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...Owner of three restaurants in Bombay and Goa, two lifestyle stores in Delhi and an export business, Chaudhri, 30, has the money, if not necessarily the time, to go on shopping safari, and her closet is full of trophies: Louis Vuitton, Prada and Chanel handbags; sunglasses by Bulgari and Gucci; countless designer outfits; shoes by Sergio Rossi, Tod's and Jimmy Choo. These days, she doesn't have to go overseas to indulge. Jimmy Choo, for example, just announced plans to open its first outlet in India, much to Chaudhri's delight. "I think it is fabulous," she says, "because...
...brands love India. Jimmy Choo and Gucci are just the latest makers of luxury goods to target India as the next hot growth market, joining Herm?s, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Piaget, Tiffany, Moschino and others. Last October, Chanel launched its brand by organizing an exhibition and haute couture extravaganza in New Delhi's tony Imperial Hotel with models flown in from Paris. That same month, Swatch Group introduced its Breguet watches (average price: $30,000) to India, which it hails as one of the world's most enticing growth markets. In January, the Indian government gave upscale retailers...
ALANOUD BADR TAKES ONE HAND off the steering wheel of her limited-edition Peugeot 407 convertible, turns down the volume on the Black Eyed Peas and pulls her Moto Razr V3 out of her Gucci tote. "The traffic's terrible," she tells the friend she should have met 10 minutes ago at the Mall of the Emirates, the gargantuan new shopping destination that looms out of the construction-site-riddled desert along Dubai's Sheik Zayed Road...
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...
...That Glitters This page, clockwise from top left: Oscar de la Renta satin and sequin clutch, $1,275 (at Bergdorf Goodman); Ralph Lauren Collection alligator clutch, $4,000 (at select Ralph Lauren stores); Gucci 18-karat gold bracelet, $5,400, and satin evening bag, $1,650 gucci.com) Valentino moccasin, $640 (at Valentino boutiques). Opposite page: Louis Vuitton cabochon Musette bag, $10,700 vuitton.com