ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Christian Louboutin is deepening his commitment to the Middle East with the relaunch of his flagship at The Galleria on Al Maryah Island, offering clients an exclusive first look at his Hollywood collection two weeks before its global debut.

The timing is symbolic. As the designer visited his newly redesigned boutique last week, he reflected on what draws him to this rapidly evolving city. “I’ve been traveling all my life, and I always had in the back of my mind the possibility to see an emerging thing coming out of nowhere, almost just popping up,” Louboutin said. “I never had this feeling until I came to Abu Dhabi.”

For Louboutin, Abu Dhabi represents something rare — the ability to witness the emergence of a new cultural center in real time. The em

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