by Fiona Flores Watson
FASHION IN ANDALUCIA
Andalucians are well known for their style – think of Andalucian fashion, and you think of a woman in a swirling, spotty flamenco dress, with matching earrings and necklace, co-ordinating shoes and flower, and the finishing touch: a fan. But there’s more to Andalucian sartorial sense than a traje de flamenca (even though most Andaluzas have at least five of them).
This is a good region for clothes shopping, with endless reasonably priced stores offering a wide variety of clothing, from the cheap-and-cheerful, to top designer togs. Spanish people dress up on a Sunday afternoon when they go for their family paseo, or stroll. If you see a wedding, watch what people wear – it’s quite a sight; people go to town on the glam for special occasions.
Bear in mind that Spanish taste is very distinct from British and other northern European: they like bright colours, patterns, and several different patterns together on one item of clothing is not uncommon.
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Top local designers, Victorio and Luccino produce romantic confections, with frills galore and floaty, sexy fabrics.
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The home of high-end brands in Andalucia is Marbella, and more specifically Puerto Banus.
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For lesser mortals, Andalucia offers a range of excellent fashion stores.
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In larger towns and cities, El Corte Ingles stores have large fashion departments, which stocks labels such as Tommy Hilfiger.
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For a homesick expat, or a visitor in need of a familiar environment, there are a number of English clothing companies present in Andalucia.
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Most cities now have indoor centro comerciales (shopping centres) with supermarkets, fashion stores, and cafes.
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If you see a flamenco show while you're here, you may well be seized with the urge to buy a dress, along with all the necessary colour-coordinated accoutrements.
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Here is some Spanish vocab which should help you on your shopping trip!
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