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Granada · Spain

Made-to-measure clothing delivered to Granada

Granada sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, with the Alhambra above the city and the white houses of the Albaicín climbing the hill opposite. Near the cathedral, the narrow lanes of the Alcaicería follow the line of the old Nasrid silk market, a reminder that Granada has traded in cloth for centuries. Today we make your outfit to measure in Pakistan and deliver it to your address in Granada.

  • Made in Pakistan
  • Minimum order: one suit
  • Quote in EUR, USD or GBP
Woman in a white chikankari cotton kurta set standing against a warm wall in sunlightInspiration

Local notes

Ordering from Granada

Sizes, customs rules and sending fabric from Spain: ordering from Spain.

Hot days, cold nights

At around 700 metres above sea level, Granada has a sharper climate than the Andalusian coast. Summer afternoons are hot and dry, so lawn and voile cut loose are the obvious choice, but winter nights are properly cold, with snow on the Sierra Nevada. A cambric or khaddar kameez with full sleeves, and a shawl-weight dupatta, makes January comfortable.

The steep, cobbled streets of the Albaicín and the climb to the Alhambra are easier in a kameez with generous side slits and trousers that clear flat shoes; our guide to side slits explains the choices.

A city of students

The University of Granada draws students from all over Europe, many of them on exchange for a term or a year. A kurta over jeans, a linen co-ord with wide-leg trousers, or a relaxed two-piece in cambric works for lectures and long evenings out. If you are only here for a semester, tell us your leaving date when you ask for a quote, and we say whether the timing looks realistic before you commit.

How to order from Granada

Measure at home in centimetres with the size guide, ideally with a friend holding the tape. Then choose whether we supply the fabric or you send your own; for Stitching Only, nothing goes in the post until we have confirmed the fabric and the arrangements from your photos. Your quote, in the currency you choose, includes delivery to Granada and any import charges, and the Spain page covers the rest. Seville and Málaga have their own guides.

Two ways to order

Our fabric, or yours

Both are made to your measurements in Pakistan. The minimum order is one suit, and we don’t offer free samples.

  • Fabric + Stitching

    We supply the agreed fabric and make your outfit to your measurements. One parcel: the finished outfit shipped to you.

    • Fabric agreed with you before cutting
    • Minimum order one suit
    • No need to send anything
  • Stitching Only

    You supply suitable fabric, such as an unstitched suit, and we cut, stitch and finish it.

    • Two shipping stages: your fabric to us in Pakistan, then the outfit to you
    • Confirm suitability and quantity before sending
    • Minimum order one suit
I am an exchange student in Granada. Can I still order?

Yes. Give us the address in Spain where you will be when the outfit ships, and your leaving date, and we confirm the timing in your written quote before you pay.

Do you have a shop near the Alcaicería?

No. We have no shop, studio or tailor anywhere in Spain. Everything is made in Pakistan to the measurements you send and shipped to you.

Softly wrinkled white cotton fabric in natural light

Ready when you are

Made to measure, delivered to Granada

Tell us the garment, the service option and your city, and add a photo if you have one. We reply with a written quote in euros, US dollars or pounds, whichever you choose, including delivery and import charges.

No commitment until you approve your written quote.