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OUR CASHMERE, THE REAL THING
CASHMERE ISN’T JUST SOFT – IT’S SURVIVAL GEAR. IT COMES FROM THE UNDERCOAT OF GOATS THAT ROAM THE EXTREME MOUNTAIN CLIMATE OF INNER MONGOLIA.THEIR COAT ISN’T A LUXURY – IT’S ARMOUR.
WHAT FEELS LIGHT TO YOU IS THEIR PROTECTION –GROWN CLOSE TO THE SKIN, DESIGNED TO HOLDWARMTH AND KEEP EVERYTHING ELSE OUT.NATURE, DOING ITS THING.
ONCE A YEAR, BETWEEN MARCH AND MAY,THEY LET THEIR COAT GO.
NO SHEARING. NO DISTRESS. NO HARM.
OUR HERDERS USE SPECIALISED TOOLS TO GENTLYCOMB OUT THE FINE FIBRES BY HAND.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS LEFT UNTOUCHED. IT’S A SLOW, PRECISE PROCESS, PASSED DOWN FOR GENERATIONS.
THE RESULT? LONGER FIBRES. CLEANER STRUCTURE. CASHMERE TO REVEL IN.
MADE IN INNER MONGOLIA
THIS IS WHERE IT BEGINS.
ETHICAL, SUSTAINABLE, CARING, RESPONSIBLE.NOT JUST A STATEMENT, BUT THE WAY WE DO THINGS.
EVERY PIECE IS MADE WITH RESPECT FOR THE ORIGIN OF CASHMERE AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT.
OUR FACTORY IS FAMILY. TOGETHER, WE’VE BUILT AN ECO-CERTIFIED BUSINESS IN INNER MONGOLIATHAT ADHERES TO THE TOUGHEST GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARD (GOTS 1).
WE SUPPORT LOCAL HERDERS AND THE WELLBEINGOF ALL ANIMALS, AND WE CHAMPION PASSIONATE CRAFTSMANSHIP.
YOU SENSE THE SAME DEEP BONDS AT OUR FACTORY IN NORTHERN ITALY, THE SOURCE OF SOME OF OUR ICONIC LEATHER PIECES.
CASHMERE CARE
WE LOVE PIECES THAT STICK AROUND. THE KIND YOU DON’T WANT TO TAKE OFF, AND DON’T HAVE TO.
CASHMERE DOESN’T MIND WATER – IN FACT, IT LOVES IT. ALL IT NEEDS IS A GENTLE HAND WASH OR A SOFT MACHINE CYCLE EVERY NOW AND THEN, AFTER A FEW WEARS. IT ONLY GETS BETTERWITH TIME.
PILLING IS PART OF THE STORY. THE SOFTER THE CASHMERE, THE MORE IT HAPPENS. IT STOPS OVER TIME, AND YOU CAN SIMPLY REMOVE IT WITH A CASHMERE SHAVER.
FOR MORE DELICATE OR TAILORED PIECES, INCLUDING ALL WOVEN SUIT QUALITIES, WE RECOMMEND PROFESSIONAL DRY CLEANING.