DUBAI: US actress, singer and dancer Nicole Scherzinger this week attended the press night afterparty for her musical “Sunset Boulevard” in London wearing a breathtaking gown by Lebanese Italian couturier Tony Ward.
The star wore a black form-fitting dress from the designer’s Fall/Winter 2023 collection that featured white voluminous structured shoulders and subtle satin orange detailing around the waist.
Scherzinger, 45, stars in British director Jamie Lloyd’s production of the musical version of “Sunset Boulevard.” She plays the lead role of Norma Desmond — the forgotten star of the silent screen whose attempt at a comeback does not end well — in the musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The dress featured white voluminous structured shoulders and subtle satin orange detailing around the waist. (Getty Images)
The performance of the meta-theatrical production takes place at the Savoy Theatre London.
Scherzinger, who rose to fame as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls — a girl group formed in the early 2000s — has been a fan of Arab designers. She has previously stepped out in gowns by Lebanese designer George Chakra and Kuwaiti couturier Yousef Al-Jasmi.
The “Don’t Cha” hitmaker, who serves as a judge on the hit show “The Masked Singer” alongside singer Robin Thicke, comedian Ken Jeong and model Jenna McCarthy, wowed viewers in 2020 with a white, statement-making Chakra pantsuit from the designer’s Spring 2019 couture collection.
The look boasted a blazer with a plunging neckline and metallic details on the shoulders and sleeves, as well as a cascading train. She paired the top with matching white, flared trousers.
In 2019, she was spotted on “Australia’s Got Talent” wearing a sparkling gown by Al-Jasmi.
Scherzinger chose a fitted glittering gown in a summery shade of yellow, complete with a halter neck top and a thigh-high slit.
Ward’s clientele list includes models Chrissy Teigen, Lori Harvey and Naomi Campbell, US actresses Sharon Stone and Bella Thorne, Indian actress Urvashi Rautela, US-Indian actress and social media star Liza Koshy, Danish model Josephine Skriver, US model Jasmine Tookes, German blogger Leonie Hanne, US-Somali actress Sabrina Dhowre Elba, Belgian model Rose Bertram and TikTok star Jessica Wang.
The stars wear the designer’s pieces to events such as the Oscars, Grammy Awards, Critics’ Choice Awards and Cannes Film Festival.
The couturier has worked with such high-profile designers as Gianfranco Ferre for Dior and the late Karl Lagerfeld for Chloe.
