Brunello Cucinelli - Cashmere

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The cashmere region covers Afghanistan,
India, China and Mongolia, where the Hircus
goats with the prized golden fleece are bred.
Cloaks and scarves were hand-made from this
soft fiber as early as the 17th century. In the
18th century, the first scarves were brought back
to England by the soldiers of the East India
Trading Company and were so successful that
they were copied and sold in France and then in the
rest of Western Europe. Cashmere is made from the
undercoat of these incredible animals. To survive in
such a hostile environment, with freezing winters
(-30°C) and hot summers, these goats have
developed under their longer, tougher outer coat an
under-down of thousands of super-soft, super-fine
fibers, concentrated in a small area.

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