Word: abaya
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...from being forced to wear the veil, this devoted fashionista sometimes wonders if she has passed up a trend. "In Dubai, it's not just an abaya anymore?it's an outfit. My friends custom-order and customize, and they look great...
...appears to be in traditional dress until I look past the metallic python Chloé Silverado bag parked on the table in front of her and notice that her abaya has a zip front. "I have them made for me. This one's a bit sporty," she says, "and I'm wearing it over"?she unzips an inch and peers down her front?"a Top Shop T, Seven jeans and heels, of course. When I wear flats, I walk like a duck...
...stopped counting how many pairs of heels she owns at 80. "But I love them all. I have them lined up next to the bed," she says. In her closet, designer gowns from Dolce & Gabbana and Roberto Cavalli hang next to one-of-a-kind abayas. The dresses are for weddings (at which men and women are segregated), and the special abayas are for covering up at the moment when the groom arrives to collect his bride. Each wedding abaya is designed to emphasize the cut and curves of her dress and the diamonds on the jewelry she's wearing...
...York, L.A., Las Vegas," she says wistfully. "But my husband is from Ra's al Khaymah?that's the most northern emirate?and one of the bombers on the 9/11 planes was from there." Instead, they go to London, where Nof's husband prefers that she not wear the abaya. "It attracts attention," she says. "Although without it, my mother's friends pass by and don't realize it's me. They don't usually see me in jeans and a top with my hair down...
They have probably never seen her on skis either. We have come to ski, and Alanoud is determined, changing into ski pants and a jacket while Nof slips a long padded parka over her abaya. Nof needs no encouragement to try tobogganing and even has a go at skiing after Alanoud, who is proficient, demonstrates where to position poles and skis. We might be in the middle of the desert, but it feels as if we are in the Alps: chairlifts lead up to the black-diamond run, and it's cold enough to fear frostbite...