Cashmere Wrap Sweater

The cashmere wrap sweater is a versatile and luxurious option for your wardrobe. You can find this style of sweater at stores like Gap, J. Crew, Macy's and Nordstrom just to name a few. There is nothing more warm and soft on the skin than cashmere, which is harvested from certain types of goats. The crafting of a cashmere item takes a long time, a lot of wool and great expertise, so you can expect to pay more than you would for a sheep's wool sweater. You can find wrap sweaters made from this fine goat wool in both long and short fiber styles.

While long fibers pill less than short ones, it really depends on what you prefer because pills can be removed with a depilling device. Once you've selected the wrap sweater that fits like a dream and feels fabulous to the touch you are ready to build an outfit around it. Cashmere sweaters come in many colors, however true fashionistas stick to natural shades and light colors because they know darker dyes may compromise the softness of the wool. A wrap sweater is one that ties at the waist and can be wrapped tightly for a V-neck look or loosely for casual flair.

You will need to wear something underneath your wrap sweater to avoid an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction. If you're wearing your sweater snugly and want a more risque look consider wearing a matching chemise or bustier underneath. This gives you coverage underneath but still looks sexy. For a casual look, pair your sweater with a fitted tee in a coordinating shade and some cute accessories. When it comes to bottoms these sweaters can be worn with jeans, slacks, skirts and even over dresses.

A beautiful cashmere wrap sweater can take you from fall to spring in fabulous style. You can dress it up or dress it down depending on your mood and your agenda for the day. To care for your cashmere sweater, wash it only when necessary in fine garment detergent in a basin of lukewarm water and lay flat to dry. Fold your sweater rather than hanging it as hangers can damage the delicate fabric and stretch the shoulders out of shape. If your sweater is of good quality and is cared for gently it should retain its shape and texture for a long time.

 

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NY Fashion Week: Day 7 - AZ Central.com

Sydney Morning Herald

NY Fashion Week: Day 7
AZ Central.com
He wore a tartan plaid coat and checkered trousers, she had on a blanket coat with fringe in the large-square pattern known as buffalo check, plus a cashmere tweed sweater and cashmere short shorts. Their wardrobe, which also included a sexy, .
NY Fashion Week finishes up; shows begin in EuropeWall Street Journal
Fashion Week: High collars, longer hems, sleevesSeattle Post Intelligencer

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Oscar de la Renta: Jewels, plus unexpected color - BusinessWeek

Oscar de la Renta: Jewels, plus unexpected color
BusinessWeek
There was a silver arctic fox collar, Chantilly lace applique on a chiffon blouse, cashmere sweaters and a gown with a gold silk taffeta skirt. Rare for most designers, de la Renta listed in detail the jewelry his models wore: Russian gold, .

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Oscar de la Renta: Jewels, plus unexpected color
Jewels were everywhere on Oscar de la Renta's runway at New York Fashion Week...

Ralph Lauren very at home at the English manor
Ralph Lauren and refinement go together like England and tweed. They all rendezvoused on the runway Thursday at New York Fashion Week...

Ralph Lauren's New Landed Gentry
Europe's biggest hit TV series "Downton Abbey," which mightily influenced last month's menswear runway season in Europe, also underpinned a smoothly elegant Ralph Lauren fall 2012 collection, presented Thursday, Feb. 16, in New York...

Wrentham Village Presidents' Day sale, Giblees, Red Wagon, and more - Boston Globe

Wrentham Village Presidents' Day sale, Giblees, Red Wagon, and more
Boston Globe
The Orange Hanger now has winter pieces marked down 40 percent, including Kinross Cashmere sweaters, Joules outerwear, Greylin dresses, and hats and scarves. Clearance rack items are an extra 10 percent off the marked price. The sale runs through the .

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Darling Companion Trailer: Its a Dog-Eat-Dog World
It's like Marley & Me , but more nakedly pandering, or a Nancy Meyers movie, but with a dog instead of food and cashmere sweaters. It's all those things and more! Or maybe less? It's Darling Companion , which stars Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Elisabeth Moss, Mark Duplass, Richard Jenkins, and Dianne Wiest as rich people looking for a lost dog, who maybe find them selves along the way. Oh ...

Repurposed yarn means materials keep up with fashion - The Daily Advertiser

Repurposed yarn means materials keep up with fashion
The Daily Advertiser
I'm particularly fond of the re-appropriated fibers that are respun from unwound sweaters. For example, I picked up about 600 yards of 100 percent re-appropriated cashmere yarn from the Etsy store FunYarns for around $60. In comparison, a 150-yard hank .

