• Lebanese singer and actress Maya Diab wore a velvet, custom made Nicolas Jebran dress. Can't fault it. Photo / AFP
    Lebanese singer and actress Maya Diab wore a velvet, custom made Nicolas Jebran dress. Can't fault it. Photo / AFP
  • Jordanian actress Saba Mubarak opted for Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco. Photo / AFP
    Jordanian actress Saba Mubarak opted for Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco. Photo / AFP
  • Lebanese actress Carmen Lebbos wears an embellished gown by Rabih Edris. Photo / AFP
    Lebanese actress Carmen Lebbos wears an embellished gown by Rabih Edris. Photo / AFP
  • Sticking with the velvet theme, French-Egyptian model and actress Elisa Sednaoui wore a bold blue design by Saudi ready-to-wear designer Arwa Al Banawi. Photo / AFP
    Sticking with the velvet theme, French-Egyptian model and actress Elisa Sednaoui wore a bold blue design by Saudi ready-to-wear designer Arwa Al Banawi. Photo / AFP
  • Syrian actress Nesreen Tafesh opted for a glimmering, full-skirt gown by Lebanese designer Sadek Majed. Photo / AFP
    Syrian actress Nesreen Tafesh opted for a glimmering, full-skirt gown by Lebanese designer Sadek Majed. Photo / AFP
  • Egyptian actress Yusra wears Beiruti designer Antoine Kareh. Photo / AFP
    Egyptian actress Yusra wears Beiruti designer Antoine Kareh. Photo / AFP
  • Egyptian actress Nelly Karim wears Egyptian label Kojak Studio. Photo / AFP
    Egyptian actress Nelly Karim wears Egyptian label Kojak Studio. Photo / AFP
  • Tunisian actress Dorra Zarrouk wears Georges Hobeika. Photo / AFP
    Tunisian actress Dorra Zarrouk wears Georges Hobeika. Photo / AFP
  • Elisa Sednaoui opted for Chanel for her second red carpet appearance. Photo / AFP
    Elisa Sednaoui opted for Chanel for her second red carpet appearance. Photo / AFP
  • Lebanese actress Diamand Bou Abboud was an Oscars star last year thanks to The Insult, and for this festival closer to home she opted for a design by Lebanon's Sandy Nour. Photo / AFP
    Lebanese actress Diamand Bou Abboud was an Oscars star last year thanks to The Insult, and for this festival closer to home she opted for a design by Lebanon's Sandy Nour. Photo / AFP
  • Legendary Egyptian actress Nadia El-Gendy wears Hany El-Behairy (known for his go-big-or-go-home wedding dresses). Photo / AFP
    Legendary Egyptian actress Nadia El-Gendy wears Hany El-Behairy (known for his go-big-or-go-home wedding dresses). Photo / AFP
  • Egyptian actress Bushra Rozza wears Lebanese designer Ziad Nakad. Photo / AFP
    Egyptian actress Bushra Rozza wears Lebanese designer Ziad Nakad. Photo / AFP
  • Tunisian actress Fatma Nasser wore a dress by Antoine Kareh, but the real star of the show is her Azza Fahmy necklace. (Egyptian jewelry designer Azza Fahmy has been honing her craft since 1969.) Photo / AFP
    Tunisian actress Fatma Nasser wore a dress by Antoine Kareh, but the real star of the show is her Azza Fahmy necklace. (Egyptian jewelry designer Azza Fahmy has been honing her craft since 1969.) Photo / AFP

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From Maya Diab to Carmen Lebbos: red carpet fashion at Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival

The Red Sea resort cinema celebration is only in its second year, but it's already quite the celeb magnet

Nyree McFarlane

September 23, 2018

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El Gouna in Egypt boasts coral reefs, sandy beaches and great surfing, and it's now also home to a film festival, which is only in its second year.

Scroll through the gallery above to see the beautiful regional designs stars including Maya Diab, Carmen Lebbos, Elisa Sednaoui and Nesreen Tafesh chose to wear. One star even opted for a look by Dubai-based Filipino designer Saba Mubarak.

Keen to continue ogling dreamy fashion? Start with 34 red carpet looks from the 2018 Emmy Awards, then look at 34 red carpet moments from TIFF, or see 33 celebrity looks from New York Fashion Week here, and check out our nine favourite runway looks from the event so far here.

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