Atelier notes
The journal
Guides on the linen guayabera and chacabana: history, terminology, weddings, sizing and fabric care.
What is a guayabera?
History, fabric, how it is worn, and how it differs from a chacabana.
Atelier notes — Terminology — 5 min
Guayabera vs Chacabana: What Is the Difference?
Guayabera and chacabana describe the same four-pocket linen shirt, named differently by country. Here is how the terms are used, and how the cut and formality change between them.
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Atelier notes — Weddings — 6 min
The Wedding Guayabera: A Groom and Groomsmen Guide
How to choose a wedding guayabera or chacabana for a groom and his groomsmen: fabric weight, colour, sleeve length, sizing across a group, and timing your order.
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Atelier notes — Care — 4 min
How to Care for a Linen Shirt So It Lasts Years
Washing, drying, ironing and storing a linen guayabera: temperatures, what breaks the fibre, and how to handle creasing without losing the fabric's character.
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Atelier notes — Fit — 5 min
Guayabera Sizing: Fit, Big and Tall, and Made to Measure
How a guayabera should fit, how to pick between S–4XL, what to do when chest and waist disagree, and how made-to-measure works at COSTAPALMA.
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Atelier notes — Weddings — 6 min
Guayaberas for Groomsmen: How to Dress the Whole Party
How to outfit a groom and his groomsmen in linen guayaberas: colour hierarchy, sizing a group from S to 4XL, ordering timelines and what to avoid in photos.
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Atelier notes — Weddings — 6 min
Beach Wedding Attire for Men: The Linen Guayabera Answer
What men should wear to a beach or destination wedding: why linen beats a suit, colour and sleeve choices, footwear, and how to dress as groom, groomsman or guest.
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Atelier notes — Fit — 5 min
Big and Tall Linen Shirts: 2XL to 4XL That Actually Fit
Why most big and tall linen shirts fit badly, which measurements decide the result, how COSTAPALMA grades 2XL to 4XL, and when to order made to measure instead.
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Atelier notes — Service — 5 min
Made-to-Measure Guayabera: How It Works, Step by Step
How COSTAPALMA's made-to-measure service works: which measurements to send, how to take them, the 3 to 5 day atelier timeline, and why it carries no surcharge.
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