Camisería Burgos, commonly known as Burgos (), is a gentleman's

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shirtmaker founded in 1906 in

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. The store has been located at Calle Cedaceros 2 since its opening, and until 1949, had another shop at

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in Paris. Their most popular products are bespoke shirts, guayaberas, pyjamas and Teba jackets. Burgos enjoys a

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since

Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena''; French language, French: ''Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon''; 17 May ...

bestowed it in 1920, and has been the main shirt purveyor to the

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ever since,

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being a regular customer. Other notable customers include

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and Tsar Simeon of Bulgaria. It has also provided shirts for numerous films, including those of

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and

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. All clothing is made in Spain.

History

Camisería Burgos was founded in 1906 by Julián Pérez Burgos in Calle Cedaceros 2, Madrid. In 1936, he moved to Paris fleeing from the

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, and opened a second Burgos shop in

. Santiago Olave, one of his shirt-makers, took over the shop in Madrid, and as of today, it remains in that family. In 1920,

became a customer and granted Burgos the

Regal purveyors

, the

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, has owned bespoke shirts from Burgos since his

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in 1975. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather:

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, the

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and

respectively, have all been customers of Burgos.

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, former

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, 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. In addition to retail sales at its flagship store in Madrid, Camisería Burgos travels to receive customers at trunk shows in

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and

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References

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History

Regal purveyors

Today

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