Custom made Abayas and other Jiddah, Saudi Arabia Shopping Tips

Name of Shop: Thanaa Addas

This lady owns a place at her home for making Abayas to your own choice and taste.
I love working with this lady,she is professional and up to date with the international market.
She brings exotic cloths from India,China,Egypt and Morocco to add it to her Abayas.
Uses the best materials and has good prices for custom made Abayas(as it may go up to 3000-5000SR per Abaya and veil in some other shops).
The prices at her shops ranges from 700SR to 1200SR max.

Here is my latest 2005 Abaya,I got the inner lining material as a gift from my uncle last Eid,and I had no clue what to with it(as I dont make any custom made casual dresses)yet I loved the colours of it.so I took it to Thanaa and requested her to be creative.

The Abaya is inspired this time by the Japanese Kimono,see the sleeves.
but it has a little ribbon in the front to knot ;-)
isnt it cute :-D

What To Buy: Mainly she custom make Abayas that matches the head scarves.
the shop has also many ready made Abayas,and many head scarves and viels.

What To Pay: 700-1200 to a set of Abaya and a veil.

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Theme: Women's Clothes
Phone: +966-5054664288
Address: Near Shurbatly compound

Name of Shop: Al-Mahmal mall

Best thing about this mall, is that is has a seven floors parking building(not all malls in JIddah have this facility).

What To Buy: Clothes,Jewlery,perfumes...almost everything!


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Address: Downtown(city center)

Name of Shop: Jewelry Center

If you have some money to spare(lots of it though)i`d recommand not to spend it anywhere else,,,,,invest in GOLD and Dimonds ;-) be wise!!!!

What To Buy: Duhhhhh,,what else??
Jewlery!!!!!!!!!!!
oh and here in this center there is the famous brands like :

Harry Winston,,Chopard,,Fred............ect.

What To Pay: BIG money $$$$$$$$

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Theme: Jewelry
Phone: +9 66 2 6640010
Address: Prince Mohammad St.(Formely Al Tahlia St.)

Name of Shop: King Abdul Aziz Street

This used to be the only shopping street in downtown Jeddah before the invasion of all the big shopping malls and complexes.
Best time to visit it by the holy month of Ramadan,where the local vendors is spread along the side walks offering local sweets and snaks.
Now it`s filled with large shopping malls.



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This is also one of the oldest shopping streets in Jidddah,,it reminds you alot of Khan El Khalil in Cairo,Egypt and Souk el Hamidiyyeh in Damascus,Syria.......

It has many gold shops as well as textiles,bags and kids wear,,so many things to buy,,so many friendly faces...
it`s also a MUST SEE in Jiddah.
Turn right after the small mosque,,where you will find some beautiful old houses,,very typical Jiddah style.



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Address: Downtown(city center)

Name of Shop: Souk Al Nada

This is a picture of Souk Al Nada at the night before Eid.
you can tell it was too crowded for people to tell that i`m taking pictures!!!



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Address: DownTown Jiddah

Name of Shop: Al Khayat Mall

This Shopping center has many brand names shops.
Check this link for ladies clothings

http://jeddahhome.com/ladies.htm

and for men`s clothing here is another link

http://jeddahhome.com/men.htm

What To Buy: Mainly clothes and shoes.
From Brand Names like DK-NY,
Armani,Versace,Louis Vuitton,Kenzo,Chanel,Calvin Klein,
Aigner.and many more.

What To Pay: A couple of thousands $$$$ :-P at least ;-)

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Theme: Women's Clothes
Address: Al Tahlia street

Name of Shop: Jiddah Mall

This mall has a large food court in the lower level which is srounded with artificial water streams.
In Ramadan it is mainly for families,,single men are not allowed in.Unless ofcourse they are salesmen working in a shop inside ;-)

What To Buy: Clothes,Shoes,Cosmetices.


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Theme: Women's Clothes
Address: Al-Tahlia street

Name of Shop: Jarir bookshop

This Bookshop has two branches,,the first is located in Falistine Street,and the second is located at Sari Street.
The one in Sari is more popular as it has a kids playing area and seating for book browsing.
Recently starbucks cafe opened attached to it.
It has many books in English as well as Arabic books.

What To Buy: Books,Sationary,and computer programms.


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Theme: Books
Address: Sari street

Name of Shop: Panda supermarket

This is one of our supermarkets in Jeddah,it has very good prices for the fruits and vegetables.
This picture is taken from the branch located at the Prince Mohammad St.(formely Al Tahlia).

What To Buy: Mainly fruits,vegetables and dairy products.

What To Pay: Not much(you can fill your trolly to the top with less than 100$).

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