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CLOTH
Cashmere and virgin wool
50/50. The reference composition of Italian high-end coats.
PROPORTION
50 / 50
WOVEN IN
Italian Piedmont
TECHNICAL DATA
Cloth specifications
COMPOSITION
50% cashmere · 50% lana virgen
WEIGHT
500–720 g/m²
CONSTRUCTION
Double-face
ORIGIN
Italian Piedmont
Pieces in cashmere and virgin wool
COATS Limited run · No seasons
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ABOUT THIS COMPOSITION
When two fibres compensate each other.
Some blends are made to lower costs. This is not one of them. The combination of cashmere and virgin wool belongs to a different category — that of technical blends that exist because each fibre brings what the other lacks.
Why they work better together
Cashmere, with a fibre diameter that rarely exceeds 19 microns, offers a softness and thermal capacity unmatched by any sheep's wool — it warms up to three times more than conventional wool at a lower weight. But its extreme fineness comes at a cost: in its pure form, cashmere loses shape with prolonged wear and resists abrasion less well.
Virgin wool, sheared for the first time from young lambs, brings exactly the opposite. Its longer, more resistant fibre provides structure, body, and memory of form. The garment recovers its silhouette after each wearing and stands up to daily friction.
Technical properties.
Touch and drape. Immediate softness to the hand, perceptible even through other layers. Noble drape — the cloth follows the body without rigidity or excessive volume.
Pilling resistance. Significantly higher than in pure cashmere. The blend with virgin wool reduces pilling without sacrificing the cashmere touch.
Useful life. Measured in decades with basic care. One of the most long-lasting compositions in tailoring.
THE DECISION
Pure cashmere, pure virgin wool, or 50/50 blend
Three compositions, three different uses. The technical difference determines what garment you build.
PURE CASHMERE
For occasional wear
Garments where touch and lightness are the absolute priority — shawls, fine knitwear, decorative capes. Not for coats of daily use. Its extreme fineness does not stand up well to daily friction.
PURE VIRGIN WOOL
For intensive wear
Structured garments that need to hold a very defined shape. It offers maximum durability but sacrifices the silky touch characteristic of cashmere.
50/50 BLEND
For real, everyday wear
The threshold where cashmere stops being an accent and becomes structural to the cloth itself. The composition Italian maisons choose for their classic coats for a concrete reason: it is the only one that allows working in double-face without compromising softness or durability.
Read the full edition in the Journal →
TECHNICAL DATA
50/50 Cashmere and virgin wool at Murmells
The 50/50 proportion is a technical balance — the only one in which cashmere brings touch without losing structure, and virgin wool brings body without losing softness.
The current bobbin comes from the historic mills of the Italian Piedmont. 50% cashmere and 50% virgin wool, constructed in double-face — the technique that joins two faces of the same cloth in a single line of stitching, with no lining.
This is the composition Italian maisons have been refining for over a century for their classic coats. Warm without weight, soft without fragility, and made for a useful life measured in decades, not in seasons.
REGION
COMPOSITION
WEIGHT
CONSTRUCTION
Piedmont, Italy
50/50 cashmere and virgin wool
500-720 g/m²
Double-face
CARE GUIDE
Caring for a piece in cashmere and virgin wool
Both fibres have self-cleaning and antibacterial properties that reduce the need for frequent washing. The guide covers cleaning, storage, and maintenance specific to the composition.
FROM THE JOURNAL
The story of 50/50
A century of the composition that has defined the classic Italian coat — from the polo coat of the 1920s to contemporary maisons. Why this proportion is still the reference.