Comments on: Q&A: Is All Cashmere Made Equal? http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2007/10/30/qa-is-all-cashmere-made-equal/ Real Style for Real People: An Intelligent Take on Fashion Trends Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:33:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Deon http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2007/10/30/qa-is-all-cashmere-made-equal/comment-page-1/#comment-269415 Deon Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:32:56 +0000 http://omiru.com/?p=1602#comment-269415 You can always tell an expert! Thanks for ctnorbiuting. You can always tell an expert! Thanks for ctnorbiuting.

]]> By: John http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2007/10/30/qa-is-all-cashmere-made-equal/comment-page-1/#comment-115304 John Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:33:35 +0000 http://omiru.com/?p=1602#comment-115304 Here's a tip for the guys: cashmere sweaters are good (I, too, recommend Uniqlo; the only downside is that it's only in New York), but if you want something a little bit more reasonably priced, check out merino wool (merino is the highest quality wool) sweaters. Now, Loro Piana makes arguably the highest quality wool sweaters around (they go for a few hundred dollars on average). It's not really that well known, but, in an effort to upscale their line, J. Crew actually uses Loro Piana wool, too. So, you can get really high quality wool from Loro Piana through J. Crew, if that makes sense, at a much discounted price. I must tell you that some say that J. Crew's wool isn't as high quality as Loro Piana, that they use Loro Piana's name and that's about it. I can't verify or dismiss this claim, but I think J. Crew sweaters are pretty comfortable. There will be a longer feature on men's sweaters soon. Here’s a tip for the guys: cashmere sweaters are good (I, too, recommend Uniqlo; the only downside is that it’s only in New York), but if you want something a little bit more reasonably priced, check out merino wool (merino is the highest quality wool) sweaters.

Now, Loro Piana makes arguably the highest quality wool sweaters around (they go for a few hundred dollars on average). It’s not really that well known, but, in an effort to upscale their line, J. Crew actually uses Loro Piana wool, too. So, you can get really high quality wool from Loro Piana through J. Crew, if that makes sense, at a much discounted price.

I must tell you that some say that J. Crew’s wool isn’t as high quality as Loro Piana, that they use Loro Piana’s name and that’s about it. I can’t verify or dismiss this claim, but I think J. Crew sweaters are pretty comfortable.

There will be a longer feature on men’s sweaters soon.

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