They're not Flemish nor are they flaming, so what do you call 75,000 women in flamenco dresses? We tried
flamengos,
flamengettes, but have settled on the at least gender-appropriate
flamenca.
Dots or
dottees might have worked (you'll see) but
flamencas is now entrenched. In my mind anyway. The most interesting and appealing aspects of feria are the women and their flamenco dresses, which are, nearly without exception, of the polka dot tribe. And no two are alike (except the mother/daughter combinations). Here are some examples.
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Pretty typical, arriving Wednesday afternoon |
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All ages; yes, we bought a flamenca outfit for Penelope for next year |
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She smiled at me |
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Many younger flamencas |
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Mom generally nearby |
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You're not going to ride the scooter in that thing, are you? |
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The scooter was parked next to this; seriously; sculpture of the Unknown Flamenca |
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Girls' flamenca dress department at El Cortes Ingles; these are the left-overs! Yours, Penelope, came from a somewhat less reputable source |
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In one of the more exclusive shops downtown (closed for feria) |
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Practicalities; the dresses have hidden, zippered pockets under the folds; we also noted smart-phones stored there and also more conspicuously in the massive cleavage areas |
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More little flamencas |
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They start them very young (yes, I always ask permission for shots like these) |
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Mother and daughter outfits |
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Matches the pink flamencas; encouraged by his father, this kid knows how to strike a pose |
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Teeny-bopper flamencas |
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Dancin' |
1 comment:
We saw these dresses when we were there...on lots of women walking around, on little people, and in almost all of the store windows. Some were unbelievably beautiful, some were unbelievably gaudy. It was the festival of some saint when we were in Seville, and so there were parades day and night with ladies and girls all dressed up. It certainly was a spectacle.
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