Dubai-based Filipino designer <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/fashion/million-dirham-gowns-10-of-michael-cinco-s-most-extravagant-wedding-dresses-1.694594">Michael Cinco is known for his extravagant gowns</a>, and the work of art he created for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Cannes appearance is no exception. The Bollywood actress wore the creation, which features a 3-metre-long train, on the Cannes red carpet on Saturday night at the premiere of <em>Les Filles Du Soleil. </em> The crystal-covered gown was initially designed for a Swarovski exhibition and was made by hand in Cinco's studio in Dubai Design District. Cinco also dressed Aishwarya Rai at last year's Cannes Film Festival - where she wore a princess-style powder blue gown: _______________ <strong>Read more:</strong> _______________ Michael Cinco has dressed countless stars, including Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey and Lady Gaga, and his extravagant and well-crafted designs continue to get international attention. Cinco’s love for fashion was first ignited as a child growing up on Samar Island in the Philippines where he developed a passion for classic Hollywood movies. “I pictured those fabulous heroines and imagined dressing them up in my creations. I chased after those visions ever since,” he says. In 1997 he moved to Dubai and founded his eponymous label in 2003, quickly earning himself a reputation for ethereal, aspirational couture.
