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Loro Piana Announces 11th Cashmere of the Year Award Winners in New York

The first-prize cashmere measured 12.89 microns. An exhibition at the Brant Foundation traced the fiber from the herders’ harvest to a finished garment.

Published: Nov 12, 2026 7:04 AM

By Jeanel Alvarado

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Loro Piana Announces 11th Cashmere of the Year Award Winners in New York

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Award presentation at the Loro Piana Cashmere of the Year ceremony

Silver comb award displayed at the Loro Piana exhibition

Silver comb displayed on a wooden pedestal

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Loro Piana presented its 11th Cashmere of the Year Award at the Brant Foundation in New York on November 10, 2026. The ceremony honored three herding couples from Inner Mongolia for the fineness of the cashmere they produced in 2025.

Siqingbilige and Hasiqiqige won first prize with 135.8 kilograms of greasy cashmere measuring 12.89 microns in diameter, the finest of the three winning lots. Jiyatu and Gegentuya took second prize with 87.1 kilograms of greasy cashmere and a fiber diameter of 13.01 microns.

Lifuqiang and Qiqi took third prize with 116 kilograms and a fiber diameter of 13.04 microns. Loro Piana introduced the award in 2015. Winners receive a financial reward based on the kilograms of fiber produced, along with a silver comb that recalls how herders gather cashmere.

Since the award’s inception, cashmere fineness has improved significantly.

The Master of Cashmere exhibition Within this culturally and art-historically significant 1920s setting at the Brant Foundation, a Loro Piana installation spotlights the Maison’s longstanding relationship with cashmere and its responsible approach, that has always been part of its DNA…

Cashmere samples and a finished garment in the exhibition

A specialist examines dark fabric by hand

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