Where to Buy Abayas in Dubai: Ready-Made, Altered or Made to Measure?

Choose the buying route before choosing the embellishment. For a ready-made abaya in a published size, Louzan offers a useful starting point, including a lower-priced example below. For a design you want to discuss in person, Hanayen has Dubai stores and a custom-design service. Another Atelier is worth investigating for its geometric detailing and limited length alterations, with bespoke work handled through an individual quotation.

The important distinction is how much of the garment you want changed. Ordering a standard size, shortening a finished garment and commissioning a new design involve different prices, timelines and return conditions. A “customisable” label does not tell you which of those services you are buying.

We checked official product pages, ordering controls and policies on 5 November 2026. The prices below are listing snapshots, with final availability and delivery subject to confirmation. This is researched shopping guidance; we have not worn these garments, tested their fabrics or commissioned tailoring from the brands.

Start with these four examples

These are individual buying examples, not a claim that each brand’s entire collection falls within the same price band. They also differ in inclusions and decoration. Compare the complete outfit and the agreed service, rather than treating the lowest starting price as the finished cost.

Louzan: compare a ready-made piece with an actual custom form

The Tie-Dye Tencel Abaya in Chestnut, model DF97 and barcode ABFCDF0097000RG, showed size M at AED 675 with an enabled purchase button. Louzan describes a flowing silhouette and metal-button detailing. Its additional-information tab explicitly says Customizable: No, even though the wider website contains customisable garments.

That makes it a ready-made option to investigate if M fits your measurements. The word Tencel in the name does not supply a complete fibre breakdown. Ask for the composition label, garment measurements and care instructions, along with confirmation of what arrives in the parcel. The checked details did not establish a sheila inclusion, so leave room in your budget until the brand confirms it.

For a more detailed order, look at the black Nida abaya LN2818. Its description identifies circular laser-cut trim and crystal hot-fix detailing. The page showed S, M, L and XL, plus a Customize option. Selecting Customize opened fields for shoulder, bust, sleeve length, hip, sleeve width, full length and hem width, using inches. The displayed garment price remained AED 1,275; a matching sheila was offered separately for AED 150.

Adding those displayed amounts gives AED 1,425 for the garment and optional sheila, before any other applicable checkout charges. That is a calculation from the listed items, not a completed-order quotation. Do not assume the standard garment includes the same accessories or that every requested design change is covered by those fields.

The custom form is useful because it shows the scope of the service. You are adjusting measurements on a listed design. If you want a different neckline, lining or embellishment layout, ask whether that is possible and obtain a separate price where needed. Request a labelled measurement diagram before entering numbers: a field called “bust” must be understood in the maker’s measurement system, rather than filled from an unrelated size chart.

Louzan’s shipping and returns policy gives UAE delivery of two to four business days for ready-made abayas and a total of seven to twelve days for customised orders, with possible peak-period delays. The LN2818 product page showed a shorter four-to-six-day estimate. Use the general custom timeline for planning and ask which date applies to your exact order. The policy lists a 14-day return-and-exchange window for ready goods, and a 14-day return window without exchange for customised orders, subject to unused, unworn, original-condition requirements. Confirm those terms on the custom order before paying; do not substitute another brand’s policy.

This is a useful brand to compare when you want to see the difference between a fixed ready-made size and a measurable custom option. For either garment, obtain the actual fibre composition and care label. “Nida” and “Tencel” alone do not resolve every question about the fabric, lining or aftercare.

Official Instagram: Louzan Fashion.

Hanayen: use a store appointment to settle the specification

Hanayen’s Dubai Abaya with Structured Button Details showed AED 1,150 including tax. The description specifies a floor-length garment with front-panel stitching and tonal buttons, a matching chiffon sheila measuring 22 × 81 inches, and no inner garment. It lists regular/custom fit, but describes the main fabric simply as “Custom”. That is not a fibre composition.

The practical attraction is the chance to discuss the order through the brand’s stores. Its store directory lists Dubai Mall, City Centre Mirdif, Mall of the Emirates and other Dubai locations, and says custom designs are available. Call ahead for the exact sample and fitting service you need. A branch listing does not establish that this particular abaya is on its rail.

Bring the shoes and the sort of inner outfit you expect to wear. Ask to compare sleeve movement, shoulder position and hem length while standing and sitting. If you want custom work, get the fabric, measurements, included sheila, lining and closure recorded on the order. The AED 1,150 listing should not be treated as an unlimited bespoke-design price.

The FAQ asks customers to allow five to twelve business days for customising and delivery. The product also displayed a moving delivery estimate. Agree a date for your specific garment, particularly if it is for an event, and ask when any fitting or correction would take place. An estimated arrival date leaves little protection against a hem or sleeve that still needs attention on arrival.

