For pre-fall 2016, British fashion label Atea Oceanie has teamed up with Leandra Medine, the woman behind the fashion site Man Repeller, to create a limited-edition capsule collection. Boutique 1 has the regional exclusive on the collection, which is sure to resonate with customers who appreciate understated luxury.
Expect to see sleek turtlenecks, slip dresses, collared blouses, wide-leg trousers and fluted skirts, in a nautical colour palette of reds, navy blues and charcoal greys. The separates are easy-to-wear, versatile and ideal for layering. While the clothing may be reflective of Medine’s wardrobe — the blogger is known to wear basic workwear staples before throwing on a handful of quirky accessories, it lacks some of her personal style flair. The brand aesthetic of Atea Oceanie errs more on the side of refined and sophisticated, and we would have loved to see more of Medine’s voice in the collection — an exclusive rendition of one of her signature bandannas perhaps?
Shop the Atea Oceanie x Man Repeller collaboration at Boutique 1 stores or online.
The five pillars of Islam
The five pillars of Islam
Know your Camel lingo
The bairaq is a competition for the best herd of 50 camels, named for the banner its winner takes home
Namoos - a word of congratulations reserved for falconry competitions, camel races and camel pageants. It best translates as 'the pride of victory' - and for competitors, it is priceless
Asayel camels - sleek, short-haired hound-like racers
Majahim - chocolate-brown camels that can grow to weigh two tonnes. They were only valued for milk until camel pageantry took off in the 1990s
Millions Street - the thoroughfare where camels are led and where white 4x4s throng throughout the festival
The specs
Engine: 3.0-litre 6-cyl turbo
Power: 435hp at 5,900rpm
Torque: 520Nm at 1,800-5,500rpm
Transmission: 9-speed auto
Price: from Dh498,542
On sale: now
The specs
Engine: 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6
Power: 540hp at 6,500rpm
Torque: 600Nm at 2,500rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed auto
Kerb weight: 1580kg
Price: From Dh750k
On sale: via special order
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Libya's Gold
UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves.
The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.
Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.
Infiniti QX80 specs
Engine: twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6
Power: 450hp
Torque: 700Nm
Price: From Dh450,000, Autograph model from Dh510,000
Available: Now
Zayed Sustainability Prize
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