About Portalba — Our history and values

QUE TAL?

We’re a Mexican family business that’s been making shirts for generations. In Monterrey, where we grew up, smart casual was always the minimum—even on sweltering days. So you might say we know a thing or three about looking sharp while staying cool.

Never fachoso.

Fachoso means ‘disheveled’, or ‘funny-looking’, or ‘please go home and change’. Not a problem you’ll ever have in our shirts.

To look cool, feel cool.

Fabric is everything when it’s hot out. We’ve spent decades making breathable, durable, and stylish men’s shirts from premium linen and cotton.

Archival image of Man BBQing in Mariscal Shirt

Archival image of Mariscal Seamstresses sowing shirts

You'll feel it when wear it.

All our shirts are ethically sewn at our Monterrey factory, by tailors and seamstresses who’ve worked with us for years. You’ll feel the experience when you wear it.