What to Wear in San Sebastián — The Complete PP Wardrobe
What to Wear in San Sebastián — The Complete PP Wardrobe
San Sebastián — Parte Vieja pintxos, Michelin dining, La Concha beach, Zurriola surf — the PP wardrobe.
San Sebastián (Donostia in Basque) is the gastronomic capital of the world by Michelin density — a compact, beautiful city on the Bay of Biscay with more Michelin stars per capita than any other city on earth, a pintxos bar culture in the Parte Vieja old town that is itself a culinary tradition of international significance, and the La Concha bay and beach that create one of the most aesthetically beautiful urban beach experiences in Europe. The wardrobe responds to a city that rewards a composed and culturally considered natural fabric wardrobe.
For the Parte Vieja pintxos bars. The old town pintxos culture — the bars of the Calle 31 de Agosto, the Fermin Calbeton, and the surrounding streets where the standing pintxos ritual takes place every evening from 7pm. A PP linen shirt in white or a warm natural with linen trousers and leather shoes. San Sebastián's pintxos culture is the most socially observed casual-food occasion in Spanish culture — the wardrobe should be composed without being formal.
“San Sebastián has more Michelin stars per capita than any other city on earth. The pintxos bars of the Parte Vieja and the three-starred restaurants of the hills produce two very different dress registers — natural linen carries both.”
— Pieter Petros, founderFor the Michelin dining. The three-Michelin-starred restaurants of San Sebastián — Arzak, Akelarre, Mugaritz (outside the city), Elkano in nearby Getaria. The most formally observed dining occasion in the region. A navy PP linen shirt with linen trousers and leather Oxford shoes; the PP Monte Carlo Blazer in natural silk for the most formally composed natural fabric combination.
For La Concha beach. The perfect crescent bay of La Concha — the most beautiful urban beach in Europe. White PP linen over natural swim shorts, leather sandals. The La Concha promenade — the Paseo de la Concha — is the most walked and most socially observed promenade in the Basque Country; natural linen in white or a warm natural reads as considered in this specific context.
For the Zurriola beach and the surf culture. The surfer beach on the other side of the Monte Urgull headland — a more casual context. White PP linen with natural swim shorts for the beach; the same combination or linen shorts for the Gros neighbourhood bars nearby.
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