Why are cashmere sweaters so expensive? Do you know these five reasons?

　　Just after the winter solstice, the temperature dropped sharply, and some parts of the North ushered in the first snow. People can't wait to wrap themselves into zongzi. In the cold winter, keeping warm has become a top priority, and cashmere, which is both warm and comfortable, is naturally favored by many fashionable customers.

　　Cashmere can be called the "soft gold" in the fabric industry. It is extremely light (generally less than one pound, and its weight is 1 / 5 of that of wool), extremely warm (the thermal effect is 1.5-3 times that of wool), and extremely soft (soft, waxy and delicate, as if wrapped by a cloud). People who have touched and worn cashmere clothes have a deep understanding of the good quality of cashmere clothes. A good cashmere piece can accompany you for decades. Since ancient times, many celebrities have loved cashmere. The middle class of all dynasties have taken cashmere products as one of the main choices when buying clothes.

　　When we mention cashmere, we think of not only its precious and unique temperament, but also its expensive price. Any pure cashmere sweater on the market is expensive, which makes many consumers smack: why is cashmere so expensive? What's the difference between it and wool?

　　In fact, although "Cashmere" and "wool" are only word by word, they have essential differences. Cashmere is expensive for a reason! As a professional editor who is familiar with fabric differences, let's talk about the five reasons why cashmere is expensive:

　　1、 Top fiber

　　Cashmere is the top natural fiber, which has fiber characteristics that can not be replaced by any other fiber. Cashmere is a thin and curved fiber, which contains a lot of air and forms an air layer. It can prevent the invasion of foreign cold air and keep the body temperature from decreasing. Cashmere is much thinner than wool, and the outer scale is also finer and smoother than wool. Therefore, it has the advantages of light weight, high flexibility and good toughness. As the most top-level fabric, the precious degree of cashmere is self-evident.

　　2、 The output is small and extremely rare

　　Cashmere production is scarce, accounting for only 0.2% of the world's total animal fiber production. The global output of wool is more than one million tons, while that of cashmere is only about 20000 tons. In market transactions, cashmere is calculated in grams.

　　If all the cashmere produced in the world every year is used to make cashmere sweaters, every 5000 people in the world can share one piece. If all the cotton wool produced in the world every year is made into sweaters, everyone in the world can have 2 pieces.

　　Inner Mongolia is the main producing area of cashmere in the world, accounting for about 70% of the total output. Every year in early spring, cashmere is eagerly ordered by various high-end clothing brands, so the price of cashmere is also rare and expensive.

　　3、 Difficult collection and high labor cost

　　Cashmere and wool are collected in completely different ways. The wool collected is coarse wool, which is cut directly from the sheep; Cashmere is a layer of fine wool covered by the goat skin, which needs to be combed down from the goat by experienced herdsmen. The collection cost is several times higher than that of wool, which also increases a certain cost.

　　4、 Complex process and high cost

　　Cashmere needs more careful protection in the textile process. Not only need high-end knitting machine production, waxing, washing and ironing, but also need professional cashmere wax, lotion and ironing equipment. At the same time, in the face of cashmere such luxurious and delicate fabrics, the design also needs more professional and experienced designers to complete. Printing and production workers also need professional masters. Therefore, the cost of the whole design and production process is several times higher than that of other fabrics.

　　5、 It is the choice of the royal family and has its own golden attribute

　　More than 180 years ago, Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne. Cashmere has become the favorite clothing fabric of the British royal family. Moreover, in many traditional royal families such as the Spanish royal family and the Japanese royal family, cashmere is regarded as the symbol of the royal family. This has also driven the whole society's impression of the golden luxury of cashmere.