This is
Our Quality
Our mission is to provide you with long-lasting shirts that not only make you look great but also reflect our commitment to the environment and the people who craft them. Discover what makes CARPASUS quality truly unique.
Quality materials
We craft our shirts from materials such as organic cotton, recycled cotton, European linen and certified wool. Organic cotton is grown without synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Its farming follows defined cultivation standards, including restrictions on the use of synthetic inputs. These practices can help reduce pressures on nature, support soil health and reduce the use of certain synthetic inputs.
Finest fabrics.
We work with experienced weaving mills in Europe. They process our raw materials into high-quality fabrics. Our partners are Portuguese, Belgian, Italian and German weavers who specialise in the production of shirt fabrics. You can feel the quality of these fabrics on your skin.
We pay attention to defined processing requirements in the production of our fabrics. Specific enviromental requirements apply when dyeing, weaving and finishing the fabrics.
Specialised manufacturers
When processing the fabrics, we work together with European manufacturers who specialise in shirt production. They focus exclusively on the production of shirts. This gives them the machinery, know-how, experience, supplier network and skills needed to produce high-quality shirts. Our shirts are sewn by our selected partners in Portugal and Bosnia. Find out more about our partners here.
Timeless design
When it comes to choosing fabrics, patterns and cuts we don’t run after every trend but focus on timeless designs. This way you can wear our collections and look great for a very long time!
It's in the details.
No Shrinkage
Our shirts are pre-washed when they leave our manufacturing partners. This means that you will have no bad suprises when you wash your shirts at home for the first time. The shirts keep their shape and their size after the first washing. However, we ask you to you wash the shirts according to our washing instructions and do not dry-tumble them.
Easy-to-care shirts
Our shirts are very easy to care for. They are easy-to-iron and most of them can be washed at 40° C. Our dress shirts are made of light fabrics that underwent a special finishing treatment that guarantees a particular easy ironing experience.
Mallard duck embroidery
On the left sleeve of our shirts you will find a little mallard duck embroidery. The mallard (French: canard col vert) is the symbol of CARPASUS. The mallard duck lives in harmony with nature on land, in the water and in the air and symbolizes the elegance, spirit, flexibility it needs for working together and living with different cultures.
Corozo Buttons
We do not use mother-of-pearl or plastic buttons. Instead, our buttons are mainly made from Corozo, a natural material derived from the seeds of tagua palms, often known as tagua nuts. For a few of our shirts we use buttons made from bioresin. This is a material made from renewable, plant-based sources instead.
Our buttons are made in Portugal. The white buttons used in most of our shirts showcase Corozo's natural color without dyeing.
Hemline & button hole
The seams of the CARPASUS shirts are very closely sewn and the hemline of the shirts have a gusset on both sides for better durability.
Every last button hole of the CARPASUS shirt is horizontally embroidered in green. This prevents the button from opening while being tucked into the pant. The green color is supposed to remind you of wearing a very special shirt.