The Definitive Guide to Living in the Capital , Cairo , Egypt

In Cairo’s shopping scene, it’s becoming more and more difficult to come across shops that offer clothes which combine both quality and affordability. It’s also becoming harder and harder to find ones that offer light summer apparel that doesn’t come in the predominant form of crop tops, which are sadly hard to sport in the capital for reasons we’re all aware of.  

Vero Moda, located in the evergrowing Cairo Festival City Mall, seems to us a sort of needle in a haystack of endless clothes stores, with its practical combination of pieces that boasted good quality yet came with more or less affordable price tags that wouldn’t make you gasp in pure shock at their sight.

The shop is rather large and rests side by side to its men’s brand, ‘Jack Jones’. With a bright colour scheme of white and beige, contrasted by a little black, the store’s overall design does not distract shoppers from the vibrant pieces on immaculate display.

Our eyes immediately fell on a display of colourful jeggings laid neatly in the middle of the store. Diverting the more smart casual and semi-formal attire section, we spotted a flowy, black, sleeveless chiffon top with delicate silver beading on the neckline (365LE) that we instantly fell in love with. The powder pink, lace-adorned, mini dress (465LE) that our eyes fell upon next, however, was the ultimate showstopper in that section.

Moving on to the ‘Only’, Vero Moda’s more youthful line, we spotted a flow-y maxi skirts (400LE), short-sleeved lace tops (159LE) as well as comfy t-shirts and loose cotton tops. A few generic skinny and straight-legged jeans could also be found, alongside a couple of maxi dresses and loose cardigans.

All along our visit, the sales personnel were always around to offer us assistance with finding a certain piece in our size and even giving us advice about which pieces suited us better, but when not called upon, allowed us to freely roam around the store and shop unperturbed.

All in all, we found Vero Moda to be quite the practical store to hit for some casual, as well as slightly formal attire that is effortlessly chic, simple and quite frankly, light on the wallet. With efficient staff and an overall laid back ambiance, the store offered us a smooth shopping experience.