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...Here, I'm very modern," Alanoud explains. "In Saudi, I have to wear a veil and cover up. In Dubai, I choose...
...Alanoud explains that in Dubai, women dress their hands. "The jewelry is amazing. Van Cleef is huge, Cartier, Chopard, Harry Winston," she says. Like her friends, Alanoud buys precious jewelry as a seasonal accessory, although in her case, it is necklaces?a Van Cleef gold-and-diamond clover and a vintage Cartier tiger necklace. The opulent triple circle of pavé diamonds on her finger is an heirloom gift from her mother...
Handbags are also "hugely important," she says. They are the most visible accessory for women in abayas, but for Alanoud they make the outfit. Her recent choices include a cream-colored Gucci bag that she also bought in brown suede. She has ordered two Fendi bags, a Spy with pearls and a white leather Bag It Satchel; the Chloé Paddington; a Marni bag; and some Vuittons. The one big bag brand she doesn't have is Hermès. "I'm going to wait," she says. "My mom's always taught me, even though you can have it, the beauty...
...know, when I travel, I still meet people who think all I do is ride around on a camel," says Alanoud, half annoyed, half amused. "We may do things differently, but we're very well educated, we've seen more of the world than probably everyone else. We're very open-minded?but with limits...
Those limits include not being permitted to date, although no one is forcing Alanoud into an arranged marriage either. She does meet prospective grooms when her family suggests it, "and the first thing I do is see if he walks in front of me," she says. "Then it's a no, because any man I'm going to love is going to walk by my side...