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Dubai Outfits

Breathable shirts, polos, shorts, sandals, sunglasses, and designer bags for Dubai heat and late dinners.

Dubai outfits balance breathable tailoring with sharp structure for midday heat and air conditioned dining rooms across the city. Linen shirts, light tops, and wide leg trousers keep you cool, and many malls there post dress guidelines asking visitors to avoid very revealing clothes. Crisp white, pale grey, and green reflect the sun, framed by pleated cuts that hold their shape in humid air.

Homme Plisse Issey Miyake pleats each piece after it is sewn, and the brand calls the clothes wrinkle resistant, quick to dry and light. Song for the Mute, the Australian label of Lyna Ty and Melvin Tanaya, has its fabrics made at mills in Italy, Japan and France. Goyard has made trunks and bags in Paris since the eighteen fifties, and its Goyardine canvas is a coated cloth of hemp, linen and cotton.

Utopia in Toronto brings Goyard totes and shoulder bags, some pre owned, and WDLT117 in Toronto brings Homme Plisse Issey Miyake shirts, polos and shorts. Due West in Toronto adds Les Deux. Light shorts, fluid button shirts, and coated canvas shoulder bags pair naturally with leather sandals.

Homme Plisse Issey Miyake MC May Pleated short Black at WDLT117, Toronto
Homme Plisse Issey Miyake
MC May Pleated short Black
$377Last one
WDLT117
Homme Plisse Issey Miyake Color Pleated Shorts Anchor Brown at WDLT117, Toronto
Homme Plisse Issey Miyake
Color Pleated Shorts Anchor Brown
$431
WDLT117
MM6 Maison Margiela Striped Poplin Shirt Blue at WDLT117, Toronto
MM6 Maison Margiela
Striped Poplin Shirt Blue
$738Last one
WDLT117
MM6 Maison Margiela Logo Print T-Shirt White at WDLT117, Toronto
MM6 Maison Margiela
Logo Print T-Shirt White
$333
WDLT117
Homme Plisse Issey Miyake MC Pleated Shorts Storico Post Green at WDLT117, Toronto
Homme Plisse Issey Miyake
MC Pleated Shorts Storico Post Green
$431
WDLT117
Homme Plisse Issey Miyake MC Pleated Shorts Ct Rock Green at WDLT117, Toronto
Homme Plisse Issey Miyake
MC Pleated Shorts Ct Rock Green
$431
WDLT117
UJOH Wide Open Collar Short Sleeve Shirt Chocolate at WDLT117, Toronto
UJOH
Wide Open Collar Short Sleeve Shirt Chocolate
$623
WDLT117
UJOH 4 Pockets Shirt Black at WDLT117, Toronto
UJOH
4 Pockets Shirt Blk
$615Last one
WDLT117
MM6 Maison Margiela Numeric Cotton T-shirt Black at WDLT117, Toronto
MM6 Maison Margiela
Numeric Cotton T-shirt Blk
$272
WDLT117
MM6 Maison Margiela Numeric Cotton T-shirt Pink at WDLT117, Toronto
MM6 Maison Margiela
Numeric Cotton T-shirt Pink
$272Last one
WDLT117
Song for the Mute SFTM x Birkenstock "The collector" Classic Tee Navy at WDLT117, Toronto
Song for the Mute
SFTM x Birkenstock "The collector" Classic Tee Navy
$214
WDLT117
Song for the Mute Gym Polo Black at WDLT117, Toronto
Song for the Mute
Gym Polo Black
$467Last one
WDLT117
Amiri Theatre Masks Oversized Tee Black at Utopia, Toronto
Amiri
Theatre Masks Oversized Tee Black
$353
Utopia
Les Deux Emmanuel Knit Polo - Green at Due West, Toronto
Les Deux
Emmanuel Knit Polo - Green
$77$112
Due West
Song for the Mute L/S Oversized Shirt Multi at WDLT117, Toronto
Song for the Mute
L/S Oversized Shirt Multi
$383$632
WDLT117
Song for the Mute Flower Raglan Tee Navy at WDLT117, Toronto
Song for the Mute
Flower Raglan Tee Navy
$217$300
WDLT117
Kith TaylorMade Honors Polo Silk at Utopia, Toronto
Kith
TaylorMade Honors Polo Silk
$177
Utopia
Balenciaga Archive Series Connected Oversized T-Shirt Black at Utopia, Toronto
Balenciaga
Archive Series Connected Oversized T-Shirt Black
$318
Utopia
Fear of God Essentials T-shirt Dark Heather Oatmeal at Utopia, Toronto
Fear of God
Essentials T-shirt Dark Heather Oatmeal
$106
Utopia
Fear of God Essentials Jersey Crewneck Tee Black (FW24) at Utopia, Toronto
Fear of God
Essentials Jersey Crewneck Tee Black (FW24)
$141
Utopia
Balenciaga Rupaul Oversized T-Shirt Heather Grey at Utopia, Toronto
Balenciaga
Rupaul Oversized T-Shirt Heather Grey
$318
Utopia
Fear of God Essentials Boxy T-Shirt Applique Logo Cement at Utopia, Toronto
Fear of God
Essentials Boxy T-Shirt Applique Logo Cement
$106
Utopia
UJOH 2x4 Cargo Pocket Half Pants Black at WDLT117, Toronto
UJOH
2x4 Cargo Pocket Half Pants Blk
$666Last one
WDLT117
MM6 Maison Margiela Patch Drawstring Shorts Grey at WDLT117, Toronto
MM6 Maison Margiela
Patch Drawstring Shorts Grey
$359
WDLT117

Common questions

What fabrics work best for Dubai outfits?
Linen feels cool and dries fast, which suits hot weather, and light cotton and silk help too. Homme Plisse Issey Miyake pieces, which the brand calls wrinkle resistant and quick to dry, suit a trip.
How should travellers dress for indoor air conditioning and outdoor heat in Dubai?
Layering an unbuttoned lightweight shirt over a cotton top keeps skin shaded outdoors. Wide leg trousers and deconstructed tailoring provide coverage inside air conditioned hotels and restaurants.
Which bags work for dinner in Dubai?
Clutches, pouches and coated canvas shoulder bags hold the essentials for a dinner out. Goyard, the Paris trunk maker, uses its own coated canvas, and Utopia brings its totes and shoulder bags here.