The Brits abolished slavery a few decades earlier than the US so the British side of the family had to switch to a finer fiber and an Asiatic source of labour too probably.
I have a cashmere hoodie made from different scraps of the fabric sewn together, I bought it from this lady street vendor who went around to the ateliers and bought the pieces left over from making the expensive clothes. She repurposed them into sweaters and hoodies and I even saw some actual LoTR-style capes in her arsenal. I paid a good chunk of money for my hoodie, not nearly as much as designer or name brand but it was worth it as it is my favorite article of clothing hands down. I live in Florida so it’s too hot for sweaters most of the time, but when there’s a wind chill it’s nice to have something that’s lightweight, but incredibly soft and warm at the same time. Decadent. The hype is very real on these goats.
lol there's a woman up here in Western MA who recycles all sweaters, makes the most beautiful blankets. even if they aren't cashmere her work is considered a treasure! there's a lot of local craftsmen up here, from the guy that makes roses out of scrap iron, to handmade journals, woodwork, yarn, cleaning and makeup products, jewelry, pottery and even three different coffee roasters at last count. If you're ever in Pittsfield grab a cuppa from assembly roasters or barrington roasters, and bring a bag home, you won't regret it. But for me the crem de la crem is the florist a few blocks away who propagates his own house plant stock from cuttings. In other words, although handmade stuff costs more, its better quality and you get to see the talent your neighbors have right here in your own back yard. I'd rather have a Crispina creation or local wool than a cashmere sweater from half the world away.
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@@bloatedsodium7301 He's not wrong. It's simple supply and demand. Sure, you can go ahead and say that theres people willing to pay. Thats the demand. Now how about the supply? Both of you are right lol.
This is correct. Also while sheep are sheered for their hair, cashmere goats are combed using a long toothed metal comb grabbing only the fine fibers closest to the skin, making the procurement of the fiber much more labor intensive which ultimately adds to the cost.
no more like the man want to make a few extra coin every step it takes until it gets to the consumer you'd be surprised what industrial prices for these resources are .. its literal penny's
Fun story . When I presented a friend of mine,a Kashmiri jacket for birthday, I was a butt of jokes amongst the people in party as they thought a jacket of native Indian market is a low profile gift . I took it back while leaving home and enjoy the warmth!! Sometimes people aren’t worth for everything and sometimes rich people don’t appreciate what’s in front of them 🤣
Cashmere is pretty durable too. My dad had this sweater from the age of 14 and I found it at my grandma and asked her about it. She said I could take it home and I did, I wore it to school with some yellow shoes and jeans because it was navy blue, red, yellow and light blue. He picked me up from school and was so happy it lasted generations.
1985, I spent 90 pounds sterling ( about 250 in today's money) and treated myself to a cashmere crewneck jumper in deep navy blue, it was light wieght and warm and felt softer than any wool jumper I'd ever owned, more like cloth than wool. My ex wife put it in the washing machine with the regular laundry, hot wash. What came out was a heavy wieght jumper that would fit a 5 year old.......was not happy. That wasn't the reason she's my ex, but it certainly didn't help....
there is some 12 micron merino that is better than and costs more than cashmere, but it's such a tiny amount of production, less than vicuna. cashmere has a unique light cozy feel to it @@jakebarnes3054
I bought a Johnstons of Elgin's cashmere throw at an overstock store for my 40th birthday...it was originally $1200 and I paid around $350. The biggest splurge for me, even at that price, but I am soooo happy I did...it is amazing!!! Especially when you have a cold or flu. Instead of buying cheaper quality, save up and invest in one of these traditional old brands--that way you know you have an amazing quality product that you have for years.
I’ve had an 8 ply cashmere cardigan sweater since buying it during the 1989 Christmas season from the now gone Land’s End company. It was a limited offering for that holiday season only. Navy blue with blue leather buttons. My Christmas present to myself from me. Timeless! I love wearing it to this day. Super warm in the coldest weather & oh so soft.
