Weekend In Review Dubai: Surprise Engagement, YAS Mall Fashion Week Wraps, Abu Dhabi Art Hub

It was a haute weekend in the UAE, with a surprise proposal thrilling the crowd at the Dubai Comedy Festival, the wrap up of YAS Mall’s first Fashion Week and a “Sustainable Art” show debuting at Abu Dhabi Art Hub.

Love & Laughter: Dubai Comedy Festival

More than just laughs were delivered over the weekend at the Dubai Comedy Festival Desi Invasion.

On Saturday October 17, Dubai Comedy Festival’s Desi Invasion featured a bevy of India’s funniest comics, including Atul Khatri, Kenny Sebastian, Neeti Palta and Abish Mathew. Audiences were alight in laughter during the two hour affair.

Host Nitin Mirani stole the show, however, with a surprise wedding proposal to his partner, model and actress Madhu Sneha. The crowd was over the top when the lovely Madhu said yes. 

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More than comedy was in the air as Nitin Mirani proposed to his love, Madhu Sneha, at the Dubai Comedy Festival. Audience members cheered loudly when she said yes.

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YAS Mall Wraps Up First Fashion Week

Yas Mall wrapped up their first Fashion Week in the capital, which ran from October 14-18th, 2015. Showcased in the collections were 13 global fashion brands who premiered their Autumn/Winter season items. 

The closing runway show of the week was a glamorous display of luxury evening gowns from the Spanish label Esposa, with a stunning finale that included a beautiful wedding dress. The VIP guest list that witnessed the final runway shows included television presenter and fashion expert, Joelle Mardinian seated in the front row.

YAS Mall Fashion Week
The first Fashion Week at YAS Mall wrapped up in stunning style over the weekend in Dubai.

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With its exceptionally diverse fashion and beauty outlets that suit all ages, interests and cultures, Yas Mall continues to provide its guests with the latest trends, and looks forward to planning Fashion Week 2016. 


 

Abu Dhabi Art Hub Premiers “Sustainable Art”, an Upcycle Collection

A residency founded under the concept of uniting artists to find inspiration in discarded materials met great success as the collection “Sustainable Art” debuted over the weekend at Abu Dhabi Art Hub.

Dubai-based artists Jeff Scofield, Stephanie Neville, Beena Samuel and Diyali Sen Bhalla focused on upcycling discarded materials and discovered objects for their art featured in the collection, which is on display through October 27. Each artist explores the theme of sustainability through their artworks, which include mixed media paintings, sculptures and installations.

"Sustainable Art" is a collection of upcycled pieces that can be seen at Abu Dhabi Art Hub until October 27.
“Sustainable Art” is a collection of upcycled pieces that can be seen at Abu Dhabi Art Hub until October 27.

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“Sustainable Art” will run at the Abu Dhabi Art Hub until October 27.