LADIES' VINTAGE HAND -TAILORED PURE LUXURY CASHMERE OVERCOAT

AMAZING CASHMERE TAILORINGi Shoulders 18" Armpits 22" Sleeves 23" Length 43" The term ‘cashmere’ arrived in the 16th century and was used to describe the shawls spun by Kashmiri craftsmen on the Silk Route bound for India. In the late 18th century, cashmere shawls were exported to the West, particularly Britain and France. Arriving first in Paris, they quickly became the most sought-after and expensive status symbol of the day. Cashmere was bought by women from the wealthy upper classes, who kept themselves warm as they dressed in Neo-Classical style with short-sleeved, high-waisted dresses The fabric Cashmere comes from the fleece of the cashmere goat, found in Inner Mongolia, China, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Afghanistan. A single goat takes one year to produce enough cashmere for a scarf The fibers, which are longer, smoother, and straighter than sheep’s wool, are removed with a comb from under the goat’s chin and then spun into a filament ready to be woven or knitted. Cashmere goats like nothing better than cold, dry, tough terrains. Mongolia is perfect, where winter hits 45 degrees below freezing Five Facts about Cashmere • Cashmere goats live in only 12 countries around the world • A typical Mongolian herder owns about 100 goats • The diameter of a strand of cashmere yarn is under 19 microns (one-sixteenth of the diameter of a human hair) • Cashmere is eight times warmer than sheep’s wool • “Scottish” and “Italian” cashmere is woven, not produced in those countries