The rarest wool in the world
The rarest and finest wool in the world, in Ancient times Vicuña was reserved for Incan Royalty and referred to as the “fibre of the Gods”. Wearing woven Vicuña was said to be like wearing a coat of pure gold.
Vicuña fibre is renowned for its extraordinary softness and surprising strength.
Vicuña wool originates from their namesake llama-like animals in their ancestral home in the Arequipa region of Perù. Adult Vicuñas are sheared only once every two to three years, at the end of the summer months, through an ancient tradition called Chaku. In this ritual, the small, shy animals are gathered from the wild and sheared gently, then released back into nature. The cherished fibre is spun, woven, and finished in Italy.