Baby Cashmere. The long journey of excellence

Mongolia is a vast expanse of land between China and Russia. Its unspoilt terrain is battered by sudden sandstorms, and for 257 days a year no rain falls. A travel across this country is a genuine adventure. For more than ten thousand years Mongolia's uplands have been home to the Hircus goat. This curious animal, which is cared for by a mainly nomadic population of goat-herders, hides a genuine treasure under its outer coat: the warm, fine, ultra-soft luxury fibre that is cashmere.
Baby Cashmere is an extremely precious fibre exclusively obtained from the underfleece of Hircus goat kids, which is gathered by means of a delicate and completely harmless combining procedure that is only done once in a goat's life, before the kids are 12 months old. It takes the fleece of 19 kids to make just one pullover.
Nature lovers, fine-photography aficionados, armchair travellers alike will appreciate this fascinating exploration under endless skies and over golden deserts in search of the ultimate in genuine quality.
Key Sales Information - This book tells the story of the journey that Loro Piana goes every year to purchase baby cashmere in Mongolia.
- More than one hundred vibrant full-colour photographs, presented in large scale format, transport the reader to this beautiful country, giving insight into the daily life of Mongolian breeder.
- Nature lovers, fine-photography aficionados, armchair travellers alike will appreciate this fascinating exploration under endless skies and over golden deserts in search of the ultimate in genuine quality.
Author Bruna Rotunno is a photographer who loves to capture the soul in all the images she shoots, from landscapes to advertising. She likes to travel, sharing experiences and knowledge with other cultures, people and their lands.