Bolivian Women

What an odd fashion! I learnt today that these the wide skirts came from emulating the fashion in Spain and as for the bowler hats - apparently a shrewd hat salesman from London came over here hoping to sell his hats and the

Bolivian men didn't buy them. So he somehow managed to convince the upper class women that these were the lastet fashion in Europe - and they bought them! Then the poorer women followed suit

and started wearing them and the fashion has carried on to this day. Extraordinary - and some of these hats cost up to $200-$300. I don't know how they keep them on - some just seem to be perched on their heads and look like they'd blow off with the slightest breeze.