Camisería Burgos

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]

This article is about a shirtmaker in Madrid. For the city in northern Spain, see Burgos.
Camisería Burgos
TypePrivate
IndustryClothing
Founded1906 (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/

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 clients 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] The entirety of manufacture and 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 client and granted Burgos the Royal Warrant of Appointment.

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 client of the house.

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 clients 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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