We always work with 100% natural fabrics and produce everything in Spain. Each season we also create a garment that is not a shirt but is inspired by one.
24 July, 2017
SUNAD shirts are the latest addition to our fail-safe travel wardrobe. Although founded by two madrileñas, Paloma Canut and Ana Marroquín, it wasn't until they left home for university that they met each other. They were eventually drawn back to Madrid where they joined forces to set their dreams in motion.
The shirt-only brand began as a passion project with a focus on revitalising the Spanish textile industry. While that remains at the core of their ethos, they are also a strong proponent of slow fashion. The designers and co-founders feel a deeply rooted connection to nature which extends beyond their choice in materials. Their muted tones are inspired by the subtle hues of natural landscapes and the silhouettes take inspiration from explorer attire. The masculine forms leeway to an understand femininity with delicate fabrics and soft colours, their looks expanding upon the Marrakech-inspired YSL collection from the 1970s. Canut and Marroquín stick to what they know best - and so have perfected their craft.
SUNAD
Paloma Canut and Ana Marroquín
Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain
On our website as well as at various boutiques around the world.
An adventurous women who values quality over quantity.
We love deserts. All our shirts are named after one, and for that reason we had to relate the name of the brand to the desert. Sunad is "dunas" - the Spanish word for dunes - backwards.
Nature and women.
Yes! The movie "Mogambo" inspired our AW17 collection; "Out of Africa" inspired our iconic Sahara shirt and Sofia Coppola's movies are inspiring in their colourways.
We always work with 100% natural fabrics and produce everything in Spain. Each season we also create a garment that is not a shirt but is inspired by one. For example, in our spring/summer collection we created the Tamani jumpsuit and the Sonora jacket in the autumn/winter.
Classic and stylish.
DoDesign, Pez, El paracaidista, Laonpottery, Abbatte.
The Namib Desert and The Dallol volcano in Ethiopia.
When we're deciding on colours for our collections we can't help but end up choosing ones found in Spain's nature. Our SS18 collection is inspired by the south of Spain.
Spain has always had a very strong textile history, however due to cheaper prices found abroad the local industry is slowly dying. For that reason, we want to help our country's history and traditions as much as possible.
Paloma worked as a graphic designer and Ana worked in interior design.
Both fields are very visual and creative and helped us a lot in storytelling. We also used different creative tools that we now apply in our business.
We both love hiking and try to be in touch with nature as much as possible. We've also started planting an orchard at the office.
We're a paperless company; all our packaging is recyclable and we only work with 100% natural fabrics.
We have to stop consuming so much and start thinking about quality over quantity. We also have to be more conscious of what we buy, asking ourselves where it was made, what it's made out of and who made it.
We try to keep our prices as low as possible in order to show people that you can purchase a sustainable garment made from high-quality fabrics at a fair price.
There's no plan to expand beyond shirts but we want to do menswear in the near future.
