Ladies Alpacastola

A whole 180 cm long and 130 cm wide is this stole from fine Peruvian baby alpaca. This is the name given to the hair of young animals from the first shearing, but also the hair of adult alpacas when its fiber fineness is between 20.1 and 23 microns. It is therefore extremely fine and in terms of softness and suppleness once again a step up from the "normal" alpaca hair. The base shows large-scale color gradients, the weave fine diamond and herringbone patterns. The stole closes at both ends with a fringed edge.

On the western tip of the Breton peninsula lies the department of Finistère. According to the Roman name, this is the end of the earth. For the Bretons, on the other hand, it is “Penn ar Bed”, the beginning of the world – a reading that does far more justice to the brand “Les Racines du Ciel” (i. e., the roots of heaven). Nathalie Goyette and Christian Tournafol founded the Quimper-based brand. The two have been producing elegant, feminine and timeless women’s fashion since 2005. Besides aiming at high-quality standards, Les Racines du Ciel’s declared entrepreneurial goal is to promote artisanal traditions and products and thus preserve jobs in impoverished rural areas. They choose their production locations correspondingly.