Camisería Burgos

This article is about a shirtmaker in Madrid. For the city in northern Spain, see Burgos.
Camisería Burgos
Company typePrivate
IndustryClothing
Founded1906; 119 years ago (1906)
FounderJulián Pérez Burgos
Headquarters
Calle Cedaceros 2
Madrid 28014
Spain
ProductsShirts, pyjamas, knitwear, blazers, accessories, hosiery
ServicesBespoke, made-to-measure, ready-to-wear
Websitecamiseriaburgos.com/en/

Camisería Burgos, commonly known as Burgos (Spanish: [ˈbuɾɣos]), is a gentleman's bespoke shirtmaker founded in 1906 in Madrid. The store has been located at Calle Cedaceros 2 since its opening, and until 1949, had another shop at Boulevard des Capucines in Paris. Their most popular products are bespoke shirts, guayaberas, pyjamas and Teba jackets.[1]

Burgos enjoys a Royal Warrant of Appointment since Alfonso XIII bestowed it in 1920, and has been the main shirt purveyor to the Royal House of Spain ever since, Felipe VI being a regular customer. Other notable customers include Cary Grant, Ernest Hemingway, Orson Welles, Pablo Picasso, Jeff Goldblum and Tsar Simeon of Bulgaria.[2][3] It has also provided shirts for numerous films, including those of Woody Allen, Adrien Brody, Sharon Stone and Andy García.[4] All clothing is made in Spain.[5]

History

Camisería Burgos was founded in 1906 by Julián Pérez Burgos in Calle Cedaceros 2, Madrid.[6] In 1936, he moved to Paris fleeing from the Spanish Civil War, and opened a second Burgos shop in Boulevard des Capucines. Santiago Olave, one of his shirt-makers, took over the shop in Madrid, and as of today, it remains in that family.[7] In 1920, Alfonso XIII became a customer and granted Burgos the Royal Warrant of Appointment.[citation needed]

Regal purveyors

Felipe VI, the king of Spain, has owned bespoke shirts from Burgos since his first communion in 1975.[8][9]

His father, grandfather and great-grandfather: Juan Carlos I, the Count of Barcelona and Alfonso XIII respectively, have all been customers of Burgos.[10] Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, former Tsar of Bulgaria, is another customer.

Today

The house continues to be a family-owned business, led by Carmen Álvarez Olave, granddaughter of Santiago Olave and 3rd generation in the family.[11] Despite being only present in one location in Madrid, Camisería Burgos travels to receive customers in New York and London.[12]

View of the interior of the store

See also

References

  1. ^ Belén Rodrigo, "Las camisas artesanales de Madrid que visten la realeza, la aristocracia y las estrellas de Hollywood" in ABC, 25 July 2016
  2. ^ Luis de Vega, "La camisería de Cary Grant sigue abierta en Madrid" in El País, 16 February 2020
  3. ^ Ángel Becerril, "¿Por qué la guayabera es la prenda masculina imprescindible del verano?" in Expansión, 2 August 2018
  4. ^ Isabel Vaquero, "Las camisas y corbatas de Felipe VI: materiales nobles y motivos sutiles" in Vanitatis, 12 December 2018
  5. ^ Chris Cotonou, "Camisería Burgos, Regal Shirt-Makers of Spain" in The Rake, Invalid date
  6. ^ Francisco Javier Gírela, "Estas son las caminarías que debes conocer si quieres una camisa como la de tu jefe" in GQ, 3 April 2018
  7. ^ María Aguirre, "En busca de la camisa a medida perfecta" in ABC, 29 August 2017
  8. ^ Juan Carlos Rodríguez, "Felipe VI, en guayabera por La Habana" in Expansión, 14 November 2019
  9. ^ Gloria Salgado & José Luis Álvarez, "Un Rey con estilo" in El Correo, 27 January 2018
  10. ^ María Eugenia Yagüe, "El sastre del rey de otros reyes" in El Mundo, 2002
  11. ^ Gonzalo Rolanía, "Se busca camisa especial" in Esquire, 28 August 2018
  12. ^ Agustín Velasco, "De Cifonelli a Tom Baker. ¿Quiénes son los mejores sastres del mundo?" in La Información, 9 June 2020
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