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Designers are showing a soft spot for cashmere

this spring, with this breathable, durable and

deliciously tactile fibre featuring heavily on the

season’s catwalks. Loro Piana, the largest cashmere

manufacturer in the western world, favoured

versatile jumpers in deep blues, while the London-

based knitwear brand Cashmere In Love took a

more retro-sensual approach – its high-waisted

knickers were inspired by 1970s surfers.

‘I love the idea of wearing the sweater of a man –

a father or a brother,’ says French editor-turned-

designer Alexandra Golovanoff of her androgynous

sweaters. ‘I’ve redesigned the fit for women, but

the funny thing is that men have asked me to resize

the styles, too!’ Also weaving up woolly wonders

is Movers & Cashmere, the luxury athleisure label

launched by Hong Kong-based Bastian Wong in

2016. ‘We want to create pieces that can take you
      through the day in comfort and style,’ says Wong.
      ‘We like to let the cashmere do the talking.’

JUMPER, $552; TROUSERS, $577,

BOTH BY MOVERS & CASHMERE

‘CH23’ DINING CHAIR, £784,

BY HANS J WEGNER,

FOR CARL HANSEN & SØN

JUMPER, £1,015, BY LORO

PIANA. KNICKERS, £235,

BY CASHMERE IN LOVE

JUMPER, £300, BY ALEXANDRA

GOLOVANOFF. KNICKERS,

£235, BY I LOVE CASHMERE

Fluff pieces

Cashmere is the soft option this season

Interiors: Olly Mason. Hair: Yoshitaka Miyazaki using L’Oréal Professionnel Techni Art. Make-up: Emma Broom using Chanel Rouge Coco Lip Blush and Blue Serum Eye. Manicurist: Saffron Goddard using Kure Bazaar. Model: Britt Van Der Voort at Elite London

PHOTOGRAPHY: EMMA HARTVIG FASHION: LUNE KUIPERS WRITER: LAURA HAWKINS ∑ 067

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