Boutique shopping in Dubai
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S*Uce Light
This outlet's limited selection and glamourless ambience translate into items at 50% to 70% off.
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Forever 21
Cutting in on H&M for affordable style and selection, this is one of Dubai’s largest stores, with a big range of youthful, affordable fashion and accessories.
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Vintage 55
Dress like dead celebrities in replicas of clothing they made famous. Vintage 55 creates limited-edition outfits worn by the likes of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean.
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Whistles
An antidote to Dubai’s overly glam-focused shopping scene, Whistles carries smart, well-tailored and understatedly sexy women’s wear – think girls’ night on the town.
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Paul & Joe
Named for the proprietor’s sons, Paul & Joe’s French clothing is playfully postmodern – think coat dresses and flouncy peasant blouses – and a welcome change from standard mall fashions.
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Marc by Marc Jacobs
The famous designer’s diffusion line features downscaled, democratised sportswear by the reigning king of prêt-à-porter. But it ain’t cheap: a T-shirt may set you back Dh700.
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Topshop
The jewel in the crown of British high-street fashion, Topshop‘s diverse selection runs from denim and jumpers to handbags and jazzy earrings. Also in Deira City Centre, Ibn Battuta Shopping Mall and Wafi Mall.
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Fidel
Fidel’s minimalist flagship Dubai store stocks little else but funky Fidel T-shirts, t-shirts, hoodies and club-kid sneakers. The look is very back-to-school in the OC. If you’re over 30, you may feel old.
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Samsaara
If you ever get a chance to walk down the red carpet for a Bollywood movie premiere, swing by this luxe boutique to pick out a pretty gown designed by the biggest names in Indian fashions – Vikram Phadnis to Manish Arora or Deepika Gehani.
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Aizone
Lose yourself for hours in this enormous Lebanese fashion emporium, with hard-to-find labels and snappy drag for twirling on the dance floor. Look for the latest from Bibelot, Juicy Couture, Spy, DSquared and Lotus. Prices skew high, but wow, what a collection.
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Ginger & Lace
Ginger & Lace stocks an eclectic selection of colourful, whimsical fashion by high-spirited New York designers Anna Sui and Betsey Johnson, London-based bag maven Zufi Alexander and Spanish illustrator-turned-fashion designer Jordi Labanda. There’s another store in Wafi Mall.
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Le Stock
If you’re not above wearing last season’s fashions, hit this clearinghouse for overstock from Le Stock’s main branch in Wafi City Mall. Look for designer gear by the likes of Tata-Naka, Juicy Couture and Willow – all marked down 50% to 90%.
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Fleurt
This small boutique keeps trend-hungry stylistas looking good in funky-smart fashions by Betsey Johnson and Soul Revival, among other progressives. The collection is refreshingly offbeat, with spangles and sequins, curve-hugging lines, and cheeky party frocks. If you’re into classic design, go elsewhere.
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Amzaan
Sharjah princess Sheikha Maisa al-Qassimi’s funky little boutique specialises in local and out-of-town designers, with an ever-changing line-up of labels. Emirati labels to look for include Sweet Lolly, Crazy Daisy and Pink Sushi. These are complemented by international names such as Von Dutch and Antik Batik.
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Blue Cactus
The buyer at this upstairs boutique is from Mexico, and boy, does she have an eye for brilliant colour and sexy lines. The va-va-voom fashions are mostly American, and range from sleek long dresses with gorgeous drapings to sassy separates that look hot on a dance floor. NB: The downstairs shop carries cool Mexican silver jewellery.
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Luxecouture
Alejandra Tokoph-Cox is a Dubai style-maker who often travels to New York to ferret out the latest design trends and import them to Dubai. Her sleek boutiques stock all the hot labels you see on Lindsay, Cameron and Paris, including NYC, Yumi Kim, Shoshana and Tracy Watts, plus jewellery by Dogeared and Nadri. Alejandra’s growing emporium now also includes branches on The Walk at JBR and in Souq Madinat Jumeirah.
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Five Green
You may get lost trying to find one of the city’s leading indie boutiques and concept stores, but it’s worth it to meet the cool kids of Dubai’s retail scene. In addition to its art installations, kick-ass international magazines and music by Jazzanova and Soot, Five Green carries cool unisex labels such as Teenage Millionaire, Paul Frank, ENC, Xlarge and Upper Playground. It also stocks Pink Sushi, our fave local designer because of its fantastic bags and skirts made from checked gutras.
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S*Uce
This is the original store of women-owned S*uce (pronounced ‘sauce’), a pioneer on Dubai’s growing indie fashion boutique scene. Join the style brigade searching for top-tier denim, flirty frocks, sassy accessories, sexy sandals and deluxe tees. Look for such key contemporary designers as Karta, Tsumori Chisato, Vanessa Bruno, Isabella Cappeto, Alice McCall and Philip Lim, as well as local labels such as Essa, Bil Arabi and Sugar Vintage. There’s another branch in Dubai Mall.
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