On your walk through the Plaza Mayor of Madrid and its surroundings, you have the opportunity to see various traditional establishments de Madrid, such as, for example, the El Kinze de Cuchilleros Hair Salon or the La Favorita Hat Shop.
But if there is a traditional store that will catch your attention, it is Casa Hernanz Espadrilles, which is at the beginning of the Toledo street from the Plaza Mayor, specifically at number 18.
This establishment was opened to the public in 186o as cordage and espadrilles, and currently it is one of the espadrille stores most popular in Madrid, which is very crowded in summer.
The espadrilles peasant women became fashionable all over the world in the 60s thanks to the designer Yves Saint Laurent.
And the fashion is still in force today, so that in Hernanz House In summer, more than 500 espadrilles are sold per day despite the growing competition coming from China.
A good part of them are produced by hand by the company itself. Hernandez family, specifically the espadrilles in which the fabric is sewn to the sole that was previously made of esparto grass and is now made of jute.
The current sales success of this simple summer shoe in the Casa Hernanz Espadrilles is the wide variety of models that it sells, with 32 different colors and numerous sizes.
La Casa Hernanz Espadrilles is one of centenary establishments in Madrid that have been recognized by the city council, so that when you pass in front of their window, you will be able to see the plaque on the ground that attests to it.
I congratulate you. Defend your traditions and your heritage, because a people without traditions is like a living being without a soul.
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