When it comes to specialty wools, there are a few types that everyone seems to know, such as cashmere and alpaca.  They seem to be the trendiest with the luxury shoppers and for a long time, they been associated with extravangance fashion. But there is another category of “refine” wool I would like you to discover, the Angora Wool.

I am very lucky since I have the opportunity to “play” in both the shop and the retail floor of our store. This permits me to notice key fads and particularities there are in the luxury fashion industry. As a result, I have noticed that when it comes to wool jackets, Angora outsells any other type of specialty wool. In our business, it would be safe to say that our Angora women’s wool coats represent approximately 50% of our women’s coat business. When you look more closely at the features Angora provides, it is easy to recognize why.

Angora wool, is in fact a mix of wools that are combined together to make it more resilient and soft. The main element however, is provided by the Angora rabbit. The Angora rabbit generates a brand of wool that is extremely soft and light, and resulting in article of clothing extremely comfortable. From my perspective, the significant difference between angora and cashmere is how they deal with the rain or snow. Angora wools will not give a different odor when damp. Furthermore, we noticed that our angora wool coats retain their brilliance much longer than other types of wool coats. We can see Angora wool coats that are 10 years old are still beautiful, naturally they have the be properly maintained to keep their splendor

Next time you are in the market for a wool coat, do not overlook angora wools, you might be very impressed.

This article was written by Dino Karatzios who is a third generation coat maker. He learned the professionfrom his Father (Dimitrios who is the actual master furrier) and has been working in the fur tradesince he was born. You can say that furs andfashion outerwear is practically in his genes. For more information regarding furs, leathers or specialty wools, please feel free to contact Dino at Frank’s Furs and Fashions (http://www.franksfurs.com)