Hanayen’s published return information needs clarification before purchase. The FAQ distinguishes a 14-day refund period from later store credit and excludes altered goods. Its separate refund-policy page contains inconsistent time limits, including a 30-day refund paragraph and different periods elsewhere. We cannot turn those conflicting pages into one reliable promise. Request the applicable deadline, refund method, return-shipping responsibility and custom-order exclusions in writing.

For care, the product page says dry clean or hand wash, with low heat and careful ironing, and excludes machine washing and tumble drying. Confirm the instruction for the exact fabric and trim you select. A custom fabric choice may require different handling, and a decorative finish is another reason to keep the garment’s own care label.

Hanayen is therefore a useful appointment-based option when you want to resolve the details face to face. Make the specification and written terms part of that appointment, alongside the design choice.

Official Instagram: Hanayen.

Another Atelier: distinguish length alterations from a new design

Another’s Crepe – Classic Geometric Fold Side Abaya showed a current price of AED 1,680. A current product lookup listed Black/Small as available, while the older link’s selected extra-small variant was unavailable. Select the colour and size you actually need; the presence of one available size does not make every combination orderable.

The current fit information describes an A-cut silhouette, straight neckline, slim sleeves, geometric detailing at the side and a full length of 60 inches. It lists a chiffon lining and an 80 × 22-inch sheila specification. Most significantly, although the fabric is described as “Silk Crepe”, the composition field explicitly states 100% polyester. We have not treated it as a natural-silk garment. The care instructions say dry clean only, with no machine washing, bleach or tumble drying, and gentle low-heat steaming.

This is an example where checking the detailed label changes the buying comparison. If natural silk is an essential requirement for you, ask the brand to resolve the wording before paying. If you mainly want the design, assess the fabric itself and its care demands rather than drawing a conclusion from the name.

The product page displayed an estimated delivery date of 10 December 2026 at our check. That is a dated estimate, not an immediate-dispatch promise. It also says a requested length alteration replaces the original estimate and requires five to seven business days before dispatch, excluding shipping. Confirm the resulting delivery date rather than simply adding a week to a date on screen.

Another’s store policy limits abaya alterations to feasible adjustments such as full length and sleeve length; it does not offer conversion from one standard size into another. Eligible full-price ready-to-wear return requests must be made within seven days of delivery, with unused, unwashed, unaltered condition and original tags. Approved change-of-mind returns are issued as store credit. Sale and altered items are final. Older product wording differs, so have the current order terms confirmed before commissioning any alteration.

For a new design, the same policy describes individual bespoke quotations and a possible initial non-refundable design payment that forms part of the total. It does not publish a universal AED starting price. Agree the fabric, design, fittings, final cost and production timetable before approving work. Later changes can affect both cost and timing.

The home-service page advertises personal guidance and the opportunity to see and try pieces. Ask about your Dubai address, appointment fee, available samples and any purchase commitment before booking. We have not verified a free appointment or assumed that every design can be brought to your home.

Official Instagram: Another.

Choose the right level of tailoring

A ready-made abaya makes sense when its shoulder, sleeve and body measurements already work for you. A length alteration can solve a specific hem problem, but it cannot necessarily fix a poor shoulder fit or a sleeve cut you dislike. An existing design made to your measurements gives more control, while a bespoke commission adds design decisions that need a separate brief and quotation.

Before comparing prices, describe the work in one sentence: “I want this exact design in my measurements,” or “I want the existing size with a shorter hem,” for example. Ask the retailer to confirm that description on the order. It helps prevent a simple alteration from being priced or understood as a new garment, and prevents a standard-size purchase being mistaken for made to measure.

For custom work, ask when the production clock starts. Measurements, payment, fabric approval and a fitting can all be separate steps. Record the date you need the finished, wearable garment, then agree enough time for a correction. Keep the final approved measurements and fabric reference with the receipt.

Check the complete outfit and the way it moves

The sheila and inner garment can change the total considerably. Hanayen’s example explicitly includes a matching sheila and excludes the inner; Louzan’s custom form offers a paid matching sheila option. If a photograph shows a coordinated outfit, ask for a written list of what the price covers.

At a fitting, walk, sit and raise your arms as you normally would. Check whether the sleeve interferes with your bag, whether the hem catches under your shoes and whether the front stays where you want it. Wear a comparable inner layer so you can assess the silhouette and coverage in the way you intend to use it. Those are personal fit decisions that a studio photograph cannot settle.

Ask to see the fabric and lining in ordinary light. Read the composition label, examine the trim and check whether the cleaning method fits your routine. A sale price is less attractive if the garment needs an alteration that removes the return option before you are sure about the fit.

The strongest order is a clear one: an exact design and fabric, agreed measurements, named inclusions, a complete price and a delivery plan with time for any fitting. Choose the retailer whose service matches that order, then enjoy choosing the details.