“Casta\u00f1er took the alpargata from thefield and placed it on the walkways of Paris”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n The first Casta\u00f1er espadrilles originated in 1776, with the first espadrille maker of the family, Rafael Casta\u00f1er. With such a long history, you can imagine what the family legacy of this iconic brand has been through.<\/p>\n\n The first generation to industrialise the process of production with machinery were Luis Casta\u00f1er and Tom\u00e1s Serra, his cousin. Tomas, designed the first machines for the workshop, They are the same that are usedtoday!.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n The alpargatas from the house have seen many events prosperous and adverse during the course of the years.<\/p>\n\n Durante la guerra civil espa\u00f1ola, se nacionaliz\u00f3 el calzado al considerarse un producto de inter\u00e9s militar<\/strong>, y de esta forma se empezaron a enviar soldados al frente en alpargatas.<\/p>\n\n It was during the second generation of the brand, with Lorenzo and Isabel Casta\u00f1er, that the brand took off.<\/p>\n\n At the end of the 1960s, the couple attendeda fair of fashion in Paris, where they met Yves Saint Laurent.<\/strong> To the surprise of the Casta\u00f1er, the first order of the recognised brand consistedof some spargatas with wedge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n The commission was somewhat extravagant and not something the workshop was used to.<\/p>\n\n But even thoughI had nothing to see with the traditional production to which they were accustomed, the opportunity of appearingon the passerelles of Paris<\/strong>, from the hand of Yves Saint Laurent, was of challenge a adventure thatwouldnot could let pass.<\/p>\n\n Thus wasborn the first alpargata with wedge of the history, although this mightnot have happened<\/strong>, since that <\/strong>Lorenzo Casta\u00f1er did not know Yves Saint Laurent<\/strong>and from good to first, thought that hisidea was a nonsense. Although by luck for everyone, his relationship did not remain stayed here. <\/p>\n\n After walking the Parisian catwalks, Casta\u00f1er had made the world fall in love<\/strong>. Artists, actors and models, among many others, began to wear the traditional shoe that they had created with so much attention. <\/p>\n\n Since then they have seenthe alpargatas Casta\u00f1er being dressed by actresses of Hollywood<\/strong> like Grace Kelly, Scarlett Johansson and Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, or among artists like the painter Salvador Dal\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n The product rushed through Europe like gunpowder. The first country to show a great interest was Denmark, which seen more than 100. 000 pairs sold in one single year<\/strong>. Followed from Italy, Japan and France. Not counting his homeland, Spain, of course of course. <\/p>\n\n Aprovechando el impulso, en los 90, Casta\u00f1er abri\u00f3 his first store monobrand in Barcelona<\/strong>, seguida de las tiendas en Par\u00eds, Madrid y Tokio. Hoy en d\u00eda cuentan con cerca de 40 tiendas. <\/p>\n\n The brand Casta\u00f1er, has experienced a significant growth in the last years. In 2022, the company increased its sales by 27%, reaching a turnover of 30 million of euros<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n This increase has been driven by its diversification of products and expansion international, with presence in key markets in Europe, America and Asia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n The espadrille makers have been able to transmit their love of craftsmanship, beauty and attention to detail to their products and their shops in an undeniably elegant way.<\/p>\n\nThe Origin of Casta\u00f1er Espadrilles<\/h2>\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\nThe first alpargatas from wedge.<\/h2>\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\nThe shops casta\u00f1er.<\/h2>\n\n
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