Bulgarian fashion

Traveling solo provides plenty of 'dead time' to carry out profound, accurate analysis of the country's culture, customs, and traditions.

While I was waiting for my pork-on-a-skewer with bulgarian oven-toasted bread to arrive, I noted the following with respect to Bulgarian fashion:-

For the ladies, make-up is an absolute must if you're going to be leaving the house. Anything smart and tight is in, loose and baggy can be left in the cupboard. Knee high boots with marked heel (very compatible with the terrible tarmacked roads) and huge leather handbags (the size of my bed pillow) also popular! The sale of hair straighteners must be huge.....

As for the men, you're going to blend in if you're wearing a big, heavy leather jacket, blue jeans and you're clean shaven. Balding men with overgrowing jungle-like beards are nowhere to be seen...