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Trend: Vibrant python prints in mesmerising blue hues


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This season, splurge on vibrant python prints in mesmerising blue hues.

1. Clutch, Dh35, New Look, Al Wahda Mall, 02 641 3221; The Dubai Mall 04 434 0737 and elsewhere. 2. Strappy heels, Dh350, Zara, Yas Mall, 02 565 1487; The Dubai Mall, 04 330 8567 and elsewhere. 3. Cuff, Dh1,170, Fendi, Marina Mall, 02 681 3553; The Dubai Mall, 04 339 9782. 4. Shirt, Dh1,700, Equipment at Harvey Nichols, Mall of the Emirates, 04 409 8888. 5. Sweatpants, Dh1,694, Christopher Kane at www.brownsfashion.com. 6. Shoulder bag, Dh3,290, Aysha Al Nuaimi at Valleydez, Sunset Mall Dubai, 04 394 1290. 7. Heels, Dh395, Steve Madden, Yas Mall, 02 565 1674; The Dubai Mall, 04 325 3052. 8. Scarf, Dh328, Diane von Furstenberg at Boutique 1, The Walk, Jumeirah Beach Residence, 04 425 7888. 9. Shoulder bag, Dh4,790, Baraboux at Symphony, The Dubai Mall, 04 330 8050.

Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
The National's picks

4.35pm: Tilal Al Khalediah
5.10pm: Continous
5.45pm: Raging Torrent
6.20pm: West Acre
7pm: Flood Zone
7.40pm: Straight No Chaser
8.15pm: Romantic Warrior
8.50pm: Calandogan
9.30pm: Forever Young

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