Tip #1 - Outlet Shopping
Bring a lot of $$ if you plan to go to the Dubai Outlet Mall. It is located at Dubai al-Ain Road, which is quite far from the city centre so you may want to arrange for fixed transportation - imagine being in the middle of nowhere and this is literally desert! Taxis are difficult to get as well and don't even think of buses..
Anyway, there are a few big multi-brands shops like Annex which stocks off-season Ferragamo, Aigner, Moschino, Escada, etc.. and I would highly recommend The Outlet if you are a fan of Miu Miu, Prada, Stella McCartney, Chloe, Oscar de la Renta, Rock & Republic, Marni, Vera Wang, Furla, etc... the shoes range from AED400-AED800 (50% off retail)and clothing between AED100-AED1500
Besides that, there are also individual shops like Massimo Dutti, MNG, Diesel, Ninewest, Kenneth Cole, Derhy, Nike, Adidas, Puma, etc.. (go to their website for complete list). Do not miss my mum and sister's fav shop Tchibo that sells almost everything under the sun - from clothes to gadgets, household items, stationeries (I ALMOST got a laminating machine and paper shredder.. they look fun!) so don't miss it!
Tip #2 - Shopping Malls
Dubai is blessed with shopping malls - Mall of the Emirates, Deira City Centre, Ibn Battuta Mall, Mercato, Dubai Festival City, Lamcy Plaza, Wafi City, Souq al Bahaar, Burjuman, etc... My personal fav is Deira City Centre, why? Because they have New Look!!! Mall of the Emirates is the one with Dubai Ski and this is also a fav as imagine, 2 H&Ms under one roof!!! 2 anchor stores in here - Harvey Nichols & Debenhams.
Ibn Battuta Mall is quite impressive(although a little boring) as the mall is categorized into seven (I think) sections that represent countries discovered by Ibn Battuta. They have one section with Chinese theme, one section with Indian theme, Egyptian (i think) and etc...
Mercato is very pretty. This mall is located along the beach road where the rich live. You can see fancy boutiques and cafes around this mall. Worth visiting I would say!
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Location: Mercato Shopping Centre
Outfit: H&M Jacket, Massimo Dutti top, ZARA handbag
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Location: Souk al Bahaar, Downtown Dubai (next to Burj Dubai)
Outfit: H&M Jacket, Massimo Dutti top, ZARA handbag
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Location: Dubai Festival City Shopping Centre
Tip #3 - Textile Shopping
Where else, Naif Road. Make sure you go there early (around 9-ish am) because shops here shut at 1:00pm for Zohor prayers and re-open at around 4:00pm (I think). Malaysians love Phulwani - their promoters can even speak Malay fluently and they have URTV posters of Siti Nurhaliza, Ziana Zain, etc in the shop ok! Personally I think they have started increasing the prices so not really worth visiting anymore. Just drop by any shops there and don't forget to bargain, bargain, bargain!!
While you are at Naif Road, don't forget to drop by at the Gold Souk.
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