Ladies cardigan alpaca buttoned

Alpaca hair is one of the most valuable natural fibers. It is light, incredibly soft and warming, has a natural sheen and is very durable despite its fineness. Baby alpaca is even finer, softer and more supple. This is the name given to the hair of young animals from the first shearing, but also to the hair of adult alpacas when its fiber fineness is between 20.1 and 23 microns. Les Racines du Ciel uses it to make this cardigan with a high stand-up collar that can also be worn folded over. Distinctive mother-of-pearl buttons and wide ribbed knit cuffs at the neck, sleeves and torso round out the design.

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.