Company Name: El Caballo

Brand: El Caballo

Turnover: 14 million €

Website: www.elcaballo.com

Established: 1892

Country of Origin: Spain

Area: All UK and Ireland

Product Description: Bags inspired by riding saddles. Trend-setting belts. Riding boots that step in style from the countryside to the city. It is this fusion of roots and creativity, of past and present which makes “El Caballo” so successful.
And the harmony between the design and tradition is the key to this success. In each collection, the imagination of our designers is combined with the skill of our leather craftsmen to create something beautiful, unique and distinctively ours. And the canvas for each work is the finest materials: the choicest leathers, natural cowhide tanned without added chemicals, have made “El Caballo” products into genuine classics.

No of Collections per annum: 2

Average Prices: 145 €

Commission: 12/13% Negotiable

Collection Size:

Age Group: Women from 28 to 41

Competitive to: Longchamp, Coccinelle, Coach and Loewe

Sits Alongside: Hackett, La Martina, Scapa.

Main Export market: France, Portugal, Mexico, Italy.

Company Philosophy:
Our Philosophy
All down its history, the philosophy of “El Caballo” has kept one maxim: to stay faithful to tradition. Tradition which all down the years has made us adhere to the strictest standards of quality. Tradition which links us with Seville, our natural home. A home which marks our identity deeply, because the characteristics of Seville are our own. Leatherwork tradition, design and Seville. These are the pillars that support the philosophy of “El Caballo”, and the foundations on which we build our fashion collections.
Creative Director.
A new breeze is blowing through “El Caballo”. Since the beginning of 2007, Nicolas Vaudelet has been the Creative Director of its collections.
Born in Brittany, France, in 1976, Vaudelet’s professional career has led him to work with the greatest names in international fashion. Christian Lacroix, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and Jean Paul-Gaultier are the firms he has worked for and which have contributed to the birth of the very personal stamp which defines his fashion creations today. This stamp is typified by his creativity with leather and leatherwork, which will have its imprint in El Caballo with new styles that respect and maintain the essence of the brand.
A lover of Spain and all things Spanish, Nicolas Vaudelet was seduced by the creative challenge of combining the modernity, classicism and the southern airs which make up “ El Caballo”. For its part, the brand is backing a designer whose youth and talent make him a creator of trends in the fashion world.

My Comments: El Caballo is one of the top three companies in Spain making beautifully designed bags and leather accessories, with their new creative designer Nicolas Vaudelet who until recently worked with Jean Paul Gaultier in Paris, they are now embarking on a world wide export drive – “affordable luxury” sums up well what they do.