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50% VICUNA, 50% CASHMERE – MADE IN ITALY (BIELLA)

STOCK PRICE € 790 /MT

(RETAIL VALUE €3,000.00)

480g / MT – H 150cm

SAMPLE (10 x 10cm): € 30 EACH

A fabric of the highest quality born from the combination of vicuña, the rarest and most exclusive textile fiber in the world, and Top Mongolian Cashmere, selected for its fineness, elasticity, and superior tactile quality.

The distinctive strength of this quality lies in its deep, intense, and uniform black, achieved through a highly specialized dyeing process applied to two of the noblest and most delicate fibers in existence. Dyeing vicuña and cashmere while maintaining their softness, luminosity, and structural integrity is an extremely technically demanding operation, possible only through slow, controlled, and non-invasive processes.

The result is a compact and velvety black, never dull, deep and sophisticated, with elegant reflections in the light and

Absolutely uniform, without loss of feel or shine.

The Top Mongolia cashmere, also dyed black, blends perfectly with the Vicuña, contributing to a silky, full, and enveloping hand, with a highly visual aesthetic.

The entire production cycle—dyeing, spinning, and weaving—is carried out entirely in the Biella district (Italy), a guarantee of manufacturing excellence, tradition, and elite technical know-how.

UNISEX FABRIC SUITABLE FOR: COATS, JACKETS, HEAVY JACKETS, CAPES, BLANKETS, THROWS, HATS, ETC.

For cleaning, ask specialized centers for dry cleaning only; do not bleach. Do not tumble dry; iron at low heat.

*THE VICUÑA: the history of the world’s most precious fabric.

The world’s most prized and exclusive textile fiber comes from the smallest of the South American camelids: the vicuña.

Eighty percent of this protected species, of which approximately 180,000 remain today, live in the Andes, on vast farms that allow them to live in the wild. This animal, considered sacred by the Incas, risked extinction from 1572, the end of the Inca Empire, until the 1970s.

The decline of this breed, which began following Spanish colonization, was caused first by the conquistadors and later by poachers who persecuted this animal for centuries in search of its prized fleece.

In 1960, there were approximately 5,000 vicuñas, compared to the 3 million in the sixteenth century. Thus, between the 1960s and 1970s, the Peruvian government began its first efforts to protect this animal species, resulting in the creation of nature reserves and the issuance of decrees regulating its killing and trade.

It was in Washington, in 1976, that the vicuña was included in Appendix I, reserved for species requiring the highest level of protection. This action, undertaken by the UN international convention regulating trade in endangered animals and plants, marked the end of all forms of exploitation of the vicuña.

Numerous reasons justify the preciousness of this animal’s fur, which is considered so valuable that it is even nicknamed the “Fleece of the Gods.” The difficulty of obtaining them due to the small number of existing specimens is compounded by the minimal amount of wool produced by this adult animal, which is approximately 100 grams of fiber every two years—a minimal amount considering that a single coat requires the fleece of approximately 25-30 adult animals.

Finally, the outermost layer of hair that the vicuña develops has a fiber with a diameter of 12 microns, thinner than cashmere, which reaches 15 µm. This makes it one of the most prized fibers in the world and also explains its soft, lustrous appearance and the nickname “fiber of the gods.”

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