Cashmere has been collected from the undercoats of Mongolian goats for hundreds of years. "Technical cashmere" has been around for about two. It's the creation of Shannon Wilson, the former lead designer for Lululemon Athletica who's married to the company's founder, Chip Wilson. The fabric is only 10 percent cashmere, blended with spandex and cotton or rayon. It's the foundation for Kit & Ace, an apparel company Shannon began by selling slouchy $80 T-shirts to the so-called creative class.
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