The thought of stuffing back into jeans would be horrifying to many after a year of understated dressing, but Loro Piana’s cashmere-cotton jeans can certainly help ease the transition. Made from a nearly 50-50 split of the materials, the loose trousers and coordinating field jacket are roomy, soft as a lamb, and very warm. As close to sweatpants as denim could get.
That kind of secret luxury and obvious comfort is where Loro Piana shines. Take a double satin camisole, nothing much at first, that is trimmed in ribbed cashmere. Or a giant shearling jacket, reversible, made extra fluffy on one side and with buttery leather on the opposite. A new cashmere-alpaca blend has been cut into unlined suiting that feels more like a sweater than a blazer.
Stealth wealth as it may seem, there’s a fashion proposition here too. Inspired, says womenswear design director Alessandra Varianini, by the idea of a female explorer, Loro Piana has foregone obvious prettiness for something more rugged. Will its wealthy customers adapt to a something slightly grittier—very, very slightly!—after last season’s tropical florals and wafting fabrics? If anything can convince them, leather rain boots with a cashmere throat or a reversible waterproof bomber with a cashmere lining should do it. Perfect garden attire, whether your hands or in the dirt or holding a glass of wine as you take in the well-planted blooms.
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