Plain, useful notes on clothes, color and care, written for life in the UAE.
Warm afternoons, cool evenings and cold desert nights. How to dress for a Dubai winter with light layers instead of a heavy coat.
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Warm or cool, light or deep, clear or soft. A plain guide to finding your color season at home, and using it to dress and shop with less guesswork.
A capsule wardrobe does not start with a shopping list. Five steps to find the small set of clothes in your closet that already work together.
Start with a long, loose base, then let one layer set the mood. A simple way to dress modestly for the office and for the evening, without the heat.
Fabric first, then cut, then color. How to choose clothes that stay comfortable through a hot, humid Gulf summer, outside and in the air conditioning.
Humid air, air conditioning and long months in storage are hard on good fabrics. How to wash, dry and store linen, silk and wool so they last.