The 40th annual Cairo International Film Festival 2018 is here and we're also here to report the most standout dresses and interesting looks. The CIFF red carpet fashion this year was risky and out of the box. A lot of celebrities shifted their focus off glamour to give edginess a chance and hats off to that!
The most prominent trends at the CIFF 2018 trends were ruby red dresses, one shoulder gowns (with and without sleeves) and designs by the Egyptian designer Kojak. Check them out for yourself below with details on the looks. Pick a favorite and tell us all about it on our Instagram.
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Nelly Karim
Nelly went for yet another Kojak piece. This time it was a sexy, leather dress that definitely stood out on the red carpet.
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Nagla Badr
This Ahmed Fayez fitted dress looked awesome with Nagla's edgy braided hairdo and Iram Jewelry.
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Riham Hagag
Riham wore a stunning sexy ruby Zuhair Murad dress paired with a natural, elegant hairstyle and simple nude toned makeup.
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Asma Abul-yazeid
Asma has done no wrong with her red carpet looks. She's always looked like an ethereal dream and this is not an exception in a Kojak dress and El Mawardy Jewelry.
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Sarrah Abdelrahman
Sarrah stole our hearts in an outstanding Kojak gown. Her bun balances out the heaviness of the dress perfectly and of course a red lip.
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Rogena
This Laith Maalouf emerald dress glistened against the red carpet and we always love a sleek bob.
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Dorra Zarrouk
And...we definitely have a winner. We saw this on Zuhair Murad's runway and now Dorra has grazed Cairo with it. Stunning. Her Jewelry is by Michael Oro.
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Mariam El Khosht
And here we are with yet another red Kojak dress. This is one of our favorites...a magnificent royal worthy look.
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Sarah Nakhleh
The Syrian model looked incredible in a royal blue Ghada Hashash gown.
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Nour
Another one of our top favorites with an ode to the ruffles trend. Pink was made for Nour in Azzi & Osta.
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Amina Khalil
Shariff Tanyous chose a smokey eye to contrast Norine Farah's princessy faded lavender number.
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Eman El Assi
The beautiful actress went for a classic look with this Temraza dress but chose an edgy hairstyle to contrast it.
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Jamila Awad
We always love Jamila's daring looks and this fierce look is no exception, perfectly paired with a smokey eye and sleek hairdo.
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Hend Abdelhalim
Well, this is blue done right. Malak El Ezzawy's design was perfect for the beautiful actress.
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Suzan Idris
No one could've done this Kojak dress justice like the stunning model did. We can't get over that magnificent bow!
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Hannah El Zahed
Kojak ruled the red carpet this year. Here we have Hannah in an embellished black dress complimented by a perfect red pout.
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Ola Roshdy
Nadine Makar's sexy design looked exceptional on Ola and we can't stop daydreaming about those Azza Fahmy Earrings.
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Yousra
Yousra as always exceptionally elegant in the one and only Elie Saab.
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Huda El Mufti
Huda wore a feminine beaded dress also by Kojak. We're loving the detached sleeves look.
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Nadia Reffat
Nadia teamed up with hubby Fishawy, both in Kojak. Velvet and blue is one of our current favorite trends.
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Saba Mubarak
She rocked the Gouna red carpet and she's back with a one shoulder Laith Maalouf dress giving us major mermaid vibes.
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Shereen Reda
Shereen looked as cool as ever in an Elie Madi dress. The Jewelry and clutch are by Bulgari.
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Saba Mubarak
Saba went for beautiful white dress for the closing ceremony by Amato.
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Mai Selim
Mai went for a magnificent Maram Borhan gown with voluminous waves to tie in the glam look.
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Amina Khalil
Amina chose a chic Temraza dress which highlights her beautiful figure.
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Arwa Gouda
This emerald Hany El Behairy jumpsuit caught everyone's eye on the closing ceremony's red carpet.
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Nour
The beautiful actress grazed the red carpet with elegance and grace in an ethereal Hass Idris gown.
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Asma Abul-yazeid
Our favorite new star looked stunning in a metallic Nour Azazy Dress.
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Dorra Zarrouk
Dorra went for a fierce and interesting piece by Kojak. We love the puff sleeves trend on her.
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