Once fully worn by the dancers, Flemenco dress and its contemporary variations are now used by women in Spain for weddings, fairs and reception. Classic flameko dress is such a blouse and skirt or pant to convert to many designers like Jose HidalgoHave successfully done.
We are in Sevalle, which is Andalusia, Spain’s largest city – Flemenco Dancing Home – Designer Couple Pablo Ratemaro and Juno Burner (aka Chloe) are known for their Flemenco style dress in boutique of the Butil (aka Cloe).
A woman dancing Flemanko | Photo Credit: Getty Images
Dress – which represents the passion and energy of the Flemenco dance – was originated in the costumes won by the women of the working class participating in the Andalusi livestock fairs in Spain in the 18th century. With a Chinese shawl being wrapped on his shoulders, his dress was caught in paintings by master artists such as Francisco Goya. Another Prerna was a Rafal dress with polka dots worn by Gitanos or Gypsy women.
When the Sevile fair began in the mid -19th century, the rich women also adopted this style, fulfilled it and add some details, as they wanted to boycott Paris’s fashion. However, Flemenco Fashion Mainstream launched the International Flemenco Fashion Show in 1996, since then became an annual event with the Catwalk show.
How Manila Shawl is made
The small town is set to the small town of Wilmanric de la Kondsa, outside the Atelier Angels Espinner Seville. Maria Jose is the third generation of the Espinner at the top of the family workshop working here since 1978. “Manila Shawl or Mantan de Manila’s tradition went back to Macau and China for centuries, which passes through Mexico. , Before reaching Spain. This process is laborious with hand embroidery that requires patience and skills, and even the fringe is hanging manually, ”says Maria.
The shawl is mainly embellished with floral motifs such as birds, butterflies and fruits. Architecture also gives data in many designs. Maria holds a beautiful menton that reflects all cities in Andalusia with its signature buildings. “We dye silk ourselves and no two colors are the same. In the 1970s, when the embroidery was losing its importance, my mother had determined to reinforce it, so she started teaching and training women and I joined her effort, ”Maria would say Opening a cupboard filled with antique designs drawn on the tracing paper. , In addition to embroidery to the new pieces, she also restores antique manipulation pieces, many of which are on performance in its atelier. Many pieces take eight months or a year to complete.
Maria’s Project of Pride was designed for Dyer in 2023, when Dyer’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri visited the workshop for cooperation for her major fashion shows in the country. The designer who works mainly on Italian silk is a new project in offing with an English brandFor embroidery shoes. Her daughter is not interested in joining the business, and she is surprised if she will be the last generation in this artistic tradition.
International Flemenco Fashion Week (SIMOF) is held after V Love Flemenco Catwalk (14 to 20 January) to promote and show new Flemenco dress collections to an international audience. The event was organized by Raquel Revuelta (Director of Doble Erre) and the palace of Sevile (Fibs) and the palace of Congress, the event is organized at the Palace of Exhibitions and Congress, Fibs, the Congress.
Traditionally, photo credits were sewn in Spanish Flemenko’s clothes starched clothes: Simone Hogan
A contemporary touch
“Although our organizations are inherent in folk tradition, we follow the latest international design and color trends from Paris and Milan, and improve our collections every year. This is the only regional tradition where fashion develops every year, ”says Pablo, who comes from a family of fashion designers.
We go to his athelier where a team of six designersThey are engaged in making clothes. Color -thread reels, Italian silk and crepe lumps, and patterns on a board beautify the room. Two designers are applying Finishing Touch on a dress on a dress. “For our collection, we make clothes for the runway, as well as customize them to customers. There is no value limit on a customized design as it depends on many factors such as fabrics, patterns and handwork hours. Pablo says, “It is mostly handmade except some machine tailoring.
Traditionally, Spanish Flemenco’s fabric was sewn into starchy clothing, such as organi, nylon, but today most designers use crepes or silk. The weight of a professional dress for a dancer may be more than 25 kg but most of the clothes weigh 10–15 kg on average.
A professional dress for a dancer can weigh as much as 25 kg. Photo Credit: Ostil
Re -establish
The cost of the dress ranges from € 400 (about. 35,000) to € 4,000 (about) 3.58 lakhs). For many women, there is a way of dressing in this dress and one way to carry forward their underal traditions. Many people with their hair with colored mentone or manila shawls with fringe, long hops or earrings and bracelets with their hair equipped with a comb and flowers.
Every spring, around May, the Andalusia region holds its week -long fair and these dresses and accessories such as bolero jackets and shawls have a great demand. Our local guide, Trinidad Blanco Martinez explains, “Flemenco’s weighing silhouette is very flattering as a woman, as it fits closely on the thigh and waist and then comes out in a ruled skirt.” “The dress is all about the horrors. You have to embrace bold colors and dramatic silhouettes. ,
A Spanish Design Studio | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Even popular designers such as Balman and Dior are inspired by dress. For the Dior Cruise 2023 Line, Maria Grazia Chiuri chose Sevile as her new place and source of inspiration. The collection was built locally like Sombros like Caps and Bolros, Embroidery, Signature Design of Messon like Sombros such as sombros such as complex embroidery and exclusive accessories.
In the Reoza region, we visit designer Xavier Garcia’s ATELIR, which only work with customers by appointment. He uses flowing materials like silk, crepe, chiffon and tafa. Xavier shows us a contemporary, flameco-inspired off-shoulder black dress, weighing 25 kg and priced at around € 1,500 (about. 1.35 lakhs). “Of course, no one can remain especially Flemenco with fashion because the season has been spread since AprilBy October. Therefore, we also make other coutures such as wedding and bridal outfits, ”Xavier explains, which are known to make Flemenco outfits which are more contemporary. He says, “Flemenco has come up with new changes such as fashion ruffles and wearing sports flameko.”
Malaga, Andalusia, wear traditional flames in a house in Spain. , Photo Credit: Jorisvo
Published – 06 February, 2025 04:23 pm IST
