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Who is Saiid Kobeisy? The designer, the house and the three lines

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Who is Saiid Kobeisy? The designer, the house and the three lines

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Saiid Kobeisy is a Lebanese couturier and the founder of the Beirut fashion house that carries his name. He began designing for private clients in 2000, opened his first atelier in Beirut in 2002, showed his first couture collection in 2005 and launched a ready-to-wear line in 2010, and today the house runs three lines, couture, bridal couture and ready-to-wear, from a headquarters in Beirut Central District and showrooms in Paris, Dubai and Riyadh. This page is the short, sourced answer to the question in its title, written for the shopper who has seen a cape gown on a red carpet and wants to know whose it was.

“With cascading silhouettes, dynamic cuts and elegant handcrafted touches, Saiid Kobeisy gives expression to every facet of the modern-day woman, from her fearless ambition and passion, to her riveting charm and strength,” the house writes on its The House page.

Key facts

  • Born in Lebanon; the house says he was drawn to fashion “since the age of 15” and began designing for private clients in 2000
  • First atelier in Beirut, 2002; first couture collection and the Beirut showroom, 2005; first boutique and the first ready-to-wear line, 2010
  • Dubai boutique 2012; first bridal collection 2015; more than 35 countries and 130 points of sale by 2017; Farfetch from 2019; Dubai Design District store 2020
  • 2024: the first European showroom, on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, and a new headquarters in Beirut Central District holding the showroom, studio and atelier
  • Shows couture on the Paris calendar: The Warrior (Fall Winter 2025), Spring Summer 2026 on 27 January 2026, Passage Privé (Fall Winter 2026)
  • Worn by Jennifer Lopez (New York, April 2025) and Sheryl Lee Ralph (2026 Actor Awards)
  • At Coveti: 442 ready-to-wear pieces, $360 to $16,075, cut in EU 34 to 48 and shown on the UK ladder

The designer

The house tells its own story in a dated timeline rather than a biography, and the timeline is the most reliable thing written about him. It records a childhood fascination with “the different cuts, styles, and fabrics of dresses” and a start in 2000 designing for private clientele, which is how most Beirut couturiers of his generation began: one client, one gown, one recommendation at a time. The atelier followed in 2002, the first couture collection in 2005, and the house’s own description of that first collection, high fashion that sits between the classic and the contemporary, is still a fair description of what it makes. He is a designer of silhouette first: the cape, the bow, the cascading skirt and the fitted bodice are the recurring shapes, and the embroidery is placed along them rather than covering them.

The house

The house grew out of Beirut in the order the Lebanese eveningwear trade usually grows: Beirut boutique in 2010, Dubai in 2012, the wider Gulf and the international stockists after that, then Farfetch in 2019 and the Dubai Design District store in 2020. The two moves that matter for a shopper today came in 2024. The first is the Paris showroom on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, the house’s first European address and the reason it can show on the Paris couture calendar with a permanent base. The second is the new Beirut headquarters, which the house describes as “showroom, studio, atelier, and creative spaces all under one roof.” The customer-care line the site lists is a Paris number; the public-relations line is a Beirut one.

“Saiid Kobeisy unveils its new luxurious headquarters in the vibrant heart of Beirut Central District, elegantly showcasing the House’s showroom, studio, atelier, and creative spaces all under one roof,” the house writes against 2024 on its timeline.

The three lines

Couture is made to order through the showrooms; Haute Couture News reported in August 2026 that the hand embroidery on a couture piece takes about three months. Bridal couture, launched in 2015, is the line the United States trunk-show calendar is built on, with appointments at bridal boutiques in Boston, Dallas, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles through late 2026. Ready-to-wear, launched in 2010, is what Coveti sells: the same silhouettes cut in a standard EU 34 to 48 run and shipped from stock. Couture versus ready-to-wear explains what changes between the lines and what does not.

Three pieces that explain him

1. Embellished Crepe Kaftan in Bleached Aqua, Style 12, $2,010

A Bleached Aqua kaftan in crepe, with sequin, cut close to the body. Spring Summer 2025, EU 34 to 48 at source, shown on the UK ladder at Coveti.

2. Crepe Georgette Dress With Draped Sleeves, $5,162

A Salsa Rosa long dress in crepe georgette, with embroidery, cut with movement. Spring Summer 2026, EU 34 to 48 at source, shown on the UK ladder at Coveti.

3. Crepe High-Low Dress with Matching Embroidery in Blue and Off White, $490

A Blue dress in crepe, with embroidery, cut with movement. Spring Summer 2024, EU 34 to 48 at source, shown on the UK ladder at Coveti.

What is not known

There is no English Wikipedia article on the designer and no reliable public biography beyond the house’s own timeline, so this page does not give a birth year, a school, and it does not repeat the profile details that circulate on stockist sites without a source. If a fact is not on saiidkobeisy.com and not in the press listed under Sources, it is not here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Saiid Kobeisy?

A Lebanese couturier and the founder of the Beirut fashion house of the same name, which he began with private clients in 2000 and has grown into couture, bridal and ready-to-wear lines with showrooms in Beirut, Paris, Dubai and Riyadh.

Where is Saiid Kobeisy from?

Beirut, Lebanon. The first atelier opened there in 2002 and the headquarters, showroom and atelier are in Beirut Central District today.

What is Saiid Kobeisy known for?

Cascading silhouettes, capes and bows built into the dress, and handcrafted embroidery over crepe and tulle, in couture, bridal and ready-to-wear. Jennifer Lopez and Sheryl Lee Ralph have worn the house on the red carpet.

Is Saiid Kobeisy the same as Saiid Kobeisy Online?

Yes. Saiid Kobeisy Online is the name the house uses for its own web store at saiidkobeisy.com; the label on the garment reads SAIID KOBEISY.

Does Saiid Kobeisy show at Paris couture week?

Yes. The house showed The Warrior for Fall Winter 2025, a Spring Summer 2026 collection on 27 January 2026 and Passage Privé for Fall Winter 2026, all in Paris. The couture week page covers each.

Where can I buy Saiid Kobeisy?

From the house’s own store and showrooms, from Farfetch, from the bridal boutiques on its trunk-show calendar, and from Coveti, which stocks the ready-to-wear with authentication and worldwide delivery. Where to buy lists them.

Read next

The history timeline Who wears Saiid Kobeisy Is it a luxury brand? The edit

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, History timeline, 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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