Solace London in Dubai, Riyadh and the Gulf: Where to Shop and What to Wear

Solace London has no store of its own in the Gulf that we could find. In the UAE the label is listed by department stores and online retailers, and Coveti carries 343 Solace London styles in UK sizes 4 to 16 and ships internationally, so Gulf shoppers can buy the full range in one place.

The Gulf is a bigger audience for this London label than most people assume. When we pulled Google search data in October 2026, Saudi Arabia alone showed about 2,400 monthly searches for “Solace London”, ahead of Ireland, France and Germany. Add the UAE (about 1,300), Kuwait (590) and Qatar (390) and the region searches for the brand more often than Australia does. Most of those searches end on a retailer page with a short product blurb. What follows is the longer answer: where the label is listed, how the sizing works from the Gulf and which Solace London dresses suit the occasions that fill a Gulf calendar.

Where to buy Solace London in Dubai and the UAE

Laura Taylor and Ryan Holliday-Stevens founded Solace London in 2013, and the brand sells mainly through its own website and through other retailers. It publishes no stockist list and no store locator, so the picture changes with each season.

When we checked search results and AI answers for Dubai on 18 October 2026, these retailers listed Solace London for UAE shoppers:

• Bloomingdale’s UAE, the department store with a Dubai presence, which came up most often across search engines.
• Ounass, the Gulf luxury site.
• Etoile La Boutique, a regional multi-brand retailer.
• Farfetch and Net-a-Porter, both with UAE versions of their sites.

Listing a label is different from carrying a deep range of it. A department store may hold a handful of gowns in a few sizes, and online stock moves quickly. Check the retailer’s own page for the style and size you want before you plan around it. Our guide to where to buy Solace London covers the UK, the US and Australia in the same way, and our round-up of luxury fashion websites that ship to the UAE lists the wider set of sites Gulf shoppers use.

The brand’s own website is solacelondon.com. Some sites with similar names turn up in search results and AI answers, so it is worth reading our guide to telling a real Solace London dress from a fake before you buy from a domain you do not recognise.

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar

We could not verify a department store in Riyadh, Jeddah, Kuwait City and Doha that carries Solace London as a regular line, so we do not name one. Most shoppers in these cities buy online, from the brand’s own site, from the multi-brand sites above and from Coveti.

Coveti ships internationally. When you order from outside the UK, check that your country appears in the list at checkout and read the order summary before you pay, since the details depend on where you live. Our page on modest clothing for women in Saudi Arabia shows how we group covered styles for Saudi shoppers across every label we stock.

Renting Solace London in Dubai

Rental is common in the UAE for one-night occasions, and Endless, a Dubai rental platform, appears in search results for the label. Renting works well for a single wedding in a colour you will not wear again. It works less well with a boned, close-cut gown that needs to fit you exactly, because a rental cannot be altered. We weigh this up in full in our guide to renting versus buying Solace London.

Sizing from the Gulf

Every Solace London style comes in UK sizes 4 to 16. Some Gulf retailers convert these to EU and US sizes on the product page, and the conversion is the same everywhere. The brand’s body chart, from its own product pages, is the better guide, because the dresses are cut close and many have very little stretch.

Measure yourself in centimetres and match the largest of your three numbers. On boned and low-stretch styles the brand suggests your usual size, going up one if you fall between two. On stretch knit crepe styles it suggests your usual size, going down one for a closer fit. A long sleeve adds one more point to check, since the chart gives no arm measurement. Our Solace London size guide has the full fit notes by style.

What to wear to a Gulf wedding

Gulf weddings tend to run late, with a long evening in a ballroom and, for many families, separate celebrations for women. Covered dressing matters at most of them. Solace London does well here because it already makes long-sleeved, high-necked and floor-length styles as part of its normal range, without treating modest dressing as a separate line.

These are the styles we would start with:

• The Olivia Maxi Dress in Deep Orchid: a long-sleeved column with a high neck and a waterfall drape at the waist, in stretch knit crepe combined with a twill with subtle sheen. It covers the arm and neck and still looks like an evening gown.
• The Sedgewick Maxi Dress in Ruby: a long-sleeved maxi with a soft blouson bodice and a bias cut collar, in stretch knit crepe combined with a heavy weight satin. The blouson shape skims the body rather than clinging to it.
• The Astria Maxi Dress in Grape: a long, close sleeve and a straight fall to the floor, in a polyester and elastane blend.
• The Winslow Maxi Dress in Black: long sleeves with an off-the-shoulder neckline and a sculptural train. It suits women-only receptions, where the shoulder line is less of a question.
• The Deacon Maxi Dress in Black: a tailored long-sleeved maxi in lightweight textured crepe. Note the deep V neckline, which some guests will want to layer under.

For a fuller edit by sleeve type, see our guide to Solace London long sleeve dresses. Our Solace London modest dresses guide goes into necklines, layering and covered bridal looks, and the wedding guest guide works through dress codes in more detail.

