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While this could be true for certain countries in the Levant and North Africa, the criteria most definitely change for Gulf countries where all women and men wear similar clothes and it is actually the quality and design of the abaya, an expensive bag, or a pair of sunglasses to reveal the social class of the wearer

These materials add visual depth and keep the overall vibe from feeling too formal or stuffy

And where true old money invests in tailor-made pieces cut from the finest fabrics, the rest of us can shop and style off-the-rack versions of the same pieces