Who Wears Rasario: The Red Carpet Moments, Documented

Rasario is a red carpet label before it is anything else. The house has dressed women for state dinners, Grammy parties and award galas, and the moments are documented rather than rumoured. Here is who has worn it, what they wore, and where each look was reported.

Lauren Sanchez at the White House, April 2024

The most photographed Rasario moment to date. Lauren Sanchez wore a red Rasario gown to President Biden’s state dinner honouring Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on 11 April 2024, arriving with Jeff Bezos. HELLO! put the dress at $2,200. WWD described it as a lace Rasario dress and read the look as sensuality meeting the coquette mood of that season.

It became the label’s most discussed appearance. The dress drew heavy commentary on social platforms and a wide spread of opinion in the fashion press, which is usually the mark of a look that lands. The construction is pure Rasario: a corseted bodice, an off the shoulder neckline, lace worked over satin.

Katy Perry, a fan since Pre-Fall 2017

Katy Perry has worn the house for years. Red Carpet Fashion Awards photographed her in Rasario at Mark Ronson’s Club Heartbreak Grammy party in February 2019. Her association with the label goes back to the Pre-Fall 2017 collection, and she has since worn Rasario to the Human Rights Campaign gala where she received the National Equality Award.

Who else the press has named

Forbes profiled the label in March 2022, in a piece by Felicity Carter marking its tenth year. That article named Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry and Lily Collins among the women wearing Rasario, and described the house signature as a corset combined with frills and bows, worked with cutouts, ruching, lace inserts, open backs and crystal detail.

Founder Rasida Lakoba told Forbes she designs for a woman who likes to be the centre of attention, and that Rasario dresses are made for special occasions. That is a fair description of the catalogue. This is not a label that makes a quiet daytime wardrobe.

Why the house suits a red carpet

Three things recur in every one of these appearances. The bodice is boned and built, so it holds a line under photography rather than collapsing. The fabrics are chosen for how they behave under light, which is why satin, lace and sequin dominate the range. And the silhouettes are unambiguous. A Rasario dress is designed to be looked at, and it photographs as intended from the front and in motion.

That is also the honest limitation. These are occasion dresses. If you want something that reads down for a lunch, this is the wrong house.

Frequently asked questions

What did Lauren Sanchez wear to the White House state dinner?

She wore a red Rasario gown to the state dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on 11 April 2024. HELLO! reported the price at $2,200 and WWD described it as a lace Rasario dress.

Which celebrities wear Rasario?

Lauren Sanchez and Katy Perry are the most documented. Forbes additionally named Jennifer Lopez and Lily Collins in its March 2022 profile of the label.

Has Katy Perry worn Rasario?

Yes, repeatedly. She was photographed in Rasario at Mark Ronson’s Club Heartbreak Grammy party in February 2019, and has worn the label since its Pre-Fall 2017 collection.

Who founded Rasario?

Rasida Lakoba founded the house in 2012. Forbes marked its tenth anniversary in 2022.

Is Rasario a couture label?

It is an occasionwear house working in a couture idiom. The bodices are boned and hand finished, and the range is built almost entirely around evening dressing rather than ready to wear separates.

See the pieces behind these looks in the Rasario collection at Luxury Shoes . For the house history read who is Rasario, and for fit start with the Rasario size guide.