[1] In a comical folklore manner, the play satirizes the understanding of foreign fashion trends as human progress in Bulgarian society at the time.

[1] The Phoney Civilization is a classic work of the Late Bulgarian revival period in the end of 19th century.

The action takes place in a small town during the late Bulgarian revival period in the end of 19th century.

Hadzhi Kosta, a storekeeper, is concerned about the significant amount of money spent by his daughter and his wife for a variety of foreign fashion accessories and clothes that are totally unnecessary, according to him.

He is also concerned about the neglect of the family traditions and the susceptibility of his daughter, his son and his wife to the emerging “fashionable” trends in behaviour fueled by the foreign brands and local snobs.