Search

Blog

Select Trends Category

Fashion

October 2017

6 Best Places to Buy Abayas

in Dubai
22
Shares

Abayas are often seen as a symbol of a woman's

devotion to her culture and her faith. Even in the
21st Century, abayas have retained their status as a
garment of cultured elegance. The modern abaya
is designed to be functional and fashionable,
without compromising on traditional values. Below
we explore a few stores, located at the leading
malls of Dubai, that offer both traditional and
modern versions of abayas to cater to the varied
needs of the Arab women of today.

Hanayen

Hanayen is one of the foremost brands for sheilas

and abayas in Dubai. Well known for their unique
and exclusive designs, Hanayen's creations offer a
modern twist to the traditional Arabian attire. In
addition to their custom-made creations,
Hanayen's collections feature sheilas and abayas in
a variety of elegant designs and styles to reflect
every woman's individuality and taste. Founded in
1990 in Dubai, the brand has grown over the years
and currently operates 12 retail stores across the
UAE and 2 stores in Oman.

Phone
Phone: + 971 4 2843666
Opening Hours
Hours: 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Website
Website: http://www.hanayen.com/en
Facebook
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/HanayenGroup
Twitter
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HanayenGroup
YouTube
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/hanayenuae

Al-Motahajiba

Over the last three decades, Al-Motahajiba has

become one of most well known fashion brands
among Arab women. The brand is famous for its
ability to marry traditional Gulf styles with modern
trends in fashion. Al-Motahajiba offers a wide
selection of fashionable indoor and outdoor
clothing for Arab women. Al-Motahajiba not only
designs its creations but also manufactures them.
Today, the brand operates over 36 branches in the
Middle East, out of which 10 are in the UAE.

Phone
Phone: +971 4 2840046
Opening Hours
Hours: 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Website
Website: http://almotahajiba.com/en
Instagram
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/al_motahajiba

Dar Al Kashkha

Kashkha translates to "elegant" in English. The

brand is very popular among Arab women for its
flowing fabrics with intricate handwork,
sophisticated prints and embellishments that
represent the rich Arab heritage and legacy. The
brand combines traditional and contemporary
trends to create affordable, stylish and modest
designs for the modern Arab woman. To maintain
its assured level of quality, Kashkha's creations are
manufactured at the brand's own facilities using
high-quality handpicked fabrics from across the
world. Today, Kashkha has an extensive
distribution, sales and retail network spread across
four continents.

Phone
Phone: +971 4 284 0440
Opening Hours
Hours: 10:00 AM - 10:30 PM
Website
Website: https://mena.kashkha.com
Facebook
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kashkhallc
Twitter
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KashkhaPlaza
Instagram
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kashkhaofficial
YouTube
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzUj-
7jbQRYoB7B3lTw2T2Q

Abu Hail Centre

Walk into Abu Hail Centre for the largest collection

of traditional Arabian wear, with shops selling
abayas, kaftans, accessories and more. Located in
the busy streets of Deira, it’s a bargain hunter’s
paradise. The in-house tailors will even make
alterations and stitch a new one to suit your fit,
style, and taste.

Location
Location: Al Quds Street, Hor Al Anz East, Deira,
Dubai
Phone
Phone: + 971 4 2669600
Opening Hours:
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM (Saturday - Thursday)
04:00 PM - 10:00 PM (Saturday - Thursday)
04:00 PM - 10:00 PM (Friday)

Nuna Atelier

Patronized by pop icons like Kendall Jenner, Khloe

Kardashian and other high-end fashion bloggers,
Nuna Atelier’s client list features A-list celebs from
around the world. Nuna’s range of abayas adds
that hint of style to traditional wear. You can even
have your abaya tailor-made to your style
preference. A popular piece is an abaya made
from the fouta and keffiyeh materials, which are
available in dip-dyed colours.

