-wear line. 2012: first boutique in Dubai. 2015: first bridal collection
  • 2017: more than 35 countries and over 130 points of sale. 2019: joins Farfetch. 2020: Dubai Design District store with a custom-made lounge
  • 2024: first European showroom, Paris, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré; new headquarters in Beirut Central District
  • 2025: The Warrior, couture Fall Winter 2025 in Paris, with menswear for the first time; Jennifer Lopez in the house in New York, 3 April
  • 2026: couture Spring Summer 2026 shown in Paris on 27 January; Sheryl Lee Ralph in SS26 couture at the Actor Awards, 1 March; Passage Privé, couture Fall Winter 2026

2000 to 2005: the private clients and the first collection

The house dates itself from 2000, when Saiid Kobeisy “starts designing for private clientele.” The atelier came two years later, in Beirut, and the timeline describes the silhouette of those first years as “regal volumes and unmatched elegance,” which is to say the cascading skirt and the fitted bodice were there from the start. The Beirut showroom opened in 2005 with the first couture collection, the point at which a private dressmaker became a house.

2010 to 2015: ready-to-wear, Dubai and bridal

The first boutique opened in Beirut in 2010 and with it the first ready-to-wear line, the house recording that its “signature silhouette is found and integrated in the Ready-to-Wear collection.” That sentence is the reason a Coveti shopper can buy a cape gown off the rail: the ready-to-wear was conceived as sized couture, not as a diffusion line. Dubai followed in 2012, “the rising fashion hub” in the house’s words, and the first bridal collection in 2015.

“Inspired by the extravagant reveries of the amorous bride, Saiid Kobeisy releases his first bridal collection, fusing dreams and reality into gowns inspiring romance and grandeur,” the house writes against 2015 on its timeline.

2017 to 2020: the wider world

By 2017 the house counted more than 35 countries and over 130 points of sale, which is the scale of a serious regional eveningwear label rather than a global brand. Farfetch came in 2019 and the Dubai Design District store in 2020, described as holding couture, ready-to-wear and bridal “with a dedicated lounge space for Custom Made creations.”

2024: Paris and the new Beirut headquarters

2024 is the year the house changed shape. The Paris showroom on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré gave it a European base and a permanent address on the couture calendar, and the new Beirut Central District headquarters brought the showroom, the studio and the atelier under one roof. Everything the house has shown since has come out of those two addresses.

“Saiid Kobeisy expands its global footprint with the grand opening of its first European showroom in the heart of Paris,” the house writes against 2024. The Store Locator places it on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, alongside the Riyadh, Dubai Design District and Beirut Central District showrooms.

2025 to 2026: the couture shows and the red carpet

Fashion Week Online covered The Warrior, the Fall Winter 2025 couture collection, on 14 July 2025, noting that it was the first to run across womenswear and menswear. Jennifer Lopez wore the house to the New York premiere of Good Night, and Good Luck on 3 April 2025. The Spring Summer 2026 couture collection was shown in Paris on 27 January 2026, and Sheryl Lee Ralph wore a gown from it to the 2026 Actor Awards on 1 March. Haute Couture News covered Passage Privé, the Fall Winter 2026 couture, on 3 August 2026. The couture week page takes each show in turn.

The timeline in the ready-to-wear

Coveti carries nine seasons of Saiid Kobeisy ready-to-wear at once, from Fall Winter 2023 to Spring Summer 2026, and the periods read differently on the rail. The 2023 and 2024 pieces are the neoprene, mikado and printed-crepe years, more colour-blocked and more structured; 2025 is the year of the embroidered tulle and the capes; Spring Summer 2026 brings the new house shades, Reed, Salsa Rosa, North Sea and Cactus Flower, on crepe and lace with crystal. One piece from each below.

1. Printed Sequin Asymmetrical Shirt in Indigo Print, $360

An Indigo Print top in sequins, with sequin, cut with movement. Spring Summer 2023, EU 34 to 48 at source, shown on the UK ladder at Coveti.

2. Lace Bra in Italian Plum, $520

An Italian Plum bra in lace, cut clean through the body. Fall Winter 2025, EU 34 to 48 at source, shown on the UK ladder at Coveti.

3. Textured Top, $2,616

A Jet Black top, cut close to the body. Spring Summer 2026, EU 34 to 48 at source, shown on the UK ladder at Coveti.

Frequently asked questions

When was Saiid Kobeisy founded?

The house dates itself from 2000, when Saiid Kobeisy began designing for private clients in Beirut; the first atelier opened in 2002 and the first couture collection was shown in 2005.

When did Saiid Kobeisy start ready-to-wear?

2010, with the first Beirut boutique. The house describes the line as carrying the signature couture silhouette.

When did Saiid Kobeisy open in Paris?

2024, with a showroom on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, the house’s first European showroom.

When did Saiid Kobeisy start bridal?

2015. The bridal couture line is the basis of the house’s United States trunk-show calendar today.

What was Saiid Kobeisy’s first couture show in Paris?

The house’s own timeline does not date its first Paris show. The earliest show this page can source is The Warrior, Fall Winter 2025, covered by Fashion Week Online on 14 July 2025.

Which Saiid Kobeisy seasons does Coveti stock?

Nine, from Fall Winter 2023 to Spring Summer 2026, 442 pieces in all on 20 September 2026. The older seasons are priced below the current one.

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Who is Saiid Kobeisy? Paris couture week New arrivals 2026 The sale page

More Saiid Kobeisy guides

Every Saiid Kobeisy page by Coveti’s fashion editor Gemma Deeks: Is it a luxury brand?, How to style, Brands like Saiid Kobeisy, The edit, Who is Saiid Kobeisy?, Price guide, Where to buy, Sale, Review, Real vs fake, Fabrics and care, Glossary, Who wears it, vs Elie Saab, vs Zuhair Murad, Size and fit guide, Couture vs ready-to-wear, New arrivals 2026, Paris couture week, Wedding-guest dresses, Mother of the bride, Engagement dresses, Eid and Ramadan, Black-tie gowns, Cocktail dresses, Cape dresses, Embroidered dresses, Tulle dresses, Lace dresses, Crepe dresses, Brocade dresses, Velvet and taffeta, Sequin dresses, Jumpsuits, Kaftans, One-shoulder and strapless, Long sleeves and modest, Midi and short dresses, Jackets and trousers, Black, Blue, Pink, Green, Gold and metallic, Red and burgundy, Purple, White and ivory.

Sources and method

Checked on 20 September 2026 by Gemma Deeks, fashion editor at Coveti. Product facts, the fabrics, the embroidery, the colourways and the size run, are the brand’s own product-page text; counts, prices and price ranges are Coveti’s live catalogue on that date and move with stock; the history of the house, the showrooms and the wearers come from the brand’s own pages and the press articles listed below, each read on the date above. Where a claim could not be checked against one of these it was left out, and where the fitting room is giving its own advice the page says so.

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