In 1992, a small service-oriented industry was born in a small garage at home, collaborating with other textile industries in the northern region OF PORTUGAL.
In the early years, our company was named Dielora, which, after many cycles of life, positioned itself as a textile company that produces and develops clothing items for brands in various segments.
Spinning, weaving, designing, and sewing are some of the activities whose origins are lost in the tangled threads of history, as a basic social response – dressing.
The textile industry has its origins long before the industrial revolution when
small tailors played a leading role in
making garments for the nobility. The role of seamstresses, who were not as valued as they are today, also played a part in this history.
In 1992, a small service-oriented industry was born in a small garage at home, collaborating with other textile industries in the northern region OF PORTUGAL.
In the early years, our company was named Dielora, which, after many cycles of life, positioned itself as a textile company that produces and develops clothing items for brands in various segments.
Spinning, weaving, designing, and sewing are some of the activities whose origins are lost in the tangled threads of history, as a basic social response – dressing.
The textile industry has its origins long before the industrial revolution when small tailors played a leading role in making garments for the nobility. The role of seamstresses, who were not as valued as they are today, also played a part in this history.
In Portugal, in the 1990s, the Portuguese industry mainly worked with domestic brands, manufacturing and producing clothing for the fairs that existed throughout the country. Globalization triggered the growth and exploration of other markets, manufacturing and developing for major international brands. Thirty years later, the company CARDOSO MACIEL & FILHOS transformed into CARMAFIL. It is a company with a family DNA, like other Portuguese textile industries.
Today, the company focuses on the medium-high and luxury niche market segment. The art of doing things well and adding value to its entire production chain.
A garment corresponds to a basic need to clothe a body. We know that this need originated many thousands of years ago in prehistoric times. In the Age of Globalization, clothing is no longer about fulfilling a basic need. Clothing is about the identity of a fashion brand’s collection. Clothes express a lifestyle, a concept and are an essential tool of identity for many consumers.
WHAT MAKES A BRAND STAND OUT?
In addition to all the visual identity, purpose and marketing that a brand expresses, the product is one of the pillars of a brand. In the world of fashion brands, we know that trends change according to the cycle of inspiration of designers and creators. But it is in production that we materialize the DREAM of designers and creators. It is YOUR DREAM that we materialize through our perfectionism. From the details of each line sewn, from each stage in the creation of a piece at CARMAFIL.
Our technical experience makes us revisit the past in the wonderful world of dressmaking and haberdashery. Our textile archive contains wonderful ancestral materials that carry our knowledge alongside the technology of the present and future. After all, fashion reinvents itself but the essence lies in the past combined with the technology of the present IN HOUSE. Our mission is to combine the technical experience that is the symbiosis between time and the know-how of the past. Over time, we will refine our sensitivity to the production of each piece within the conceptual and sociological framework that our clients’ brands occupy in the market.
More than just sewing threads, joining fabrics and packing your orders, our mission and purpose is to create and develop clothes created with responsible production, conscience and perfectionism.
When we founded CARMAFIL, our mission began by providing services to other companies and brands. We grew, evolved, and now our mission is focused on helping brands create their identity through clothing and collections.
Currently, our mission is clear: we cannot change consumption habits, but we can assist our clients in developing their collections with maximum quality, responsible and conscious production, and the highest possible durability.
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