COD. 56287
€1,920.00 /pz
SINGLE CUT MT 2,40
ART. VICUNA ALBINO / CASHMERE V. NATURAL VIDEO (click here)
50% VICUNA ALBINO , 50% CASHMERE – MADE IN ITALY (BIELLA)
STOCK PRICE € 800 /MT – SINGLE CUT MT 2,40
(COMMERCIAL VALUE € 3.500,00)
GSM 360/370 – W 150 cm
SAMPLE (10 x 10 cm) €20 EACH.
SELVEDGE SIGNED “VICUNA AND CASHMERE PERU’ – MADE IN BIELLA – ITALY” (COMPLETED WITH LABELS)
An exceptionally fine fabric, crafted from a blend of Peruvian vicuña and cashmere, woven in Biella according to the finest Italian textile tradition.
The extremely rare albino vicuña* represents true excellence: an extremely rare genetic condition that gives the fiber its natural, undyed beige color, impossible to replicate artificially. This is combined with natural cashmere, also undyed, creating a pure and authentic chromatic balance.
The result is a fabric:
An absolutely rare selvedge, reserved for connoisseurs and for bespoke creations of sartorial and collector quality.
UNISEX FABRIC SUITABLE FOR: JACKETS, LIGHT-COAT, CAPES, BLANKETS, THROWS, HATS, ETC.
Cleaning must be entrusted exclusively to specialised dry-cleaning services.
Do not bleach. Do not tumble dry. Iron at low temperature.
The most precious and exclusive textile fibre in the world comes from the smallest South American camelid: the vicuña.
Approximately 80% of this protected species, of which there are currently around 180,000 specimens, lives in the Andes, in large reserves that allow the animals to roam freely. Considered sacred by the Inca civilisation, the vicuña faced near extinction from 1572, marking the fall of the Inca Empire, until the 1970s.
The decline of this species, which began after Spanish colonisation, was first caused by the conquistadors and later by poachers who persecuted the animal for centuries to obtain its extraordinarily precious fleece.
By 1960, only about 5,000 specimens remained, compared to nearly 3 million in the 16th century. Between the 1960s and 1970s, the Peruvian state initiated the first conservation efforts, creating natural reserves and issuing decrees regulating hunting and trade.
In 1976, in Washington, the vicuña was listed in Appendix I, reserved for species requiring the highest level of protection. This action, taken by the United Nations international convention regulating trade in endangered animals and plants, effectively ended all forms of exploitation of the vicuña.
Numerous factors justify the extraordinary value of its fleece, so precious that it is often referred to as the “Fleece of the Gods.”
Its rarity is compounded by the extremely limited quantity of fibre produced: an adult vicuña yields approximately 100 grams of fibre every two years. To produce a single coat, the fleece of 25–30 adult animals is required.
Finally, the outer layer of the vicuña’s coat has a fibre diameter of approximately 12 microns, even finer than cashmere, which averages 15 microns. This makes it one of the most precious fibres in the world, justifying both its exceptional softness and natural lustre, as well as its legendary name: “the fibre of the gods.”
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