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Create a dialogue between performance and protection for movement and rest. At the summit where the air is bracing, performance is governed by thermodynamic volatility. Merino wool’s natural resilience brings micro-climatic stability to the ascent and thermal restoration in stillness.
Engineer performance garments for activity at elevation through to restorative wear, harnessing Merino wool’s technical capabilities across the spectrum of cold weather. With fine base-layers, fleece and flat-knit sport knitwear, laminated woven shells, felted coats and noble blends, design with a curated selection of wool and wool-blend fabrics and yarns that prioritise proactive moisture management and breathability as a natural shield against the elements.
Trace the palette of winter in hematite grey, crimson pulses, boreal forest greens, ember accents and comforting neutrals in a narrative spanning performance and sanctuary in equal measure. Unfold the story of Summit and Shelter in two connected material chapters – Alpine Veins and Alpine Retreat – exploring a symbiosis of motion and pause, anchored in the prestige of Merino wool as a natural performance fibre.
SEAMLESS
Second skin for unrestricted movement
Design friction-free seamless Merino wool constructions that support full freedom of movement. Lightweight, adaptive and precisely engineered, create seamless knit structures that enhance comfort and stability where technical craft meets the wool fibre’s natural performance. By eliminating traditional seams, create constructions that operate in synchronicity with the body, offering a level of tactile refinement that only the high tenacity of wool can deliver.
MERINO WOOL JACQUARD
Engineered zonal breathability
Combine technical precision with the responsiveness of Merino wool. Utilise engineered patterns of varied density to enhance breathability, moisture dispersion and thermal control in targeted zones, providing depth, stability and active comfort in motion. Activate the wool fibre’s inherent resilience – driven by the natural crimp and protein structure of the fibre – with three-dimensional architecture that regulates temperature, maintaining balance across shifts in kinetic output.
MOUNTAIN INSULATION
Wool rich linings and padding for protective warmth
Alpine insulation demands materials that harness thermal energy and manage moisture. Wool-rich fleece linings and waddings reintroduce wool’s natural performance, blended with complementary fibres, buffering warmth and humidity. The wool fibre’s natural crimp maintains dimensional integrity, holding shape under pressure by resisting compression and preserving loft through physical demands. Attuned to the body’s thermal needs in high-altitude environments, wool-rich linings and waddings create a responsive, breathable interface between protection and performance.
INNER LAYERS
Merino wool foundations for gentle warmth
Integrate Merino wool with complementary fibres for base-layers that form performance foundations for supportive warmth. Use 100% Merino wool and blends with TENCEL™, silk and elastane to introduce enhanced drape, comfort, fluidity and ease of movement. For softness without fragility, construct inner layers that attune to the body’s thermal rhythm.
SHELTER & RITUAL
Protective wool blend shells for indoors and outdoors
Explore outer-layers for transitional wear. Step from the warmth of interior settings into the stillness of the alpine dusk – whether walking village streets or moving through living spaces – with garments crafted from felted and boiled wool for protective shells. Shaped for moments where insulation, structure and tactile presence are essential, design wool coats, wraps and outer garments that bridge environments, enveloping, shielding and accompanying across the slower beats of alpine life.
REFINED PERFORMANCE OUTERWEAR
Wool blend shells for elevated protection
Form protective wool-blend shells for winter protection. Combine the natural performance of wool – breathability, tactile comfort and inherent resilience – with technical hybridisation through fibre blends. Integrate enhanced elasticity, dimensional stability and weather resistance with wool-blend fabrics and yarns, crafting protective coats and jackets that perform across alpine conditions with a polished silhouette. Leverage the wool fibre’s temperature regulation, moisture management and breathability, in combination with additional performance fibres, to create outer-layers that embody protection, refinement and enduring structural integrity.
AGAINST THE GRAIN
Capture the spirit of rebellion in the raw-edged energy of grunge. Explore visual tension with 100% wool across varied yarn counts, from Extrafine Merino wool to surfaces that shift between geometric clarity and deliberate irregularity. Black and white dominate the palette in equal defiance and restraint, where fibre choice shapes both attitude and tactility
ORGANIC SURFACES
Take inspiration from the irregular beauty of natural surfaces. Echo the veined pattern of leaves, overlapping geometries of fish scales, the striations of tree bark and the soft polish of tumbled stones. With controlled relief and subtle tonal variation, explore a series of surfaces that feel instinctive, organic and refined in both construction and material expression.
THE GEOMETRY OF COLOURS
Challenge the tension between precision and softness, reworking familiar check motifs through the tactile language of wool. Transform and reinterpret this traditional fabric into soft, dimensional surfaces in 100% wool, wool/alpaca, wool/cashmere and wool/cotton blends.
