Cashmere Sweater Hierarchy

[DorianGreen]

In the upcoming Fall/Winter MALO collection:

https://it.malo.it/collections/ai22...uomo/products/maglia-fatta-a-mano-in-cashmere

 

[DorianGreen]

No intarsia here, hand embroidery in this cashmere mock neck from Fioroni.

Here intarsia and embroidery in this completely handmade cashmere turtleneck also from Fioroni.

 

[Johnny80]

the last item bought from them last winter

 

[David.John]

I tried the Anderson Sheppard sweater in 2020 and I am delighted with my decision the best thing is I am gonna use it this winter.

 

[DorianGreen]

Anyone owning or having experienced Aeroleather knitwear?

"Best of British Breeds" Cheviot sweater, here:

 

[msimon]

Anyone owning or having experienced Aeroleather knitwear?

"Best of British Breeds" Cheviot sweater, here:

View attachment 1832602

I have the shetland and the hebridean. I really like them, they seem robust and long lasting but there not the most tightly knitted and have elasticated reinforced hems. There softer then you think though, I believe the un dyed nature keeps the softness of the original wool but not sure.

They are also full seamless knit.

Can't wait to start wearing them for winter.

 

[DorianGreen]

I have the shetland and the hebridean. I really like them, they seem robust and long lasting but there not the most tightly knitted and have elasticated reinforced hems. There softer then you think though, I believe the un dyed nature keeps the softness of the original wool but not sure.

They are also full seamless knit.

Can't wait to start wearing them for winter.

Thank you for having reported your experience. From the pictures I can see that they are rather loose knitted and somewhat coarse.

 

[Hardtmuth]

I bought a couple of John Laing sweaters and one Hawick Knitwear and they look like junk to me.

 

[coloRLOw]

I bought a couple of John Laing sweaters and one Hawick Knitwear and they look like junk to me.

what do you mean

knit too loose?
pill heavily?
fit loose?
or just not as soft and smooth as Italian cashmere?

 

[Hardtmuth]

what do you mean

knit too loose?
pill heavily?
fit loose?
or just not as soft and smooth as Italian cashmere?

I don't want to say they are pill heavy but the face of the sweaters definitely has a lot of loose fiber, not quite sure they are quite balls like normal pilling. They are actually relatively fitted. I wear a 46 in Malo and the XS from Hawick is borderline too small. The Laing smalls fit just fine but they have a weird dimple where the arem and the shoulder meet. You can see it in the photo.

 

[coloRLOw]

I don't want to say they are pill heavy but the face of the sweaters definitely has a lot of loose fiber, not quite sure they are quite balls like normal pilling.

in my experience, don't worry about those 'hair'. Scottish cashmere is not heavily washed/treated as italian.

 

[Hardtmuth]

Maybe I will keep one of them. I actually like the Hawick the best. It doesn't have those weird dimples and the fabric is thicker.

 

[DorianGreen]

I bought a couple of John Laing sweaters and one Hawick Knitwear and they look like junk to me. View attachment 1834258

How compare John Laing vs Hawick, do you feel any difference in the material?

 

[Hardtmuth]

I think the Hawick feels softer but it's not the easiest to evaluate.

 

[Johnny80]

Hawick probably looks better but still hard to tell with just a half of the image...and also, look inside out
Cannot see from that distance...but hair means wool is 100% and not blend with some synthetics like 3% polyamide. Remember by law they can call it 100% cashmere even if they use 94% cashmere and 6% polyamide for example. So if you see hair its a good sign, no matter if its made in Scotland or Italy or China. We see so much 100% cashmere but with 3% or 6% polyamide blend to avoid heavy pilling and that hair looks and feel