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Photos of The Moment | Michael Kors - New York Times (blog)

New York Daily News

Photos of The Moment | Michael Kors
New York Times (blog)
That meant teddy bear duffel coats, chunky cashmere sweaters and herringbone mohair for him and her. It was a clear, easy-to-covet collection all around, and the presence of A-listers (Jessica Alba and the EURSmashEUR stars Anjelica Houston and Debra .
Day 7 of Fashion Week, a new look for layersThe Daily Star

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Ralph Lauren meets 'Downton Abbey' as NY fashion week ends
As runways go, the one at Ralph Lauren's fall-winter show on Thursday, the final day of New York fashion week, was a true stunner...

Ralph Lauren very at home at the English manor - Boston.com

Boston.com

Ralph Lauren very at home at the English manor
Boston.com
To the music of EURDownton Abbey,'' a popular PBS show about a British manor in the World War I era, models began their parade in riding clothes EUR plaid jodhpurs, houndstooth coats, Fair Isle sweaters and button-down shirts with contrasting white club .
Ralph Lauren meets 'Downton Abbey' as NY fashion week endsKuwait Times
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How To: Hand Wash a Cashmere Sweater | Apartment Therapy
I have hand washed cashmere sweaters with Woolite in the kitchen sink and I have also washed them with the gentle cycle with Woolite in the washing machine. Either way they turn out great. I lay them flat to dry on an electric ...

Live like the 1% in Virginia's Hunt Country, where the dogs and horses have . - Gadling

Live like the 1% in Virginia's Hunt Country, where the dogs and horses have .
Gadling
Up on Washington Street, shoppers consider $45 t-shirts, $132 cashmere sweaters, and $238 dresses, all in toddler sizing, at the Magic Wardrobe, a children's clothing boutique. Just outside of town, men play polo seven months out of the year.

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The Hunt: Black Cashmere Sweaters on Sale
Sure, we all know what basics professional women are supposed to have in their closets, but if you're buying one for the first time or replacing one you've worn into the ground, it can be a pain to find exactly...

Fashion Week 2012: It's a wrap - New York Daily News

New York Daily News

Fashion Week 2012: It's a wrap
New York Daily News
At Ralph Lauren, looks included a mix of velvet, wool and cashmere, translated into timeless plaids, fair isle sweaters, tweeds, and flannels. Pops of colors burst in the details with purples and reds. And let's not forget the dramatic black-and-gold .
Ralph Lauren and CK Close Fashion Week in NYCBlack Friday Magazine

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Italy's Cucinelli Files IPO Request With Regulator
Italian clothing house Brunello Cucinelli Friday said it has filed regulatory papers requesting a listing on the Milan stock exchange...

Clements Ribeiro design menswear line
Clements Ribeiro designers have created a new range of 12 sweaters for men...

An Austin Homestead: Fiber Fridays: Holey Cashmere
Most of our cashmere sweaters come from various thrift stores for cheap, and almost all have developed little holes over time. I'm mostly okay with holey sweaters, holey thrift store sweaters, that is. I'm not as okay with finding ...

Score half-off at Patagonia, win a weekend in Seattle, and earn points with . - Portland Monthly (blog)

Portland Monthly (blog)

Score half-off at Patagonia, win a weekend in Seattle, and earn points with .
Portland Monthly (blog)
Now through February 27, Patagonia is offering 50 percent off Fall 2011 items: from puffy down jackets, to fleece pullovers, cashmere sweaters, and even end-of-summer dresses. Visit the Pearl store or patagonia.com to score big breaks on the clothing .

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Ralph Lauren's fall collection for NY Fashion Week seems very at home at the English manor
NEW YORK - Ralph Lauren and refinement go together like England and tweed. They all rendezvoused on the runway Thursday at New York Fashion Week. "I have always loved the heritage and romance of England...

Fashion Week: High collars, longer hems, sleeves
A sexy, sultry woman has emerged at New York Fashion Week, but one that seduces with her confidence, not bare skin. On Day 6 of the fall-collection previews, the Valentine's Day edition, a dark, romantic sensibility was conveyed on the runways through high collars, falling hemlines and long sleeves, sometimes very long, offset with sheerness for allure or a bit of leather for an edge...


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