An atelier in Porto — workshop in morning light
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An atelier in Porto.

FOUNDED 2021 · MADE IN PORTUGAL

41.15° N · 8.61° W
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Slow by design.

We started UrbnThreads in 2021 with one rule: nothing rushed. Two seasons a year, ten pieces at a time, fabrics ordered six months out. The patience shows up in the cut. It shows up in the way a hoodie sits after a year. It shows up in the small things that we built carefully on purpose.

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Porto, every Tuesday.

Our atelier sits on a quiet street in Porto. A small team of cutters and stitchers, a handful of looms, a coffee machine that's older than most of us. We visit every Tuesday. We watch the seams. We adjust by hand. Nothing leaves the room without a touch from someone who knows what they're holding.

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Built to outlast.

Each garment is built to be worn for a decade. Heavy fabrics, reinforced seams, patches when needed. We'd rather sell you one hoodie that lasts than four that don't. Our repair program is part of the price. Bring it back. We'll make it right.

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TIMELINE · 2021 → 2026

Five years, slowly.

Founded over coffee.
202101 / 05

Founded over coffee.

First drop, ten pieces.
202202 / 05

First drop, ten pieces.

Porto atelier opens.
202303 / 05

Porto atelier opens.

Full FW collection.
202504 / 05

Full FW collection.

Drop 04 — today.
202605 / 05

Drop 04 — today.

— A WORD FROM THE FOUNDER
We're not making clothes for a season. We're making them for a Tuesday in 2034.
— A. Vasco, Founder
JOURNAL · FROM THE FLOOR

Field notes, undated.

  • Machine 03 needs a new pedal.
    MAR · 2401 / 06

    Machine 03 needs a new pedal.

  • Pressing day — the FW25 batch finally settles.
    AUG · 2402 / 06

    Pressing day — the FW25 batch finally settles.

  • Reorganising the thread library. Two days lost to it.
    OCT · 2403 / 06

    Reorganising the thread library. Two days lost to it.

  • 12oz loopback gets the heavy machine. Slower, but cleaner.
    DEC · 2404 / 06

    12oz loopback gets the heavy machine. Slower, but cleaner.

  • First sample fittings for FW26.
    MAR · 2505 / 06

    First sample fittings for FW26.

  • A century ago, a workroom that looked exactly like this one.
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    A century ago, a workroom that looked exactly like this one.

ATELIER · GRID

Six rooms, one workroom.

Cuts on the rack
01 · Cuts on the rack
The stitch — machine bed
02 · The stitch — machine bed
Knitwear, hung
03 · Knitwear, hung
Dressmaker forms · cutting room
04 · Dressmaker forms · cutting room
Folded · finished
05 · Folded · finished
Colour study — small-batch dye
06 · Colour study — small-batch dye