Ángela Gómez and Alfonso Saura were telecommunications engineers, not fashion people, when a stalled Erasmus exchange sent Gómez back to Valencia in 2020 with time on her hands and an idea she couldn’t shake. What if a clothing brand refused to chase trends? The pair launched a crowdfunding campaign to produce their first batch of recycled t‑shirts, and by 2021 orders were coming in faster than the two of them could pack boxes from a spare room. A showroom followed in 2022. Then, in September 2023, that trial-and-error journey turned into something you can actually walk into: Clotsy House, the brand’s own flagship store at Carrer de Colón 72, right in the heart of Valencia’s Ensanche district.
Inside, the collection runs from underwear and swimwear to linen shirts, jeans, knitwear and sportswear, plus Clotsy’s own barefoot shoe line, developed together with a family workshop in Elche. Fabrics include organic cotton, linen, tencel, viscose and recycled polyester made from plastic bottles, picked for how they feel against skin as much as for where they’re made. Nearly all production happens in small workshops scattered across Spain and Portugal, in Albacete, Cuenca, Burgos and Elche, and Ángela and Alfonso know most of the people behind the sewing machines by name. Every so often the team organises a beach clean-up along the Valencian coast, more a standing habit than a marketing campaign.
The shop is wheelchair accessible and known locally as a welcoming, LGBTQ+-friendly space, with a 4.6‑out-of‑5 rating across more than 120 Google reviews. Clotsy House is open Monday to Saturday, from 10:30am to 8:30pm, a short walk from Valencia’s old town, and the team takes same-day pick-up and in-store purchases alongside online orders. Beyond regular hours, Clotsy occasionally runs pop-up mornings timed to new collection drops or seasonal sales, split into short appointment slots so shoppers get proper one-on-one time with the team. Worth checking Clotsy’s Instagram before a visit if timing matters.