One of Dubai's raciest stores stocks push-up bras, high-heeled feathery slippers, slinky night gowns, seductive beauty products (we like the 'Booty Parlor' line) and other nocturnal niceties from – surprise! – Saudi Arabia. In fact, Nayomi, which means 'soft' and 'delicate' in Arabic, is a major brand all over the Middle East, with 10 branches around Dubai alone.

When it comes to lingerie, it helps to have a thing for bold colours.