Materials
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Cashmere. Grade-A Mongolian. 15.5 micron, 34mm staple, two-ply. Knitted in Hawick, Scotland.
Wool. Super 120s and 130s worsted from Huddersfield; 90/10 wool-cashmere melton at 820 g/m² from Yorkshire; tropical wool from Biella.
Silk. Mulberry silk at 19 momme for shirting, 14 momme twill for scarves. Woven, printed and finished in Como.
Cotton. Two-fold 140s Egyptian poplin, woven in Italy.
Linen. European flax at 260 g/m², woven in Belgium, stone-washed before shipping.
Leather. Vegetable-tanned Tuscan calf and lambskin, forty days in oak, chestnut and mimosa bark. Aniline finish. Solid brass hardware, never plated.