Plains Of Clouds Adrift

The iconography of Loro Piana lies in its textile - the cashmere. This is the story of how the legacy began, and how it will continue to be.

- WORDS KELLY LEWI PHOTOS LORO PIANA

NO BRAND DOES TEXTILE quite like Loro Piana. The Italian house is synonymous with fabrics, especially cashmere. The story began in 1986 on the plains of Mongolia when Pier Luigi Loro Piana first stepped foot into the region. Since then, hundreds of hands have woven decades of expertise into every thread.

Pier Luigi's journey formed the first chapter of a longstanding legacy built upon trust and relationships. The Italian understood the intricate relationship between the herders and goats and how the farmers were key in producing the finest of raw materials. That was the beginning of Loro Piana's love letter to cashmere.