You actually just need to brush the goat to get the fiber, but yeah. Making a sweater from rat hair is more work. Maybe there were rats that left behind some of their hair as those sweaters were being woven.
Cashmere is the best material I have ever worn. I got really ill and had a few organs fail. With that what happened was I had no ability to thermally regulate my body temperature. I had to find materials that help regulate my body temperature (i considered it outsourcing lol) Cashmere, wool and silk were the only thing that helped me. Silk has a bit of an extra benefit of increasing your energy. It actually increases electrical charge in body. Its also a reason why you were it during prayer rituals. It helps keep you at a higher level of medidation. Cashmere is gives you warmth without adding weight so it allows better engergy usage. No heavy jackets. It really helps people who have chronic fatigue syndrome, adrenal burnout and other chronic illness or old age. Feels good. Hence the luxury.
"Chill Victoria, it's just water." "Yeah, water on my cashmere! Do you know how much this f****** outfit costs?" "Y-You look.. great." "I can't even chill on the steps."
Yeah, I found a cashmere sweater for $10 in an op shop- I checked the brand on the label- $250 brand new. That was a great bargain day. I also found a 100% Australian Merino wool cardigan and a 100% NZ merino wool sweater. $20 (total) very well spent. The trick is to visit op shops in suburbs expensive enough to have the good stuff, but far enough away from the city that they don’t mark everything up to ridiculous prices.
I have this cashmere silk scarf from Burberry (its original cause we got the receipts and everything). I got it for my birthday. Its the most softest and most expensive scarf i own . But I wore it with a pin this one time and since then I rarely use it again because it is so soft and so "fragile". There's literally a hole in my scarf . But I LOVE it !
One of the many many many nice parts about living in the "flyover states" is that trendy overpriced coastal garbage rarely finds a serious foothold here. It's basically only the spoiled brat rich kids who desperately want to pretend they're Californian who have any interest in it.
Expansion of fair trade production could have awesome implications for stability in the middle east if you companies were to work directly with farmers in Afghanistan to make cashmere for instance.
I love the image of adding *rat fur* to a cheap, knock-off version of cashmere. Attila the Hun's soldiers used gerbil fur for their attire, so the custom of using humble materials is ancient -- if not terribly ethical....
I bought a cashmere coat for about €40 a few months ago at a second hand store! Hand made too!!!! I am sooo happy I did buy it because I did not really know the value! 🙃
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I have a 90% wool and 10% cashmere shirt. It is so warm. It's very thin and light but can stand the finnish winter very well. I accidentaly threw it into the trashbag and went dumbster diving to get it back. Natural fibers are just superior in keeping you warm.
Got a second hand cashmere jumper for £20 from a charity shop it is so gorgeous and it is real and the label is for a company in my country famous for making cashmere
Question: What's stopping the goat farming industry from simply selectively breeding/genetically modifying the genes of the goats in order for them to produce more of that thin undercoat?
Hypersonic Megalodon I don’t think it would be count as ethical. Also the goats are in regions where western brands are not present. Hence it may be difficult to do testing on them.
Cashmere is catered for old 👵🏻 frail wealthy people. I consider myself to be from a wealthy family as-well and i can assure you me & my family are more than happy to buy any form of normal cotton wool or scarf from the high st shops so long it keeps me warm. Infact now that its winter i bought myself a really nice fleece pyjamas and jumpers from an nice reasonable clothing department and it definitely keeps me warm. 😊
Johan David it would take 33,177,600,000,000 or thirty three trillion, one hundred seventy seven billion, six hundred million cashmere hairs/fibers, standing straight up, to cover one American football field.
TIL. I honestly always thought that cashmere was silk that was spun into yarn to make it super soft.. thus coming from silk worms. I had no clue it came from goat.
WoW! I had no idea Cashmere was from a goat ☺ I fell in love with ♥Cashmere♥ after I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia because of the softness, My Mum would find me cashmere cardigans at thrift stores. When I started menopause I learned a new appreciation of my beloved ♥Cashmere♥.... the warmth and breath-ability along with the softness is HEAVENLY! I would agree nothing compares to cashmere and it is worth every penny.
