Flamenco shawls

Crochet Shawls

Ref: 13605

Crochet shawls Nice to wear with you flamenco dress, Availeble in diffrents colours. Excellent accesory for flamenco parties or gathering.

One of the items that came from Canton to Manila was the silk shawl. It was a square piece of cloth with plenty of embroidery. The shawl was folded in half like a triangle and worn over the shoulders of women. This shawl became known as the manton de Manila, although it was not made in Manila, but was made in Canton. The Philippines never had a silk industry. The manton de Manila soon became very popular in Seville, Andalusia, and in Latin America.

Our Manila Shawls are made in Spain, It is a really importat accessory in flamenco fashion and culture; has success spreat in different fashion tendencies and use with casual clothing. the shawl beside is recurring in Spain painting, was a carateristic element on Andaluzian artist, like Joaquín Sorolla, Hermen Anglada Camarasa, Ramón Casas o Julio Romero de Torres; usually painting the woman with shawl.

Today, the manton de Manila is still very popular in Andalusia for festive occasions. Women use the shawls for dressing up and going to parties. During the Festival of the Crosses of May in Cordoba, balconies are dressed up with the manton that add a bright look to the plazas. During the April Fair in Seville, most of the women in Gypsy dress (flamenco dress) use the manton as an accessory. The manton is also used by female flamenco dancers during their dance, as it is a great dance enhancer and adds drama when the flamenco dancer twirls it around her body and in the air.

Our Online shop will find a wide range of Flamenco Wear as Flamenco dresses for special moment and flamenco Dance for academy and schools. In the Shawls section you can see differents styles for combine with dresses, also you can use with Ornamental Combs and Earings. Our shawls Are totally made in Spain with high quality materialse. As flamenco wear company our goal is to offer customers quality and price in spanish dresses dance and all kinds of Spanish accessories. In our Spanish fashion shop online, we offer a selection of products also available in our stores located in Malaga and Granada. If you cannot find what you want, send email requests or suggestions and we will try to improve our Spanish dresses.