Tailoring Workshop
where function dictates form.
Ethos
We specialize in heavy-duty denim, workwear, and utilitarian tailoring inspired by military archives.
Our design process always begins with the raw material; we actively source rare deadstock and partner with historic family-run mills to rescue textiles made the traditional way.
We prioritize functional structure over ornamentation, creating timeless garments that rely exclusively on natural fibers and traditional construction
Workshop
Since 2007, we have handcrafted small batches and bespoke pieces using restored vintage machinery from the 1960s-80s—
This workshop stands as a site of resistance against the relocation of Spain’s workwear and denim heritage.
Visits
The garments listed here represent our most recent output.
While the workshop is open to the public, visiting is strictly by appointment only
Warehouse
Latina District - 28011
2007 / 2011Bespoke Denim
Tailoring Workshop
Madrid Central - 28004
2012 / 2017
After four years of introspection, learning and research into patterns and the sewing process, in a renovated as a home/workshop warehouse in the Latina neighborhood - 28011 -, the first street-level store opens to the public displaying Japanese and American denim fabrics. Bespoke jeans are offered there.
The store, located in Madrid's historic center, unwittingly found itself in the midst of an exciting artisan movement sparked by the 2008 economic crisis.
- Made To Order
Madrid - Mallorca - Zaragoza
2012 / 2020
Daniel Alea
Maria Guerrero
J.J. Marbai
Made-to-order collections without pre-made stock are presented, those also show bespoke customers the manufacturing / design possibilities. A wide variety of fabrics: in addition to denim and cotton fabrics for workwear, it´s also use wool, canvas and linen, always based on the same principles of durability and tradition.
2010 / 2018
Lucía Unirme x D. AleaMaria Guerrero x
F. García de la Calera
Study of each pattern for both trousers and jackets of RTW and MTO products to make them adapted for the female and male body.
Madrid
2016
Dead Stock
PinStripe 16 oz Denim
Field Jacket
El Solitario Motor Club is a multidisciplinary brand from Galicia. We design and manufacture a field jacket inspired by motorcycles, tailoring, and workwear.
Made with dead stock Pinstripe heavy weight denim from Textil Santanderina, from our personal archive, probably from the 70s. The jacket was sold in a limited edition and even reached Nanjing thanks to Double Indigo.
Madrid
2014 / 2016
Kaihara Mills
12,5 oz Selvedge Denim
Five Pocket Trousers
The World wide denim Artisan Challlenge organized by Jeroen De Wal was a two jears challenge base on the construction of an artisan denim trousers, and the evolution among to years of usage, including participants from Spain, Portugal, Holland,Italy, France USA, Japan...
The Concrete get the second position after all the reports and the votes.
Madrid
2016
Candiani Mills
13,5 oz Indigo Selvedge Denim
+ Vintage dead stock
12 oz Hunter Green Denim
Denim ride Jacket 01 // Artisanal made jacket in denim selvage indigo 13.5 oz. from Candiani Denim (Italy).Inside made of quilted silk lining polyester foam which gives strength and make it warm enough for winter.
Denim ride Jacket 02 (Hunter Green)// Artisans made jacket of Hunter Green selvage denim 11.5 oz. Vintage fabric "dead stock" made in Basque Country. Silk lining inside that makes it light and perfect for spring rides
Denim ride Jacket 02 (Indigo)// Artisanal made jacket in selvage indigo 13.5 oz. of Candiani Denim (Italy). Silk lining inside that makes it light and perfect for spring rides.
Madrid
2019 / 2020
Madrid - Dead Stock fabrics
Heavy weight stone washed linen
MTO + RTW capsules
Shooting with analog cameras is the most authentic way to create images of handcrafted products, so we decided to use this approach for the campaigns promoting the small capsule collections we launched whenever we had something new to show.
Huesca
2018
Madrid Workshop direct sale.
Untreated Wool Yarn
Small Batch launched.
XS to 2XL
Crafted from rustic Pyrenean wool—sourced from the native Churra Tensina sheep—and knitted in Igualada to our original unisex pattern inspired by traditional mountaing wear, we released a limited run of 20 sweaters that sold out in just a few days.
The Netehrlands
2021
DuNord store direct sale.
10 oz. Painter Neppy Denim form Collect
Small Batch launched.
S to XL
I first met Jeroen DeWal through the Denim Artisan Challenge he organized; later, he opened his own shop in The Hague and asked me to collaborate on an initial capsule collection. It consisted of two trouser styles and a pullover, crafted from a beautiful, unique 10 oz. denim from the Japanese mill Collect.
Spain
2018
Madrid store direct sale.
Pure Virgin Wool (undyed)
Bespoke and Made to Order
Knitted and fulled using traditional methods in León—where this family-run factory has been crafting blankets since the 1940s—the founder's grandson, who now manages the small workshop, agreed to produce continuous yardage for me so I could make outerwear.
Spain
2018
Madrid store direct sale.
Linen loomed in Spain.
Bespoke and Ready To Wear
We moved to Mallorca for a couple of years, from 2016 to 2018; while there, we were able to research and learn more about the linen tradition.
It is the heavy linen worn by Mallorcan hunters and farmers in any season—since linen, contrary to popular belief, also provides insulation against the cold. We find that it is still traditionally woven by a family business that opened its workshop in 1949 and has upheld the tradition ever since, enduring despite the challenges faced by artisans in Spain.
XII
Spain
2024
12 oz. Organic Cotton
15 oz. Indigo Selvedge Denim
both from Portugal.
MTO
Two denim jacket styles—one for transitional weather and a winter version lined with rustic wool from León. Simple, timeless patterns crafted from durable organic cotton fabrics.
XIII
Spain
2020-2024
12 oz. Organic Cotton
15 oz. Indigo Selvedge Denim
both from Portugal.
MTO
After the pandemic—which forced us to close our shop-and-workshop, as we could not cover the overhead and payroll costs after being closed to the public for so many months—we set up a workshop in a shipping container on a plot of land in the Sierra de Madrid, where we had moved into a small house with a yard. We continue to create custom pieces and small Made-to-Order (MTO) collections there, developing new patterns such as our now-classic straight-cut TC03.
XIV
Spain
2025
12 oz. Organic Waxed Cotton
10 oz. Organic Waxed Cotton - 2 ply
both from Halley Stevensons Mills.
Bespoke and MTO
The focus is on creating parkas using Halley Stevensons waxed cotton as the primary material, combined with virgin and rustic wool in the Bespoke versions (10 oz. and 12 oz. 2-ply), and accented with lambswool details and hemp cord. The MTO version features a heavy, stone-washed linen lining, and all pieces include a detachable vest.
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