Reading a fabric label

Fibre content, weight and finish tell you more about how a piece will wear than any description can.

Layered linen, wool and silk fabrics

Where a manufacturer states fibre content, we repeat it exactly. Where it is unavailable, we leave the field empty rather than guess.

Cashmere and wool relax with wear; silk holds its line but marks more easily. Neither is a defect, and both change how a garment should be stored.

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