Lady Danna Retro & Vintage

Flea markets are rare in Spain. Mostly they are in large cities such as Barcelona. But they don't exist in my small city.  Small shops partly substitute them. They are widespread everywhere.  While they can’t be called antique, some of them have "antique prices". That is, cheap garbage is sold under the guise of something valuable, very, very expensive. Moreover, often these overpriced items lie on the floor and deteriorate. I call these establishments "flea stores". If you're lucky, you can find cheap, but valuable vintage items.  I found the hat I wear on photos in one of such small flea stores. It was not in the best shape - the veil had deteriorated, the hat itself was badly wrinkled.  So me and my photographer friend (after that we can call ourselves milliners!), had to put in a lot of effort to get it in order. It was no other way! I love hats. I have a passion for them. I want my collection of them to grow.  But lately, the stock of hats around ...

Earlier, before I visited the "bullfighting country" for the first time, I imagined Spain and the Spaniards in a completely different way.  I thought that most Spaniards followed the traditions and traditional clothes of their ancestors.  I thought that most women either wore traditional hats, or wore jewelry or a rose in their hair, but in any case, combined it with a puffy dress or skirt.  I expected to see sultry black-haired beauties in mantillas and proud courageous caballeros, a land of passionate serenades and tempestuous emotions... However, unfortunately, in fact, it turned out that Spain, like all other European and not only European countries, has fallen as a victim to globalization and standardization.  No special national clothes and emotions. Everything is like everywhere else. Boring and monotonous. Therefore, I decided to compensate this absence by trying to recreate the outfit of a true southern beauty, that was, exactly the way I imagined to be a tr...