LA FALLERA

BEING a fallera is more than just putting on a posh frock and it’s certainly not to be referred to as ‘fancy dress’.

The cost of the dress alone is enough to make one weep, then there are all the extras; the hair, the jewels, the underwear, not to mention the annual fee paid to be a member of one of Valencia’s 355 Fallas (a sort of cliquey club or association).