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Who wears Saiid Kobeisy? Jennifer Lopez, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and the ready-to-wear that follows

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Who wears Saiid Kobeisy? Jennifer Lopez, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and the ready-to-wear that follows

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Two women have worn Saiid Kobeisy on a red carpet in a way this page can source, and it names only those two. Jennifer Lopez wore the house to the New York premiere of Good Night, and Good Luck on 3 April 2025, in a fitted black velvet gown with an ivory taffeta cape; the house published its own account of the dress. Sheryl Lee Ralph wore a gown from the Spring Summer 2026 couture collection to the 2026 Actor Awards on 1 March 2026, reported by SheKnows. The house dresses many more women than that in Beirut, Dubai and Riyadh, but it does not publish their names and neither will this page. What it does instead is show which ready-to-wear pieces at Coveti carry the same ideas.

“I envisioned a moment of modern royalty – something that feels powerful, reflective, and eternal,” Saiid Kobeisy said of the black velvet gown and ivory taffeta cape Jennifer Lopez wore to the New York premiere of Good Night, and Good Luck on 3 April 2025, in the house’s own account of the evening.

Key facts

  • Jennifer Lopez, 3 April 2025, New York premiere of Good Night, and Good Luck: fitted black velvet gown, ivory taffeta cape in pleated folds; source, the house’s own news page
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph, 1 March 2026, 2026 Actor Awards: an ornate black, baby blue and white gown from the Spring Summer 2026 couture collection, styled by her daughter Ivy, with a white feathered boa and De Beers jewellery; source, SheKnows via Yahoo
  • Both are couture appearances; the ready-to-wear at Coveti carries the same cape, velvet and embroidery vocabulary in a sized EU 34 to 48 run
  • The house publishes no client list and this page names no unsourced wearers

Jennifer Lopez, April 2025

The dress was a black velvet column, fitted, with an ivory taffeta cape that fell in pleated folds behind it, and the house’s own description of the intention was “a moment of modern royalty.” It is the Saiid Kobeisy formula in two fabrics: a fitted, quiet body and a cape that does the drama, in a contrast colour so the cape reads from across a room. The ready-to-wear equivalent at Coveti is a velvet long dress with a cape in a separate piece: the Strapless Dress with Embroidered Detailing in Italian Plum for the body and the Bow Cape in Italian Plum, Style 40 for the cape.

Sheryl Lee Ralph, March 2026

Ralph’s gown came from the couture collection shown in Paris on 27 January 2026: black, baby blue and white, “ornate” in SheKnows’ word, with a feathered boa and diamonds. It is the other side of the house, the fully worked surface rather than the quiet body, and the black-and-white pairing runs through the Spring Summer 2026 ready-to-wear too, in the crepe gowns embroidered in off-white over Jet Black. The Laser Cut Scuba Dress in Off White and Jet Black is the closest piece at Coveti.

Sheryl Lee Ralph arrived at the 2026 Actor Awards in “an ornate, black, baby blue, and white gown” from “Saiid Kobeisy’s Spring-Summer 2026 Couture collection,” Delilah Gray reported for SheKnows on 2 March 2026, styled by her daughter Ivy and worn with a white feathered boa.

What the couture appearances mean for the ready-to-wear

A couture gown is fitted to one woman and takes months; the ready-to-wear is the same house cutting for a size run. What carries across is the vocabulary: the cape from the shoulder, the fitted velvet body, the embroidery placed along a line, the contrast of black with ivory. What does not carry across is the fitting, which is why the size and fit guide matters more for this house than for most, and why the couture versus ready-to-wear page exists.

Where the house is worn

The house’s own account of itself is regional first: Beirut, then Dubai, then Riyadh, then the wider Gulf, and the events its clients dress for are the wedding, the engagement, the Eid gathering and the gala. The United States bridal trunk shows and the Paris showroom are the newer audiences. The wedding-guest page and the Eid and Ramadan page are written for those occasions.

Frequently asked questions

Who has worn Saiid Kobeisy?

Jennifer Lopez, at the New York premiere of Good Night, and Good Luck on 3 April 2025, and Sheryl Lee Ralph, at the 2026 Actor Awards on 1 March 2026. Both are sourced above; the house publishes no wider client list.

What did Jennifer Lopez wear by Saiid Kobeisy?

A fitted black velvet gown with an ivory taffeta cape falling in pleated folds, described by the house as “a moment of modern royalty.”

What did Sheryl Lee Ralph wear by Saiid Kobeisy?

An ornate black, baby blue and white gown from the Spring Summer 2026 couture collection, styled by her daughter Ivy, with a white feathered boa and De Beers jewellery, per SheKnows.

Do celebrities wear Saiid Kobeisy ready-to-wear?

The two sourced appearances are couture. The ready-to-wear at Coveti carries the same cape, velvet and embroidery ideas in a sized run.

Is Saiid Kobeisy a red-carpet brand?

Yes, on the strength of the two appearances above and its Paris couture shows, and a wedding and Gulf-events house before that.

Can I buy the Jennifer Lopez Saiid Kobeisy dress?

Not the gown itself, which was couture. The nearest ready-to-wear at Coveti is a velvet long dress worn with one of the house’s taffeta capes, both linked on this page.

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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?, History timeline, Price guide, Where to buy, Sale, Review, Real vs fake, Fabrics and care, Glossary, 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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