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...surprise: women enjoy browsing and men shop only when necessary. But both men and women like to shop for clothing just as much as they do for home furnishings...
...locals aren't the only ones who like to shop. More than 100 airlines fly to Dubai, carrying high-spending Russians as well as increasing numbers of Brits, who used to take shopping trips to equidistant New York City but now prefer to combine shopping with sunbathing. Then there are the vacationers from the rest of the Arab world, some attracted by Dubai's liberalism?alcohol is legal for non-Muslims in five-star hotels?others enjoying dry five-star establishments...
...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...
This afternoon's shopping agenda is not just about luxury labels. In fact, as Nof explains, most of their time at the mall is about socializing and snapping up fun, throwaway fashion from places like Zara and I-Zone (a Lebanese chain). The problem with luxury shopping in Dubai?and the great irony?is that, according to these world-class shoppers, you can't find "anything" in the stores. As Nof explains, "If Fendi receives five bags, they send them to the sheika's house (royal women get first pick). What's left over goes to personal shoppers for their...
...boudoir-pink wall to a pretty blond in a matching pink uniform. She's wrapping a stack of saucy lingerie items for two women who are entirely veiled, including burqas. When they leave, Lisa Hastings, the manager of Agent Provocateur, explains that they are a mother and daughter shopping for the daughter's wedding lingerie, adding that she sells plenty of "playful" underwear to women wearing abayas. The shop's best-selling item? "The jeweled whip," Hastings says. "We can hardly keep them in stock...