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Trend Alert: Gold standard

Nadia el Dasher

1.Branches (used as backdrop), Dh225, Zaros;

2. Maroon slippers, Dh1,500, Stuart Weitzman;

3. Bracelet, Dh1,450, Helene Zubeidia, all at Bloomingdale's, Dubai Mall, 04 350 5333.

4. Black clutch, Dh1,960, Diane von Fürstenberg, Mall of the Emirates, 04 395 1600.

5. Bow, Dh85 for a pair, Topshop, Marina Mall, 02 681 8242; Dubai Mall, 04 339 9802 and elsewhere. 6. Gold clutch, Dh7,699, Rodo at Harvey Nichols, Mall of the Emirates, 04 409 8888.

7. Necklace, Dh775, Mzuu;

8. Trainers, Dh2,250, Giacomorelli, both at Bloomingdale's.

9. Gunmetal slippers, Dh1,400, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Abu Dhabi Mall, 02 650 3338; Dubai Mall, 04 339 8781 and elsewhere.

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