George Pisa & Zn. Tailleurs B.V.

George Pisa & Zn. Tailleurs B.V., trading as House of PISA, is a Dutch tailoring company based in Eindhoven. It was founded in 1927 by George Pisa, who established himself as a tailor known for precise measurement and attention to detail. With the arrival of Leo Pisa the workshop became a family business, George Pisa & Zn. Tailleurs, and successive generations continued to find new opportunities. Under Leo's leadership the firm specialised in uniforms and corporate clothing; he joined the business at the age of 22 and soon won a major order for the Eindhoven police. The Dutch and Belgian defence forces subsequently found their way to Eindhoven, and King Willem-Alexander has also turned to Pisa for ceremonial clothing. The company operates an atelier and showroom with a reception room on the Kanaaldijk in Eindhoven, surrounded by innovative textile and electronics companies. Its central location near the Dutch, Belgian and German borders allows it to minimise CO2 emissions. In the atelier, handwork and modern techniques are combined for the best possible result; in terms of craftsmanship and made-to-measure work, Pisa can compete with recognised couturiers, much like Italian and French contemporaries in tailoring who make clothing with royal allure. Pisa's ceremonial work includes decorative fastenings known as aiguillettes, popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and still used for ceremonial clothing. Attaching these, as well as fixing gold-coloured cords with metal ends, is precision work requiring a skilled hand. The company also offers a guild and shooters' clothing collection whose designs are deeply rooted in Dutch culture; guild and shooters' clothing emerged in the 1930s in Brabant. Today the firm remains a private, family-linked tailoring house serving institutional, ceremonial and corporate clients.

George Pisa began as a tailor in Eindhoven in 1927 and soon became known for his precise measurement and attention to detail. With the arrival of Leo Pisa, the tailoring workshop became a family business: George Pisa & Zn. Tailleurs. New generations continually saw new opportunities. Under Leo's leadership the company specialised in uniforms and corporate clothing. Leo started in the business at the age of 22 and quickly secured a large order for the Eindhoven police. Subsequently the Dutch and Belgian defence forces also found their way to Eindhoven. Even King Willem-Alexander has since found Pisa for his ceremonial clothing. In the atelier, handwork and modern techniques are flawlessly combined for the best possible result. In terms of craftsmanship and made-to-measure work, Pisa can compete with recognised couturiers, just like Italian and French contemporaries in tailoring who make clothing with royal allure. The atelier in Eindhoven is surrounded by innovative textile and electronics companies; the atelier and showroom with reception room are located on the Kanaaldijk. This favourable and central location, close to the Dutch, Belgian and German borders, allows the company to minimise its CO2 emissions. The ceremonial collection includes decorative fastenings called aiguillettes, popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and still used for ceremonial clothing; attaching these, as well as fixing gold-coloured cords with metal ends, is precision work requiring a skilled hand. The guild and shooters' clothing collection is deeply rooted in Dutch culture; guild and shooters' clothing emerged in the 1930s, when Brabant...

• 1927

  George Pisa begins as a tailor in Eindhoven.

• Leo Pisa joins the business at age 22 and the workshop becomes a family business, George Pisa & Zn. Tailleurs.

• Leo Pisa secures a major order for the Eindhoven police.

• Dutch and Belgian defence forces become clients.

• King Willem-Alexander turns to Pisa for ceremonial clothing.

Family tailoring house combining handwork and modern techniques, competing with recognised couturiers in craftsmanship and made-to-measure work.

• Ceremonial clothing

• Uniforms

• Corporate clothing

• Guild and shooters' clothing

• Made-to-measure tailoring

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