Sunday, April 28, 2013

Flamencas

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.
Pretty typical, arriving Wednesday afternoon


















All ages; yes, we bought a flamenca outfit for Penelope for
next year















She smiled at me














Many younger flamencas














Mom generally nearby














You're not going to ride the scooter in that thing, are you?














The scooter was parked next to this; seriously;
sculpture of the Unknown Flamenca


















Girls' flamenca dress department at El Cortes Ingles; these
are the left-overs! Yours, Penelope, came from a somewhat
less reputable source
















In one of the more exclusive shops
downtown (closed for feria)



















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






















More little flamencas














They start them very young (yes, I always ask permission
for shots like these)















Mother and daughter outfits


















Matches the pink flamencas; encouraged
by his father, this kid knows how to strike a
pose




















Teeny-bopper flamencas














Dancin'

1 comment:

Tawana said...

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.