Teba from Bel y Cia

Gentlemen,

This September I visited Barcelona and like many others before me wasn't able to resist the temptation and put an order for a teba from Bel y Cia. Here is a short report.

There are many good pictures of Bel's exterior and fitting room in sleevehead's blog, so little need to add more. However, I have two pictures that you might find quite interesting:





Believe your eyes! -- this is a full fledged workshop, right behind Bel's showroom on Passeig de Gracia. All tebas are made there.

I was for a week in Barcelona -- yet, this time is enough to have one fitting, as these pictures attest.







Bel promised to finish and send the coat in two weeks... and amazingly, they delivered on their promise (which is almost unique in bespoke world... at least, in my experience).

Here is how finished article looks like when worn:



And a few details:









This garment is entirely machine sewn, with hand made finishing details: buttons attached by hand and absolutely all buttonholes are hand-made. Lining (as much as it is there) appears to be attached by hand, too.

Horn buttons go as standard.

Bel claims that Count of Teba went to their shop for a first teba to be made; thus, they can be considered as "inventors" (or at least popularizers) of this type of garment.

Prices for a bespoke teba range from 750 (classic jersey cloth) to 1200 (all cachmere) euros (incl. VAT). 900 euros seem to be median. Tebas can be cut with common notch lapes and rounded front quarters.

Andrey