We celebrate the difference

Since last Saturday on the 3rd of April, the world kept buzzing with love and awe for Egypt after they held the highly anticipated 'Pharaoh’s Golden Parade' where we saw the merge between reality and their royal heritage.

Cairo astonished people around the globe with a one-of-a-kind extravaganza. Millions across the continents tuned in for the live stream where 22 of ancient Egypt’s most-preserved regal mummies were transferred from the Egyptian Museum in Downtown Cairo to the newly built National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Fustat.

The event was so well organized to the tiniest details as the world watched the parade unravel from exactly 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m Egypt time.

Some of the royal mummies that were being transported were of King Seqenenre, who led the liberation war against the Hyksos; Queen Hatshepsut, the owner of the mesmerizing temple of Deir Al-Bahari on Luxor's West Bank; and King Ramesses II of course the great pharaoh of the New Kingdom.

Once they arrive at NMEC, there will be the restoration of the mommies in a laboratory for a duration of 15 days to prepare them for installation inside its new showcases at the Royal Mummies Hall, which was designed and decorated as the area that houses their original tombs named “Valley of the Kings"

Fashion played a major role in the success of the parade, as most outfits were either modern takes on ancient Egyptian clothing or directly inspired by it, designed by Nour Azazy, Farida Temraz, Mai Galal, and Khaled Azzam.

The parade was led by the beautiful model and actress Miral Mahilian who's pictures holding the sun disc while leading the mummies in the parade went viral on social media.

Miral Mahilian

The parade's fashion was obviously a hot topic. Shortly after the ending of the parade, Twitter was blowing up with The hashtag #Egypt_Impressed_The_World.

At the beginning of the parade, the famous Egyptian TV presenter Jasmine Zaki dazzled the world wearing the designer's Nour Azazy’s elegant light-pink dress matching the pharaonic theme while embellished with gorgeous Egyptian symbolism.

The dress was highly appraised by all the viewers and users across the Internet. 

Jasmine Zaki

“Egypt’s guests, welcome to Egypt! Welcome to the land of art and culture! Egyptian people are passionate and determined to fulfill their ambitions. You see this is not a dream, this is a beautiful reality. The Royal Pharaohs' Parade is being written in history as spectacular."

Performers such as Riham Abdelhakim, Nesma Mahgoub, Amira Selim were dressed by the talented award-winning designer Farida Tamraz in jaw-dropping blue-and-white costumes that drew a connection to what our ancestors wore thousands of years ago. 

They looked absolutely stunning while being backed by the United Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nader Abbassi.

We also had award-winning Egyptian celebrities like Mona Zaki, Nelly Karim, and Yousra who were flawless in elegant pharaonic garments.

Egyptian fashion designer Nour Azazy was behind Nelly Karim’s fully handmade corset as well as other memorable outfits in the evening. As for the stunning hair, Taher Gamil is the one to praise.

Nelly Karim

Each look that dazzled us from the superstars was made by celebrity stylists Mai Galal and Khaled Azzam, who made sure to make it all memorable.

Even our own Hend Sabri was among the guests looking ad beautiful as ever in a turquoise dress with a wide knee slit. 

As for the makeup, it was a combination between simple yet excotic. I for one was mesmerized and it took my breath away.

Hend Sabri

In the jewelry department, homegrown brands exceeded expectations, with out of this world pieces that highlighted the marvelous outfits.

Mona Zaki wore a gorgeous set of a necklace and a pair of earrings from Azza Fahmy, while ROCK Jewelry surprised us with its Lotus Collection inspired by the Egyptian heritage,worn by Jessi Zaki.

Mona Zaki

Now, when it came to the male superstars like Ahmed Ezz, Ahmed Helmy, Kareem Abdelaziz, and Asser Yassin, they were all dressed in dazzling Orange Square Cairo custom-made suits as they talked about Egypt's rich heritage and its civilization.

Even their ancient Egypt-inspired pins, garnered tons of attention on social media, designed by Huwa Design.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi wrote on Twitter just ahead of the proceedings to express his excitement for the event:

"With great pride, I am excited to welcome the kings and queens from Egypt after their trip.This grand spectacle is further proof of the greatness and uniqueness of our civilisation that extends into the depths of history."

Indeed it was a magical evening celebrating Egypt's rich history in which they merged heritage and art into life.