Henna nights, Ramadan and Eid evenings

A henna night is usually less formal than the wedding itself, and colour is welcome. Eid evenings and Ramadan suhoor gatherings call for something covered and comfortable to sit in for hours.

The Delano Maxi Dress in Black is the one Solace London style we would single out for these occasions. It is a floor-length kaftan with a high round neck and fluted sleeves, cut from a fully embellished lightweight crepe with crystal detail and fully lined. A kaftan is loose by design, so it is far more forgiving on sizing than the label’s corseted gowns. Our guide to wearing a kaftan to a wedding has more ideas on styling one for a formal evening.

For colour, the label’s purples and deep pinks (acai, deep orchid, grape and dark rose) read as festive without being loud, and black with crystal detail works for the more formal Eid dinners.

Fabric for hot days and cold ballrooms

The Gulf creates an odd problem for evening dressing: hot outdoor air and heavily air-conditioned rooms. The fabric line on each product page tells you how a dress will cope.

Lightweight woven crepe, as on the Deacon, is the most comfortable in heat. Medium weight stretch knit crepe, the base of the Olivia and Sedgewick, is denser and warmer, which helps in a cold ballroom. Lustrous heavy weight satin holds its shape well but is the warmest to wear outdoors. Most Solace London dresses are fully lined, and the composition is mostly polyester with some elastane, so none of them breathes the way silk does. If an event moves between a garden and a ballroom, a long sleeve in a lighter crepe is the safest choice.

Shopping the label alongside Arab designers

Many Gulf shoppers build their occasion wardrobe around regional designers and add a London label for its sharper, more graphic cut. Solace London sits well beside the embellished couture of the Arab houses because it is so plain: solid colours, clean seams and a sculpted line. Our edit of Arab designers is a good place to compare the two approaches, and the full Solace London range is on our Solace London brand page and in the maxi dresses category.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I buy Solace London in Dubai?

When we checked on 18 October 2026, Bloomingdale’s UAE, Ounass, Etoile La Boutique, Farfetch and Net-a-Porter listed Solace London for UAE shoppers. Ranges change by season, so check the style and size on the retailer’s own page. Coveti stocks 343 Solace London styles and ships internationally.

Is Solace London sold in Saudi Arabia?

We could not verify a Saudi department store that carries Solace London as a regular line. Shoppers in Riyadh and Jeddah mostly buy online, from the brand’s own site at solacelondon.com, from international multi-brand sites and from Coveti, which ships internationally.

Does Solace London have a store in the UAE?

We found no Solace London store in the UAE. The brand sells mainly through its own website and through other retailers, and it does not publish a store locator. In Dubai the label appears through department stores and online retailers instead.

Which Solace London dresses suit a Gulf wedding?

Long-sleeved, high-necked maxis suit most Gulf weddings. The Olivia has a high neck and long sleeves, the Sedgewick has a soft blouson bodice and the Delano is a crystal embellished kaftan with fluted sleeves. All three are floor length and fully lined.

What size should I order in Solace London from the UAE?

Solace London uses UK sizes 4 to 16, where UK 10 is a US 6 and an EU 38. Match your bust, waist and hip in centimetres to the brand chart, and on boned, low-stretch styles go up one size if you fall between two.

Can I rent Solace London in Dubai?

Yes. Endless, a Dubai rental platform, appears in search results for Solace London. Rental suits a single event, but a rented gown cannot be altered, so close-cut and boned styles are safer to buy in your exact size.

More Solace London guides

Every Coveti guide to the label, plus the full Solace London edit.

• Is Solace London a Luxury Brand? Quality, Fabric and Fit Assessed
• Solace London Size Guide: UK, US and EU Sizes with Body Measurements
• Where to Buy Solace London in the US, UK and Australia
• Solace London Gowns: The Evening Styles Worth Knowing
• Solace London Wedding Guest Dresses for Every Dress Code
• Solace London Bridal: Wedding Dresses, Reception Looks and Civil Ceremony Styles
• Solace London Modest Dresses: Long Sleeves, High Necks and Full Lengths
• Solace London Dresses by Colour: Black, Red, White, Pink, Green and Blue
• Solace London Strapless, One Shoulder and Off the Shoulder Dresses
• Solace London Signature Styles: Kinsley, Lang, Kira, Olivia and the Icons Explained
• Which Celebrities Wear Solace London? Every Verified Look
• Brands Like Solace London: 6 Alternatives We Stock
• Solace London Long Sleeve Dresses: Columns, Blouson Sleeves and Covered Gowns
• Solace London Mother of the Bride Dresses: Elegant Styles for the Whole Day
• Solace London for Winter Weddings and Black Tie Galas
• Solace London Christmas Party Dresses: Minis, Midis and Party Maxis
• Solace London Maxi, Midi and Mini Dresses: Lengths Explained
• Solace London Rental Versus Buying: When Each Makes Sense
• Solace London Resort 2027: The New Collection
• Solace London Real Versus Fake: How to Check Your Dress and the Site You Buy From
• How to Style Solace London: Shoes, Bags, Jewellery and Cover Ups