In natural brown — the warm, undyed caramel that vicuña fibre wears straight from the Andes — the Long Vicuña Scarf is perhaps the clearest embodiment of everything Archibald strives to achieve. Vicuña, known as the gold of the Andes, is the rarest animal fibre in the world: four to five times finer than human hair. An adult vicuña produces only 1lb of fleece per year, making it extremely rare and closely monitored by Peruvian authorities. Woven in Biella, in Italy's Piedmont region, by master craftsmen who have spent nearly three centuries perfecting the art of fine textile. Extraordinarily light and notably soft, this limited-edition piece showcases the fibre in its purest, most authentic form — undyed, unaltered, exactly as nature made it.
*Measures 30 cm x 175 cm.
Handcrafted in Italy
In the valleys of the breathtaking Piedmont region lies what many consider to be Italy's textile mecca: Biella. In this small town sits a family run operation that has, for just short of three centuries, been producing the finest knitwear in Italy. There has been a long standing debate in the world of luxury about which country of the two titans of knitwear, Italy or Scotland, is truly the best. Truthfully, it depends on the product. Where the Scottish may triumph in heavy knits, the Italian masters trump them with blends and lightweight stitches. Whatever the case, with over 10 generations of the highest class of artisans at the helm, who boast an order book of clients that are some of the most sought after luxury houses in the world... you can't really go wrong.