HABIBI, COME TO DUBAI!

Habibi, Come to Dubai

By: Ghazal Hosseinkhani, California State University, Long Beach

Dubai is one of the most fascinating cities in the world; it shapes fashion, design, legislation, and other fields as well. The globe looks to Dubai for the newest trends, and the city's lively culture has made a distinctive impression on the industry. We are delving deeply into the components that characterize Dubai fashion trends and the essentials for looking fabulous in the most fashionable city in the world baes on its famous influencers on social media.

Photo: Right: Tina Menon via Pinterest / Left: Alian Borroa vis Pintrest

The general culture of the nation is one of the primary factors that set Dubai fashion apart from that of other fashion hotspots like Paris and Milan. Because the United Arab Emirates have a Muslim heritage, these principles permeate every part of life in Dubai and the other Emirates. Luxury is a significant component of fashion in Dubai. High-end materials and excellent craftsmanship characterize Dubai fashion. Local influencers can show us how to match modern fashion with their culture in Dubai.

Deema Al Asadi -Dubai

Photos: @Deemaalasadi - Designer: Fabie

Deema is one of the top fashion bloggers in the Middle East. She is a blogger and social media user from Dubai who is completely obsessed with fashion with 1.1 M followers on Instagram. She travels around the world and currently she is attending to all fashion shows. She wants to inspire her audience with different looks. She promote regional designers on her page to encourage other people to match modern fashion to their culture by adding colors and patterns to their look. She always completing her looks by adding accessories or purses to show more of their culture and their style. She also try to style the best looks for their Eids and holidays and inspire a lot of locals by these looks.

Photos: @Deemaalasadi - Designer: Dima Ayad

Al Asadi donned a gold version of The Slanted Trademark Kaftan by Dima Ayad for her Eid-ready ensemble, which she teamed with a pair of modest yet chic black open-toe strap shoes from Ounass. She kept the accessories to a minimal and just completed the ensemble with a black Lady-D purse by Dior in order to avoid drawing attention away from the striking Kaftan.

The UAE has a desert environment, with peak temperatures in the warmest months reaching 52 degrees Celsius. Once the sun sets, temperatures are known to drop sharply. As a result, Dubai's fashionistas carefully consider the weather, leading to a number of distinctive trends. Lose materials like linen and cotton are the best options; avoid wearing too-heavy, dark, or constricting apparel when walking through Dubai's streets.

Jaspour - Dubai

Photos: @Jaspour

Jaspour is an Iranian influencer living in Dubai. She has 212k followers on Instagram and has fashion lifestyle influence on Iranian people. She shows the best how to style outfits in Dubai to match the climate and weather, and still be stylish and on trend. In Dubai, because of it very hot climate, people wear nutrual or colorful dresses as we mentioned above. Jaspour styles her simple color maxi dresses with cute and unique purses and sandals.

Farnaz Salmani- Dubai

Photos: @farnazsalamaniofficial

As for the next fashion influencer, Farnaz is another influencer in Dubai with 486K followers. She is doing modeling for magazines and local designers as well as doing fashion and designing. She acknowledge her followers about trends and fashion concepts to have a up to date style. Her style is more of High end and more modern than the other two influencers. She is the right source for finding the best outfit for parties or a nice dinner.

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The cotton/linen Maxi dresses are always the best option to wear in Dubai, specially for upcoming spring/summer. If you want to experience a Dubai based lifestyle you can always add accessories or details to your maxi dress to match the culture such as embroidery , head scarfs ( most popular style for dessert camel riding, or safari) or even jewelry and purses. You can always experience both everyday outfit and glam outfit in one day in Dubai.