Location
Location: Al Sayyah Building, Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Phone
Phone: +971 4 340 9100
Opening Hours
Hours: 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Website
Website: https://www.nunaatelier.com
Facebook
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/shopatnunaatelier
Twitter
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nunaatelier
Instagram
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/nunaatelier

CHI-KA

A beautiful marriage of Japanese style statement

and Emirati elegance, Chika blends the style and
structure of the Japanese kimono to abaya
fashion. Their line features avant-garde kimono
abayas, traditional kimonos and print dresses.
Boasting a clientele, which includes the Emirati
royalty, Chika’s take on abaya fashion is fresh and
one-of-a-kind.

Location
Location: CHI-KA GALLERY SHOP, Alserkal
Avenue H69 | Al Quoz 1, Al Manara Exit 43 | 17th
Street, Dubai
Phone
Phone: +971 50 744 5911/ +971 4 345 0000
Opening Hours
Hours: 11:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Website
Website: https://chikacollection.com
Instagram
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/chikacollection

That’s not all; most abaya labels have online stores

nowadays. Websites like http://3abaya.com have a
vast collection for you choose from.

Now you know where to head to buy the abaya

that suits your taste and budget.

October 2017

Fresh New Fashion Finds AW

2017
4
Shares

These new season buys mean you can keep up

with catwalk fashion while shopping in Dubai.

With temperatures finally going in the right

direction (by which we mean you can stand
outside without your skin burning off!), now is the
perfect time to invest in updating your wardrobe.
This year’s autumn/winter collection offers plenty
of fresh new looks to choose from. From Mirdif to
Deira, we’ve combed the City Centres for this
month’s top fashion finds.

Blogger and street style star Gitta Banko sports a

perfect fall look at Paris Fashion Week

Flower power

Florals are no longer synonymous with summer –

they can be worn all year round, especially thanks
to Dubai’s balmy winter temperatures. From Prada
to Preen, flower print was splashed across the
catwalks and it is continuing to grow on us. To get
the look, try Ted Baker for stunning floral maxi-
dresses with slashes of red to tick the lady in red
fashion box too.

There was some serious flower power at designer

Tadashi Shoji’s collection – for a high street
comparison try Ted Baker’s Kytot floral pleated
maxi-dress in navy at 1,275 AED

Top of the blocks

The best way to make your look pop is with a bit

of clever colour blocking. Luckily the high street
stores offer lots of top choices, so simply pick your
favourite colour and off you go.BCBGMAXAZRIA
BCBGMAXAZRIA
obviously took inspiration from the Milan Fashion
Week, making the brand Dubai’s place to go for
breezy, asymmetric numbers. Colour blocks look
best with a white shirt for the park or the beach,
then take them back to black (a la the catwalk)
after dark. Bellissimo!

Take inspiration from hot label Anteprima and

shop the trend at BCBGMAXAZRIA, where the
Christy Midi-length colour block skirt is 941 AED

What a furore!

Things are getting hairy this season, with faux fur

appearing in every rainbow shade on and off the
catwalk. Style steal the look from Milan’s Fashion
Week at Bershka
Bershka. Available at City Centre Mirdif,
their faux fur mustard sweater is bound to be a
favourite of the style set this winter. Furry nice!

Those taking inspiration from Milan’s faux fur style

should look out for Bershka’s faux fur sweater in
stylish mustard at 129 AED

October 2017

The Best Crimson tide Ladies

Apparel for this Season
3
Shares

Celebs are on red alert this season – and here’s our

pick of the best fiery fashion in Dubai.

As well as picking up the ‘best actress’ award at

the recent Emmy’s, Nicole Kidman definitely
should have scooped best dressed in this season’s
hottest colour. If top-to-toe red is a little fierce for
your fashion tastes, we’ve picked out some safer
scarlet fashion choices for you. Because this is one
shade that’s going to be smoking all season.
Remember you ‘red’ it here first!

