Antonio de Sa Atelier is a Lisbon made-to-measure tailoring house on Praca do Chile that has fitted suits and shirts for 25 years, guiding clients through a choice, fitting and delivery process. The atelier partners exclusively with tailor Eduardo Bosch and takes fittings only by appointment.
Atelier 23 makes bespoke and ready-to-wear suits, shirts, knitwear and outerwear in Portugal, using Albini, Thomas Mason and Leggiuno cottons for its shirts. Its knitwear is spun from Cashwool extra-fine merino by Zegna Baruffa in Biella, Italy, and from SuperGelong, a first-shearing Australian merino lamb yarn.
Contrast is a family-run graphic apparel brand designed in Lisbon, selling GOTS-certified organic cotton t-shirts, sweatshirts and hats through three stores in the city, in Chiado, Trindade and near Sé Cathedral. The Chiado shop, on Rua de São Nicolau, is the brand's newest location and offers free click-and-collect alongside its online store.
Portuguese skate-and-streetwear label founded 2006 by four friends in Amadora; launched its clothing brand in 2012, added its own skateboards in 2014, and now runs three Lisbon stores (LX Factory, Cais do Sodre, Chiado), all with garments made in Portugal.
Best for T-shirts, Streetwear, Prints
Ementa SB began in 2006 in Amadora, on Lisbon's edge, when four skateboarding friends started making videos and small merchandise for their local scene. The clothing brand was formally launched in 2012, built around handmade designs and collaborations with local skate retailers. In 2014 Ementa expanded from apparel into its own skateboards and accessories, completing the shift from a skate crew's side project into a full skatewear label. Production stays domestic: garments are made in factories in northern Portugal, a point the brand markets as '100% Made in Portugal.' Ementa has opened a run of Lisbon storefronts as the label grew - first in LX Factory (2021), then Cais do Sodre (2022), and a larger store in Chiado - alongside distribution into other European markets including Italy.
Fairly Normal is a Lisbon-born surf and menswear label that pairs coastal-inspired designs with responsibly made fabrics, selling shirts, tees and a dedicated surf shop line. It runs two Lisbon storefronts, on Rua de São Paulo in Cais do Sodré and Praça do Príncipe Real, alongside its online store.
Gandaia develops Portuguese-made shirts, trousers, swimwear and casual pieces informed by block-printing traditions. Prints carry the identity, while simple silhouettes keep the clothing wearable beyond resort settings.
Porto menswear label founded in 2011 by José Miguel de Abreu and André Bastos Teixeira, reworking Portuguese maritime staples — Nazaré fishermen's shirts, Alentejo capotes, Serra da Estrela wool jumpers — manufactured entirely in Portugal.
Best for Fisherman knits
La Paz began in Porto in 2011, started by José Miguel de Abreu and André Bastos Teixeira as a menswear label rooted in Portugal's Atlantic coastline. Rather than inventing a house aesthetic from scratch, the pair spent time visiting old regional factories and combing local archives for garments tied to specific corners of the country: the striped fishing shirts worn along the coast at Nazaré, the heavy wool capote cloak of the Alentejo plains, and the chunky knitwear produced in the mountain village workshops of Serra da Estrela. Those research trips shaped the brand's approach — reissuing or reinterpreting traditional Portuguese workwear pieces for a contemporary wardrobe, rather than following seasonal fashion cycles. Comfort, durability and functionality sit at the center of the label's design brief, with an emphasis on materials suited to a maritime climate: waxed cottons, technical wools and heavyweight knits. All of La Paz's collections are manufactured in Portugal, keeping production tied to the same regional ateliers and mills that originally inspired the brand's founders. Since its founding, the label has been covered by outlets including Monocle for its approach to reviving Portuguese textile heritage through a modern menswear lens, positioning La Paz within a wider generation of Portuguese labels working directly with the country's surviving textile factories.
Contemporary shirting label founded in Porto in 2012 by brothers Antonio and Manuel Magalhaes, whose family has worked in Portuguese textiles since the 1930s; shirts are cut and sewn in mills around Guimaraes.
Best for Five generations of Porto flannel-weaving supplying the world's best shops
Portuguese Flannel was founded in 2012 by brothers Antonio and Manuel Magalhaes in northern Portugal. The family's textile connection goes back further: their great-grandfather, Joao Pereira de Magalhaes, eventually opened his own mill, Textil Vizela, in 1935, and the family has been involved in fabric manufacturing since roughly the mid-19th century. Before launching their own label, the mills the brothers now work with in and around Guimaraes - the traditional center of Portuguese textile production - operated as contract manufacturers for other brands. Every Portuguese Flannel garment is still made in Guimaraes, using mills the family has long-standing relationships with. The company sells through a wide network of specialty menswear retailers internationally as well as direct online.
Seapath makes coastal wardrobe staples in small batches from organic and deadstock fabrics. The Porto label favours simple, durable forms, with material origin and production quantity visible in the product story.
Wetheknot makes minimalist Portuguese shirts, scarves and everyday accessories with a quality-over-quantity approach. Simple forms put material and finishing at the centre, while current retail access should be checked online.