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Closing out the month of May with options that encompass fashion entrances, stress departers and elegance stayers, this weekend in Dubai sets out to be a packed one – like every other one before it.
From homegrown abaya brands taking over concept spaces to sought-after collaborative pop-ups, the options for splendour and luxury remain ever-flowing.
Whether you are after a laidback trail of drinks and art or indulgent days of high dining and shopping, this GRAZIA weekend guide brings you all the city’s must-see happenings to your radar
Shop RIMOWA X Aimé Leon Dore
Luxury luggage leaders Rimowa, keep coming out with more alluring drops as the summer travel season continues to inch closer. From the playful mint and papaya colours ways to other ever-loved sleek metallic pieces, the coveted brand now collaborates with an equally sought-after fashion label. Where street style and sporty wear meats prep and sophistication, Aimé Leon Dore has long established itself as a cult favourite among fashion’s trendsetters. With a mesmerising emerald green base and gold details, the newly launched trunks have unique vintage imagery adorning their interior.
Dior Dawns The Dubai Opera
Taking couture to the ballet, the latest show entering the Middle East, for the first time ever, has a Dior collaboration to entice not only the lovers of theatre but also fashion enthusiasts. A story of treacherous love, the French luxury fashion house has meticulously designed each garment and costume that leaps and glides through the stage. Featuring the immaculate work of Maria Grazia Chiuri, you can entrust yourself to a “Les Deux Nuit” showing on Saturday or Sunday, at the Dubai Opera.
A cocktail EVening
Whether you’re looking to unwind after yet another go-go-go work week or step into the weekend energy with a pre-party buzz, Hakkasan Dubai sets up a one-night-only cocktail event that scratches both ends of the spectrum. Led by Tao Group’s Head of Bars, the ultimate mixologist-guru, Wendy Hopkins, offers guests a menu of six signature cocktails and two mocktail options to kickstart their Friday evening. Commencing from 6-11pm, the award-winning bar team coupled with the glamourous interior of Atlantis the Palm, an easy voyage into your last May weekend awaits you.
Loewe X ON Pop-Up
Back again, but with some added goodies to the mix, it is one of the region’s most sought-after branded designer-athleisure collaborations. The high-fashion favourite, Loewe, and headed-by-science, On Sneaker, made some waves in the Middle East last year when tapping the first female Emirati F1 racer, Amna Al Qubaisi, to lead the new trainer collab. With cloud-like cushioning and a flexibly snug body, the trainers line the shelves of their new Dubai Mall pop-up, with some ready-to-wear pieces also added to offerings. Bringing you elevation, moth literally and future, the coveted comfort-first trainers are sure to hold the sold-out mark soon, so make sure to secure yours before it’s too late.
Reimagining aesthetic wellness
Offering Hollywood packages, natural augmentations, and scientifically backed procedures, a game-changing health and beauty clinic has entered the scene. Located in the centre of Business Bay, Salus Clinic is a tranquil and minimalist space that offers a range of healthy-focused procedures to amplify and nurse your skin back to prime. Keeping you snatched and sculpted with Morpheus 8 or rejuvenating your suppleness with hydration, exfoliation and more, the expansive list of treatments centre effective safe procedures that produce long-lasting results.
Multisensory evenings
With sprawling windows and an unrivalled dark and moody ambience, Agatha blends all your leisurely designers into one space. From transporting live music to culinary delights and even mesmerising artistry decking the room, this city centre Dubai spot knows how to sway your weekend evenings away with enthralling adventures. Decorating your Saturday evenings with the club-like tunes of DJ Aleph Kaf, your nights don’t have to end until 2am with the reverberating energy that pumps through this hotspot.
The Bil Arabi Exhibition
Taking you through the journey of the enthralling Dubai-based jewellery brand, Bil Arabi takes its brand timeline to the Mercedes-Benz Brand Center. From signature Arabic calligraphy pieces to the understated dainty ones, the Arab founder Nadine Kanso established the brand in 1006. Embodying its ‘Say it, Wear it, in Arabic” mantra, the elegance-oozing brand also launches its newest ZAMAN collection at the immersive exhibition. For the jewellery fanatics and the Arab brand supports, voyage through the history of one of the region’s best-performing brands, at this absorbing takeover.
IT Girl Abaya Brand Enters Dubai
Held at Villa Aumédan, one of the cool-girl-approved abaya brands we see all the fashion-forward influencers sporting, is coming to Dubai this weekend. Launching the latest Zest of Life Collection, Salfa enters the renowned Emirati-owned space for a 2 day spread on its new sunny pieces. Featuring hues of optimistic vibrance, feast your eyes on outerwear pieces that seamlessly blend streetwear edge with timeless flow at this 2-day launch event. Opening from 10am to 8pm, indulge in modest fashion with confidence and structure.
Lunch at Nobu?
A finer question has never been posed. with a newly launched weekend lunch menu, bask in the breathing views of the Arabian Gulf as you dig into the award-winning dishes of Nobu Dubai. Offering a two-course menu for only Dhs165 per person, sink into world-class dishes at the A lister’s favourite dining spot. Globally recognised as one of Japan’s best, indulge in anything from seabass jalapeño shisho to spicy tuna make and even a selection of decedent mochi ice cream, at the equally as regal Atlantis The Palm.
