Flamenco fashion evolution: Andalusia's timeless classic adapts to modern trends
Hindustan TimesLuis Fernandez's workshop in Seville's Old City is buzzing with customers who have come to try on his dazzling array of flamenco dresses, their vibrant fabrics replete with voluptuous ruffles and polka dots. "The flamenco dress brings out what's most beautiful in a woman," explains Fernandez, pointing to the wide neckline and "hourglass silhouette" which highlights the contrast between the narrow waist and the hips and bust, in a style that's "very flattering" and makes the wearer look "beautiful". Fernandez says the sector in Seville has become more professional with designers who follow "the trends from Paris and Milan", and who have since 1995 staged a yearly international flamenco fashion show in the city. That is a relief for women like Cuaresma, who says she usually buys "at least" one flamenco dress each year because for the fair, or at least the opening day, "we don't like to repeat" the same outfit worn in previous years.
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