Cashmere knitwear worth paying
Cashmere knitwear worth paying
As “real” luxury products become more available through online platforms, numbers of “low quality” products are also becoming increasingly present.
Just like differences between automobiles, the quality of 100% cashmere knitwear, 100% cashmere garments, 100% cashmere sweaters, 100% cashmere accessories and 100% cashmere homewares differ as well.
Soaked in chemical additives and softeners, the attempt to create the normal fine “duvet” 100% cashmere knitwear, 100% cashmere garments, 100% cashmere sweaters, 100% cashmere accessories and 100% cashmere homewares is apparent. But there is a remarkable difference…in feeling and in appearance! The extra-fine high grade quality that Ewsca cashmere uses for its cashmere knitwear models is technically known as 2/26 or 2/28, the finest yarn product grades.. The question immediately arises: “How do I know the difference between REAL high grade quality and lower grade qualities?” Here are some general GUIDELINES:
1.First, examine the product label for genuineness. The label should read “100% CASHMERE”. Any products with combined other yarns…”blends”…cannot be labelled 100% cashmere knitwear, 100% cashmere garments, 100% cashmere sweaters, 100% cashmere accessories and 100% cashmere homewares. These percentages have to be accurately stated on the label…by law!
2.Second, we might have determined that the yarn in the garment is authentic, 100% CASHMERE, but we have not differentiated between high grade and a lower grade of the yarn! One of the best tests is TOUCH…by holding the cashmere in your hand. It should feel ultra-soft, almost as if it were melting in your hand! Next, apply the texture to your chin…one of the most sensitive skin areas…where the non-itchy softness should be apparent.
3.Third, hold the piece up to the light. It should not be so thin that you can see through the material. It should be radiant in color…but not shiny. It should be light in weight…buoyant!
4.The material description CASHMERE is not necessarily to be equated with PASHMINA! The etymology of the word, PASHMINA, is from the Persian language and referred generally to “wool fabric”! This is not to say that there are no genuine PASMINA scarves, etc. that are not 100% cashmere knitwear, 100% cashmere garments, 100% cashmere sweaters, 100% cashmere accessories and 100% cashmere homewares. There well may be PASHMINA scarves that are made of 100% CASHMERE …but then they might not be of this fine woolen yarn.. Again one returns to the label statement declaration after the feely/touchy test described!
5.Review with a certain amount of assurance that PRICE can be a good indicator! REAL CASHMERE has a tendency to be much more expensive than the FAKES! Also prouct announcements as “Cashmere Touch” or “Cashmere Feeling” are NOT 100% cashmere knitwear, 100% cashmere garments, 100% cashmere sweaters, 100% cashmere accessories and 100% cashmere homewares. They may, though, be a suitable natural “cashmere blend” as 90% Merinos Wool/10% Cashmere, 70% Silk/30%Cashmere…or even 90% Bamboo/10% Cashmere! These are not “FAKES”. They are a natural “blended cashmere”.