The passion of Loro Piana to achieve the very best when it comes to authentic luxury quality has been around for more than six generations. The company supply luxury cashmere and wool fabrics to discerning clients around the world ad have carved themselves a place as the worlds very best manufacturer of cashmere and the largest single buyer of some of the finest wools.

Loro Piana understands the needs and the lifestyleof their sophisticated clients and has done so for over 20 years. Throughout this time the company has upheld the tradition of excellence throughout some of the most prestigious luxury womens, childrens and menswear along with leather goods, accessories and collections of gifts. The exclusive luxury products are all created in the companies own mills in Italy from some of the very best raw materials around the globe. The goods are distributed through the global network of Loro Piana boutiques and some of the finest wholesalers.

Life for the company began in 1924 with the name Ing. Loro Piana & C founded by Pietro Loro Piana. In 1941 nephew Franco took over the company and made a name for the company as one of the very best suppliers of luxury fabrics for the haute couture industry and began exporting products to international markets. During the 70s Francos sons Sergio and Pier Luigi entered into the family business and took over taking the company into leadership worldwide. At present Loro Piana has more than 136 stores around the world, distributing luxury products alongside one of the most excellent made to measure services available. The Loro Piana Group is divided into two divisions, the luxury goods division and the textile division. At the luxury goods division custom services are offered through the facilities at Loro Piana by skilled contractors. The fabrics business unit is where the fabrics are made for clothing including extra fine wools, cashmere and vicuna along with natural fibers and patented fabrics. The yarns business unit supplies cashmere yarns and other excellent fibers to the luxury divisions group and designers along with chosen knitwear manufacturers.

Loro Piana is the largest baby cashmere and cashmere manufacturer in the entire western world. The very best of the precious fibers they use are from Mongolia and Northern China. The company has offices in both places to ensure a direct presence in the market and personal relationships with the suppliers who breed the Hircus goats. These are the creatures from which the cashmere comes from, their under fleece. The fleece is harvested very carefully through a delicate process of combing with around 250 grams being obtained from each goat every year. Once the outer fibers have been removed this leaves only 100 grams of the precious wool and is one of the main reasons cashmere is considered a luxury and is so precious.

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