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Sujata Assomull

Luxury brands from Dior to Chanel to Armani are paying more attention to the United Arab Emirates, at the centre of a region with vast purchasing power and increasingly a magnet for high-spending Asian tourists.

New Netflix reality TV series Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives gives insight into how the rich in India live, but the feeling is more of pretension, not glamour.

Some Indian brides have delayed their nuptials because of Covid-19 crowd restrictions, others are holding ‘micro weddings’. Bridal fashion designers have adapted by offering less extravagant outfits.

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