Kids' Jackets & Light Coats

The UAE does not need a winter coat, and buying one is the most common clothing mistake new residents make. What it needs is a light jacket, and it needs it more often than the climate suggests. Between December and February the school run genuinely is cold, a desert evening drops sharply the moment the sun goes down, and indoor air conditioning is aggressive enough year round that a layer lives permanently in the car. What that means practically is that the best children's jacket here is one that packs down small enough to be carried without complaint, because a jacket left at home is worth nothing and a heavy one gets abandoned by lunchtime. Ours are cut in light cotton with room to layer over a sweatshirt, fastenings a child can manage alone, and enough length at the back to stay put when arms go up. We keep the styling simple so the same jacket works over a school outfit and over weekend clothes, which is what turns one purchase into daily use rather than occasional use. Sizes run through the toddler and early school years, delivered across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the Emirates with free delivery over AED 200.