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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 general public and for a long time, they been linked with luxury apparel. But there is another type of “refine” wool I would like to shed light on, the Angora Wool.

I am very lucky because I get to “play” in both the manufacture and the retail floor of our store. This allows me to observe certain trends 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 state that our Angora women’s wool coats represent almost 50% of our women’s coat business. When you take a closer look at the benefits Angora provides, it is simple to recognize why.

Angora wool, is actually a mixture of wools that are blended together to make it more resilient and soft. The main element however, is provided by the Angora rabbit. The Angora rabbit produces a brand of wool that is incredibly soft and light, and making clothing extremely comfortable. From my point of view, the significant difference between angora and cashmere is how they handle  the rain or snow. Angora wools will not give a different odor when wet. 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 forget to look at angora wools, it would be worth your time and effort.

This commentary was produced 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 industry from a very young age. You can say that furs andfashion outerwear is practically in his blood. 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)