Outfits for the Malaga Fair for all budgets: from 50 to 600 euros

"The pants cost me 13 euros, the shirt 50, and the hat about 70. There are all kinds of prices, I buy according to my budget," summarizes Isidro, 70 years old, as he adjusts his shirt and strokes his horse. At the Feria de Málaga, the clothing is as varied as the economy and customs of those who attend the event. Between the popular and the ceremonial, each attendee defines with their clothing a different way of understanding the big week of August.

On the male side, opinions vary. Antonio Pérez, 52 years old, wears a suit that is "old-fashioned." "The attire is very traditional, people here dress terribly, with trucker shirts," he states. He breaks down his outfit with prices almost from memory: boots, 60 euros; vest, 200; pants, another 100; shirt, 50 euros; caireles, 60; hat, another 60, and suspenders, 40. In total, everything adds up to about 600 euros. "I wear decent attire, and there are more ceremonial ones," he admits.

Manuel Sánchez, 55 years old, also deals in high figures, more than 400 euros. To this, he adds accessories for riding the horse, bringing the price up to 700 euros. Regarding the dressing trend, he comments that all men tend to follow "the same line." The pants and vest vary in colors, but all with the same shape and style. "Little variety, but lots of color," he adds. For him, the homogeneity in male fashion is evident, although the chromatic nuances serve as a "personal touch."

Among memories and loyalty to the lifelong suit, Pepi Corpas, 74 years old from Málaga, wears a suit that is almost 40 years old. "At that time, it cost me about 60,000 pesetas, now it would be about 200 euros," she says. She prefers shorter skirts, although she wears a long one because, she regrets, she no longer can. "I like red, yellow, and black colors, and I also like ruffles, I'm a fan of ruffles," asserts Corpas, who has experienced decades of the Fair.

However, the youth are setting new trends. Lucía Lozano, 21 years old, wears a suit costing 230 euros. "Now it's about daring with colors, having polka dots in different shades from the suit, darker than the suit, the rociera leg, the little bows on the shawls," she describes. According to this young woman from Málaga, now it's also fashionable to wear flowers at the back, in the hair, and "small little flowers." Her view points to a Fair that does not renounce the classic but reinvents itself in small aesthetic gestures. Similarly, her friend Paula Delgado, also 21, wears the same suit but in a different color and for the same price.

The budget also conditions, as pointed out by Erika, 28 years old from Peru, experiencing her first fair dressed in flamenco because she was excited to live the tradition of her boyfriend, who is from Málaga. "I wear a second-hand suit, it cost me just over 50 euros. There are suits that keep changing and are more pompous," she comments. The possibility of accessing flamenco fashion through second-hand is becoming increasingly common, especially among those who seek to integrate into the tradition without significant expenses.

Sara Díaz, 30 years old, moves in a very different range, describing the evolution of dresses with a practical outlook: "Now half-sleeve dresses are in fashion, the most expensive one I have is 500 euros, then others cheaper at 120 or 150 euros." She argues that they are now "cooler." "Also popular are dresses with flounce at the bottom, and the more flounce, the better. Increasingly, the rociera style dresses are seen, with more flounce and cooler," she concludes. For Díaz, the fitted ones "are hotter" and people "seek comfort."

Thus, between old suits that still stand, investments that hover around 600 euros, and second-hand dresses that barely exceed 50 euros, the Feria de Málaga offers a diverse map of styles and budgets. Fashion, like the festival, adapts to each generation and each pocket. Clothing, more than a uniform, is a way to experience the Feria de Málaga.