RASGO - Red de Juderías de España. Caminos de Sefarad

Seville has a varied commercial offer, so much in what refers to crafts like clothing stores, leather, gifts, etc. It is the case of the mantillas, bordados (embroideries), encaje (lace) and guarnicionería (equestrian articles) of great quality that conform the base of the most typical Sevillian tradition. The mantón de Manila (Manila shawl) is still to be found, embroidered following the same designs by hand than when they used to coming from the Philippine capital that gave them the name; it is widely used in Seville not only during the April Fair, but also as a fancy garment for special occasions.

Sierpes Street in Sevilla

Possible the most peculiar craft in the city is that related to the holy Week, thanks to which some traditional occupations as the bordado en oro (embroidery in gold), the orfebrería (goldwork), the imaginería (religious wood carving), the ebanistería (cabinet making) or the cerería (modeling in wax), unthinkable in the modern world, still go on nowadays. Besides the craft industry that characterizes our city, Seville has become an important fashion centre in the last years, with local designers as important as Victorio y Lucchino or Toni Benítez to which top brands have recently joined, as Adolfo Domínguez, Roberto Verino, Loewe and an infinity of clothing collections in the most modern department stores and shopping centres in the city.

The commercial streets of Seville are bustling with animation everywhere. In the historical centre, simply called Centro by the Sevillians, the trade is located in the area of la Campana and the pedestrian streets Tetuán and Sierpes where the commerce of traditional products – ceramics, guitar, flamenco dresses, abanicos (fans), mantillas and Manila shawls –is combined with the most trendy fashion for all, music stores, jeweller’s, etc, and also department stores where you can buy “everything”.

At the other side of the river we find the neighbourhoods of Triana and los Remedios. The former is the ceramic district par excellence, concentrated around the Alfarería street, where we can find from models of Muslim inspiration to Baroque layouts of the 18th cent. In los Remedios there are numerous fashion boutiques.

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