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Escorial wool is one of the rarest luxury fibers in the world — and micron is the least interesting part of the story. We went deep with the people behind it to find out what actually makes it different.

Most cashmere damage is not from wearing. It is from washing, storing, and the first few weeks after purchase. The good news is that cashmere is not fragile; it is a durable fiber that lasts for years when it is treated the way the fiber actually behaves. This is the care guide we give our own customers, timed for summer storage but useful year-round. For what to look for before you buy (so you are not caring for a piece that was never going to last), read our cashmere buying guide first. Does cashmere pill? Yes, and so does every...

Camel hair and cashmere are the two most storied luxury animal fibers in menswear, and they are regularly confused, both are fine undercoat fibers, both are soft, both are expensive, and both are sold in knitted and woven form. They are, however, different fibers with different hand-feel, different warmth profiles, and different use-cases. This is the head-to-head as we weigh it in the studio. For the broader premium-fiber landscape (where yak fits in, and how all three compare on warmth), our yak and camel warmth compared pillar covers the full category. Where each fiber comes from Cashmere comes from the...

                                                Despite the consumer trend in the last ten years of buyers wanting to learn more about how things are made, companies are still talk about their manufacturing process in very reductive terms. Rare is the brand that won’t simplify their production to just some country-of-origin label, as though everything coming out of a country is of the same quality. Some may talk about the handwork that goes into their products, but this often assumes that everything handmade is good, and everything machine made is bad. The reality of what determines quality is often much more complicated. Take knitwear,...