Warning: there are plenty of spoilers about the Spanish drama Velvet ahead. Fashion Insight: Going through swatch books. Ross and Rachel of the Week: Ana and Alberto Spanish Culture Clue: The terrible treatment of women in this era. Language Point: The dialogue plays off “igual” and “desigual” in several places. Doña Gloria knocks on the door of… [Read More]
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Recapping Velvet: Season 1, Episode 2, “The Seamstresses”
Warning: there are plenty of spoilers about the Spanish drama Velvet ahead. Fashion Insight: How much people relied on magazines for trends, the way they look at Instagram now. Ross and Rachel of the Week: Pedro and Rita Spanish Culture Clue: So much concern about social class!. Language Point: Spanish vocabulary and grammar would never allow… [Read More]
Recapping Velvet: Season 1, Episode 1, “Butterfly Wings”
Warning: there are spoilers ahead. Fashion Insight: The Spanish word “desfile” is more or less synonymous for “fashion show” and “catwalk”. Ross and Rachel of the Week: Ana and Alberto Spanish Culture Clue: There were apparently no fair labor laws in Franco’s Spain. An employer could order an hourly employee to come in early without… [Read More]