Mary-Kate Olsen who walked the red carpet with Gerard Butler, made an impressive style statement at the grand opening of Atlantis, The Palm Resort, the flagship resort of the world-renowned Palm Jumeirah on November 20, 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo Credit: Getty Images
November 21, 2008, (Sawf News) – Mary-Kate Olsen who walked the red carpet with Gerard Butler, made an impressive style statement at the grand opening of Atlantis, The Palm Resort, the flagship resort of the world-renowned Palm Jumeirah on November 20, 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Mary-Kate Olsen and Gerard Butler at the grand opening of Atlantis, The Palm Resort, the flagship resort of the world-renowned Palm Jumeirah on November 20, 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo Credit: Getty Images
Olsen, perhaps overdressed by her standards but perfectly in tune with local sentiments, wore a flowing long sleeve ivory silk chiffon kaftan, embellished with maple leaf pattern. The long sleeve dress with plunging V neckline revealed her black lingerie inside.
Mary-Kate Olsen at the grand opening of Atlantis, The Palm Resort, the flagship resort of the world-renowned Palm Jumeirah on November 20, 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo Credit: Getty Images
She paired her signature wavy hair style and the smoky eye make up with dark lip color that brightened up her face. She accessorized with a long gold globe necklace, a silver interlocked circles lariat necklace and a chunky black ring in her left hand ring finger. Never mind the economic downturn, the Dubai developers spend $20 million on the event, inviting celebrities from world around. The guests will enjoy three days of celebration, with the highlight being on Thursday, November 20.
Mary-Kate Olsen at the grand opening of Atlantis, The Palm Resort, the flagship resort of the world-renowned Palm Jumeirah on November 20, 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo Credit: Getty Images
Entertainment includes music legend Kylie Minogue's debut performance in the Middle East and a show by Nawal Al Zoghbi - one of the highest selling Arab artists of all time.
Mary-Kate Olsen at the grand opening of Atlantis, The Palm Resort, the flagship resort of the world-renowned Palm Jumeirah on November 20, 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo Credit: Getty Images
Samantha Ronson is the Dee Jay for the two evenings.
Bollywood Superstar Priyanka Chopra unveiled a spectacular fireworks display, designed and executed by the Grucci's, lighting up 43 km of palm shaped shoreline and illuminating the entire island with more than 100,000 specially-designed pyrotechnic devices.
Dinner is hosted by Nobu Matsuhisa, Santi Santamaria, Michel Rostang and Giorgio Locatelli.
The list of attendees includes Charlize Theron, Robert DiNiro, Kylie Minogue, Mischa Barton, Lindsay Lohan, Michael Jordan, Chris Tucker, Jade Jagger, Natalie Imbruglia, Rhys Ifans, Janet Jackson and Dupri, Preity Zinta, Lily Allen, The Duchess of York, Agyness Deyn, Boris Becker, Petra Nemcova, Denzel Washington, Bipasha Basu, John Abraham, Rani Mukerji and Gosha Kutsenko among many others.
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