Season 1 - Episode Guide

Welcome to the city of gold: Dubai! The elite social circles of this town include tech entrepreneurs, including Sara Al Madani, and fashion moguls, such as Lesa Milan. As Caroline Stanbury celebrates her engagement on a yacht, sandstorms begin to gather on the horizon when Caroline Brooks makes it known that Chanel Ayan was left off the invite list. It all comes to a head, under the new moon, at Nina Ali's rooftop dinner.

Friends turn into foes during a time of giving thanks. As a blossoming friendship forms between Nina and Caroline Stanbury, Ayan questions Nina's loyalty. American expats Nina and Lesa bring Thanksgiving to Dubai with their own special flair. Ayan shows up to Lesa's dinner with an unexpected gift.

It's Fashion Week in Dubai and the designers aren't the only ones putting on a show. Ayan and Brooks deal with the fallout of their argument at Nina's dinner. Caroline worries about Sergio's baby fever. Lesa prepares for the biggest night of her career. Nina lays it all on the line for French fries.

Sergio and Caroline Stanbury come to an impasse regarding having children together. Caroline Brooks puts plans for her spa in motion. All the ladies meet up for the first time since the disastrous C'est La Vie party. Fireworks ensue when Sergio shares some laughs with Ayan and Lesa.

Caroline Stanbury and Ayan begin to heal their rift. Caroline Brooks welcomes longtime friend Phaedra Parks to the city of gold. As one friendship is mended, fractures appear in another when Lesa and Caroline Stanbury square off over a ski suit. At Ayan's birthday dinner, Nina tries to broker peace between Sergio and the bride-to-be over wedding seating assignments.

The countdown begins to Caroline Stanbury's wedding day but not before she clears up some issues with Lesa at an afternoon of high tea. Caroline Brooks throws a pool party, but it's not all fun in the sun when Ayan picks a bone with Nina. Sara's unsolicited advice leads Caroline Brooks to question her relationship with her.

Nina worries as her father's condition worsens back home. Caroline Stanbury and Sergio's parents come face to face for the first time as Caroline Brooks and Sara's disagreement threatens to upend their engagement party. Ayan's latest ensemble causes a stir.

Sara and Caroline Brooks turn the desert party upside down when tempers flare over unsolicited advice. Caroline Stanbury and Sergio tie the knot at their magical wedding. A visit from Brooks' mother unearths some skeletons that she's forced to face.

While newlyweds Sergio and Caroline Stanbury are in post-wedding bliss, Caroline Brooks is feeling dismissed and judged by Sara; Ayan and Nina try to bring Sara and Brooks to an understanding, but leave things worse than before.

A newly married Caroline leaves husband Sergio behind to whisk the women away on a girls trip to Nurai Island. Secrets are revealed during salacious games of "Never Have I Ever" and "Two Truths and a Lie." All is well with the group until a comment sends Ayan into a tizzy.

The weekend at Nurai Island comes to an end, but not before Ayan and Caroline Stanbury's relationship is tested. Lesa confronts Nina about her friendship with Stanbury. Ayan reveals a painful truth about her past.

After Lesa and Ayan say goodbye to a loved one, Sara arranges a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Ras Al Khaimah for the ladies; while the group experiences fun and culture in the desert, drama is brewing just beneath the surface.

The ladies of Dubai bring the desert heat to New York City to face one another after a tumultuous season. They sit down to debunk Dubai myths, set each other straight and bring on the shade. Things get heated when Caroline Stanbury accuses Lesa of stealing her fashion designs and unveils her "Book of Lies."

Caroline Stanbury and Lesa dig their heels in the sand and hash out their issues. Ayan reveals more of herself and opens up about her childhood trauma. The ladies unwrap their feelings and exchange gifts to show each other what they think about one another.