Loro Piana family
Loro Piana is a storied Italian fashion maison, that began as a textile mill in 1924 and later expanded to producint their own luxury garments. The founding family remains involved, even though the company is now majority-owned by LVMH.
With regards to lotus fiber, Pier Luigi Loro Piana
their site text: Pier Luigi Loro Piana himself forged direct ties with Burmese artisans to honor and preserve this century-old heritage.
2010: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703506904575592441000440092
- $5,600 Lotus Jacket
- PLLP first touched the fabric in 2009, it seems
Loro Piana’s excellences
In their own words:
Restlessly seeking nature’s gifts
It is the desire for excellence that led six generations in search of the rarest and most precious raw materials in the most remote places in the world."
They describe three materials as their excellences:
- Lotus fiber
- Vicuña
- Baby cashmere
Example apparel
Men’s Sport Coat
- $5,600 WSJ, 2010
- Composition: 100% lotus fiber?
Women’s Lotus Jacket
- Composition: 83% Cotton, 17% Lotus
- $4,620.00
- Out of stock (shown as “Coming soon”)
- Perhaps they simply cannot get the fiber out of Burma currently
Tennis Walk Sneaker
- Composition: 48% Cashmere, 35% Lotus Flower, 17% Silk
- $1,110.00
Extra Bag L27
- $4,800.00
- Composition: 48% Cashmere, 35% Lotus Flower, 17% Silk
- Out of stock