Nicole Kidman in red Calvin Klein at the Emmy’s

Red-hot knit

A slouchy red knit is one way to embrace

autumn/winter’s fiery trend. Team it with a denim
of midi length skirt (tomato red if you dare) for a
nod to the 70s style of the season. If you can’t
stretch to Victoria Beckham, Massimo Dutti has a
range of red knits to keep you cosy – and on-
trend.

Red knit jumper at Victoria Beckham’s

autumn/winter show

Getting Shirty

Sheer shirts are a more weather friendly way to

make sure your friends and family are seeing red
this season. Spotted outside Christopher Kane,
stylist and influencer Natasha Goldenberg rocked
the trend, teaming it with the check print to
maximize her style credentials. Fashionistas
looking to shop the trend should head to Maje,
who have a multi-tasking sheer shirt with a yolk of
frills across the chest to pay homage to folk chic at
the same time while staying red alert.

Influencer Natasha Goldenberg outside

Christopher Kane

99 Red Balloons

When it comes to high fashion, sometimes only a

dress will do – and this full-skirted cocoon skirt
from Cos is a definite showstopper. Nipped in at
the waist, before ballooning out into a flattering
full skirt that ends just below the knee, this piece is
lightweight enough to take you through the
season back in the summer again. Now that’s what
we call red hot!

Cos’s balloon dress flares in at the waist, priced at

595 AED

October 2017

Celebrity Style Special: The

Arabian Edition
2
Shares

We show you how to dress like your favourite

Middle Eastern muses of the moment.

From Queen Rania of Jordan to supermodel Bella

Hadid, we take a look at the most stylish Middle
Eastern woman of the moment. We’ll also show
you how to get their fashionable look with the key
pieces to buy now - all available at the City
Centres malls across the Middle East.

Queen Rania

Queen Rania of Jordan

is one of the most stylish royals

HRH Queen Rania is one of the best-dressed royals

in the world. Never one to step a well-heeled foot
out of fashion, the Jordanian queen is celebrated
for her impeccably chic yet modest sense of style.

The mother-of-four works tirelessly to support

countless charitable causes and initiatives
affiliated with the Queen Rania Foundation, which
includes The Al-Aman Fund for the Future of
Orphans and The Royal Health Awareness Society.

Get the look:

Dark orange dress from Mango at City Centre

Mirdif, City Centre Muscat

Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney is the epitome

of elegance in this monochrome outfit

Despite only recently welcoming twin babies (Ella

and Alexander), the wife of George Clooney is not
slowing down in the style department and was
most recently spotted hitting the red carpet at the
Venice Film Festival earlier this month.

The Beirut-born may be married to Hollywood’s

golden boy, but she’s a star in her own right. Her
work as a barrister at prestigious London-based
firm "Doughty Street Chambers" sees her
specialise in international law and human rights,
with past clients including the likes of WikiLeaks
founder "Julian Assange".

Get the look:

White top and trousers, Zara available at City

Centre Deira, City Centre Mirdif, City Centre
Bahrain, City Centre Muscat, City Centre
Alexandria, and City Centre Maadi

Bella Hadid

Bella Hadid
rocks a red jumpsuit

Bella Hadid is no stranger to stealing the scene

with her fashion-savvy outfits. Along with sister
Gigi, the supermodel has taken the modelling
world by storm recent seasons. The half-
Palestinian beauty has even set a new record by
landing the most Vogue magazine covers in one
month - an impressive 5 September issues.

While we were hard-pressed to pick just one look,

this street style snap, showing the 20-year-old in a
swinging sixties-inspired red jumpsuit shows
exactly why she is one of the fashion industry’s
most in-demand stars.

Get the look:

Red bodycon dress, H&M at City Centre Sharjah,

City Centre Fujairah, City Centre Deira, City Centre
Mirdif, City Centre Me'aisem, City Centre Bahrain,
City Centre Muscat, City Centre Qurum, City
Centre Alexandria, City Centre Maadi, and City
Introducing

SHARE
Centre Beirut.

The new lifestyle rewards programme

from Majid Al Futtaim.

Learn more
September 2017