Renowned for its softness when it is knitted or woven in its
pure form or blended with wool, cashmere fibre had never before shown as fur. This is due to a tanning process that was too stiff.
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| Cashmere furs by Motta Alfredo Iberia |
Today,
thanks to the expertise of the hundred-year-old Italian company Motta Alfredo, cashmere is now a worthy rival to
sheepskin. Chrome-tanned, abundantly nourished, the skins, which “come from the
north of China” according to a tannery manager, become soft enough to be used
for clothing with the hair either on the outside or the inside. This is even
truer because the skins are light, as they come from small goats that are
barely a year old. “We remove the bristle to obtain an even softer fur and we
only keep the down that is less than 14 microns thick. The curl is regular and
therefore very attractive visually,” adds the specialist which exhibited at Cuir A Paris in September.
Luxury Italian designer Brunello Cuccinelli
is very keen on this product for his luxury collections, particularly for
decorating a collar or cuffs. Natural colours like beige, ecru and grey are
perfect. “We can also dye them in bright colours,” says the designer. But, as a
luxury product, this is still very much a limited edition, and no more than 10
- 15 thousands skins per year are produced. All the more to make this luxury fibre an
object of desire!
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