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the diaphanous proof that the world's softest luxury comes from a goat's neck in the Himalayas
means A fine, exceptionally soft type of cashmere wool, or a shawl or scarf woven from it, made from the downy undercoat of certain Himalayan goats.
from From the Persian 'pashm,' meaning wool — specifically the soft underfleece, and ultimately the kind of word that traveled the trade routes of Kashmir and Central Asia. The Persian root refers to the fine inner coat of mountain goats, the down they grow against the brutal cold of high altitudes, which makes the modern luxury slightly funny: we pay dearly for a goat's winter underwear.
- goat source
- Spun from undercoat of Changthangi goats
- altitude
- Goats live above 14,000 feet, minus-40 winters
- fiber width
- Each hair under 16 microns thick
- ring test
- A true one slides through a wedding ring
- hand-combed
- Wool gently combed off, never sheared
cashmere region kashmir — himalayan valley between india and pakistan where pashmina goats have been herded for centuries, producing the world's finest cashmere fiber
ladakh pashmina goats — changthangi breed native to ladakh, india at 14,000+ feet elevation, producing the ultra-fine undercoat that defines authentic pashmina