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Camisería Burgos

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Camisería Burgos
Company typePrivate
IndustryClothing
Founded1906; 118 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

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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

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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

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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

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