Our History

Casa das Peles is a company founded in 1961, initially operating under the personal name of its founder, Miguel Martins da Silva, although it was known as Casa das Peles. When it first opened, it operated in a 200 m2 space on National Road No. 3 (where it cut, manufactured, and sold leather clothing), boasting a prime location, as this road was the main connection between Santarém and Lisbon at the time.
In 1988, the company rebranded to Casa das Peles Confecções Lda, adopting a family-owned ownership structure. To support its expansion, which at the time included opening new stores in shopping centers, the company had six core employees. Currently, the company has around 80 employees distributed across various departments. In Cartaxo, the company has a large covered area for production, storage, and retail, as well as an outdoor area with customer parking and a small playground, which delights younger customers.
Try Moto is a patented Casa das Peles brand dedicated to a motorcycle line based on safety and comfort. Try Moto is available in all Casa das Peles stores and offers a wide variety of motorcycle gear and accessories.
Casa das Peles's leading position in the national market is the result of over 50 years of dedicated work, where no detail is left to chance. In addition to meticulous manufacturing—using the finest raw materials and design—we combined rigorous employee selection and planned implementation.

In 1991, the expansion of distribution and sales began with the opening of two stores: one in Caldas da Rainha and another in Vila Nova de Gaia, in what is now Continente Shopping Center. In 1992, a third store opened in Leiria, also in the gallery of the Continente Shopping Center. In 1995, the chosen location was in the capital, in what is now Continente Shopping Center in Telheiras. In 2000, another store opened in the Cascais Marina. In 2002, a store opened in Almada Fórum, and that same year, a store opened in Coimbra at Retail Parque Mondego. Expansion continued in 2004 in Batalha, at the Rino e Rino Shopping Center, and in Lisbon. About five years later, a store opened at The Style Outlet in Vila do Conde, a store at Arrábida Shopping Center in Vila Nova de Gaia, and a store at the Campo Pequeno Leisure Center. Today, the stores remain open in Vila do Conde, Vila Nova de Gaia, Coimbra, now in Baixa (Rua Ferreira Borges), Caldas da Rainha, Lisbon, Almada, Cascais, and the store in Cartaxo. The company now has locations throughout the country, aiming to reach all its customers.
Every year, in addition to its stores, the company is represented at an average of 30 exhibitions in various parts of the country.
Casa das Peles currently has modern facilities in Cartaxo and a considerable customer service and support capacity, offering a wide range of patent-registered designer leather clothing and accessories from various brands. Customers can also find a small, comfortable café with a selection of wines from the Cartaxo wine region.