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Mariah Carey wore Swarovski gown by Dubai designer

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Mariah Carey’s eye-catching golden gown was created by Dubai’s very own fashion designer, Furne One.

The UAE-based Filipino designer has worked with American celebrity stylist Johnny Wujek for “a long time” and was approached to create a custom dress for Carey.

His creation is a floor-length gown, fully beaded with fancy stone Swarovski crystals mixed with sequins and glass

Expo 2020 is a World Expo that will be hosted in Dubai from October 20, 2020 to April 10, 2021.

Visitors should expect high-tech innovation­s — the possibilit­ies are endless, from autonomous cars to space

Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor spoke on Sunday about her upcoming film Street Dancer 3D, which was shot in Dubai earlier this year.

Before talking about her film, she greeted the Burj Park crowd in Arabic.

“Marhaba Dubai. It’s so nice to be here, thank you for having me. I can’t count the number of times that I’ve come to Dubai. I’ve come here as a little girl, and then when I grew up a little more,” said Kapoor.

“I was just here shooting for one of my films, so thank you for having me back again,” she continued. “Without giving too much away, because it’s releasing in January, it’s called Street Dancer, so it’s about dance.

“Hopefully all of you out there like to beads.

“My Cleopatra dress — Egyptian inspired,” explained Furne. “In skincolour illusion tulle.”

This is not the first time that Furne of Amato Couture has created a custom gown for Carey.

“I worked with her in Cannes [Film Festival] and her Caution World Tour. [This is] my third time now,” said Furne. “And hopefully more to come.” travel — and daily entertainm­ent.

The theme of the global event is the World’s Greatest Show and it will feature more than 60 live shows per day “with everything from operas to A-listers, pop-up theatres to flash mobs, and watch dance and love dance. We were here and we had a really, really good time shooting in Dubai — I have to say that the shots that we got here were amazing, and I’m just excited for everyone to see it,” added the 32-year-old actress.

Street Dancer 3D is an upcoming Hindi-language film directed by Remo D’Souza and starring Varun Dhawan, Nora Fatehi, Prabhudeva and Kapoor. It’s slated to release in India on January 24, 2020, to coincide with Republic Day.

The film will be a coming-of-age story centred on the lives of street dancers.

In addition to Dubai, the film shot in Punjab and London. Principal photograph­y began in February and wrapped in July. sports events to national day celebratio­ns,” according to the official website.

Plus, visitors can attend workshops or eat at one of more than 200 restaurant­s. Dubai won the bid to host Expo 2020 on November 27, 2013.

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