MACCU is an independent slow fashion brand, founded in 2022, in Slovakia, by architect turned designer Daniela Baroš. From the very beginng, with continuous help of her partner Peter Baroš.
We are less focused on dressing up, and more concerned with comfort, good materials, soft and well-fitting cuts, as well as precise tailoring. Fabrics we use, are primarily crafted in Slovak knitting and weaving manufactories, to support local and sustainable production process. Small accessories, such as horn buttons, are made for us by craftsmen in local workshops. Each of these buttons is original, with its own texture. Every product is made in our family tailoring manufactory, established in 1992 and run by Daniela's father. We work in small series, just a few pieces from each product, and new pieces are added to collection in drops, regardless of seasons.
Beauty of imperfection - perfectly imperfect.
‘’I prefer natural beauty and the same applies to materials. For me, the true beauty is the beauty of imperfection - the imperfectly perfect essence of who we are. This I apply not only to material selection and designs I create, but it's how I like to live and do things in general.‘’ Daniela Baroš
You can visit us in our Bratislava studio.
The place is everything. It's a place where we create, where customers can visit and meet us, sometimes we do events and pop ups here. The place is both atelier and showroom. Moreover, our home, as we actually live here.
As we prefer to keep your visits personal and friendly, studio is open only by appointment.
Our family run manufactory
Every product is made locally, here in Slovakia, in our family tailoring manufactory.
As a kid, Daniela spent lots of time around the manufactory, watching the processes and playing with fabrics. The manufactory was established in 1992 by Daniela's father. He studied nuclear physics, but right after university he wanted to try something different, so he opened a workshop with a few seamstresses, then there were more of them and now he runs two separate manufactories. He still wakes up early in the morning, and does what's needed around the workshops - manages production, transports goods, fixes a broken machine,..
The workshop, where all our pieces are crafted, runs our skilled master seamstress Gabika. Every product is tailored by a team of amazing women with a lifetime of experience. These women are specialists in their craft, and we treasure their expertise, because such skilled and knowledgeable seamstresses are rare gems in today’s textile industry.
They are making MACCU with such a love, care and dedication.