This is hugely wrong Business insider This fabric is originally called *"Pashmina wool"* It is grown in Kashmir and ladakh region of India It is most expensive wool in the world Cost around 1000$ for single Shawls It comes from pashmina 🐐 goats It's so thin and highly warm that in only north Indian can wear it because of low temperature of winters no one in southern states is willing to buy these pashmina due to lesser winters My mother owns 2 shawls but she wear them only once or twice a year These can't be washed in a machine they needs to be hamdwashed with slowly rubbing and take 2-4 days to get dry in bright sunshine
Ok.... you’re bragging about some bitty shawls aside, that sounds nearly useless to the rest of the world. “ north India” can keep it. Rarity doesn’t always mean expensive or marketable.
Not worth the price they charge. There's tonnes more products out there that offers warmth and doesn't itch your skin. Only pretentious rich people but this shit
I'm from Ordos, one of the biggest Cashmere brand come from Inner Mongolia. I see soooo much Cashmere. They are not much thicker than a shirt, but you can walk in -15 c with a single layer of Cashmere jumper and a light jacket. It so comfy that you are supposed to wear it with no layer under.
Jumper.. when I was a girl, a jumper was like a dress with a bib type top of a skirt. You wear a shirt under the bib area. Layered. A knitted pull over shirt, then the pumper over it. Usually the shirt was a solid color that coordinated with the colors in the jumper fabric. It's like an overall with a skirt on the bottom instead of pants. Very popular in the '50s - '70s. For girls and women.
It's not cashmere if it doesn't come from that specific type of goat. Kinda like it's not champagne unless it comes from champagne. At least that's most likely the logic behind it.
I recall reading something about 15 years ago, that one of the reasons it's so expensive, is that when pulled out, the yarn on a wool sweater may be 400 yards long... Whereas on a cashmere one, it'd be about 4 miles. Definitely made my ears perk up.
You could maybe knit a baby sweater with 400 yards of wool but not an adult sweater. Regardless, the amount of wool (cashmere or otherwise) that's used is directly proportional to the size of the sweater and the thickness of the yarn, not to the material.
Why is it called "kashmir", if the material does not come from the Kashmir region? Simply because the processing of the precious wool first developed in the region of Kashmir (India), as a result of the Silk Road. The name of this region has thus become the generic name of the fabric. Since then things have changed, as Indian production, having failed to evolve, has been considerably marginalized. Despite this, the majority of travellers who go to India continue to buy very cheap "Pashmina" as souvenirs, however these are actually made of 100% viscose: authentic cashmere is expensive in any country you buy it. Also,Cashmere is called Cashmere because at the time of its discovery Kashmir was called Cashmere.
I think Cashmere comes from the word Kashmir a region between the himalayas devided between 3 countries,China ,India and Pakistan.i am from India.there cashmere wool is called as Pashmina wool, it is very expensive. I went there when I was very small but can't go there now because of violence 😞😞😞
Know what's fun? Spending HOURS brushing goat hair. I do it every spring and get about enough cashmere to spin an itty bitty yarn. I just give it to the birds for their nests. It's wonderful stuff, but incredibly labor intensive just to grow/harvest.
Nope. They were originally found in India( see P.S.), by Brits. *P.S.* By “India”, I meant ‘British India’. As there was no united India before that. And no sovereign united India before the Dominion of India. I noticed the omnipresent geopolitical fight has already started, so I just don't wanna light-up this tiresome flare.
its not as easy as you think and genetically engineering a goat will cause severe drawbacks and the economy of the cashmere will get fucked immensely. so you should keep things natural.
The cost isn’t just because they grow so little of it - it’s because it’s very difficult to process into a yarn. They already have plenty of goats, those aren’t the limiting factor. It’s the difficult processing that’s expensive. That’s the part that you can’t avoid without giving up the properties that make cashmere wool so valuable and desirable.
