Dubai Summer Surprises 2009

Starts June 11, ends on the Eid after Ramadhan (mid-Sept.)

HAPPY SHOPPING TO ME!!!!!

May Purchases

1. Armani handbag and wallet - 50% off
2. Anya clutch - 60% off
3. BCBG Max Azria sandals & pumps - 50%-70% off
4. Issey Miyake blouses - 50% off
5. Vivienne Westwood clutch and handbag - 50% off
6. Casadei shoes - 89% off
7. Loro Piana sandals - 80% off
8. Tod's mules - ??
9. Bruno Magli mules - 80% off

More Restaurants

1. Kisaku, Khaleej Palace
2. Da shi dai, JBR
3. La Parilla, Jumeirah Beach Hotel
4. Bussola, Westin Mina Seyahi
5. Spice Emporium, Westin Mina Seyahi...

Dubai Restaurants worth mentioning

1. Sumibiya at the Radison SAS Creek (Japanese version of Korean BBQ)
2. Minato (sam place as above), authentic Japanese food
3. Toshi, Grand Millenium, Japanese/Southeast Asian food
4. Buddha Bar, Grosvenor House, Fusion
5. Pachanga, Hilton Jumeirah Beach, Argentinian cuisine

TBC...

DABA

Go google DABA Girls and check out the blog...

Dubai Shopping Festival 2009

Forget recessionista chic...Mall of Emirates is packed with people even on weekdays! Discounts galore...credit crunch? Where?

Seriously, while there are many people who have lost their jobs, there are also a great many who have kept them. Then there are the tourists. And sale here is like sale nowhere else...

Pucci winter 08/09 is on 50% off. Pucci S/S 08 is on 70% off.

Loewe is on 40%-70% off.

Gucci is on 50% off.

YSL is on 50% off

Balenciaga is on 50% off

Dior is on 50% off

Sergio Rossi and Giuseppe Zanotti are on 50%-70% off

Giorgio Armani is on 50%-70% off

Burberry is on 30%-40% off

Celine is on 50%-70% off

Ferragamo is 50%-60% off

Jimmy Choo is on 50%-70% off

Loro Piana is on 50%-70% off

So maybe LV, Chanel, Hermes, Cartier & Chopard aren't.....but still.....