Atelier Knits
$395
A clean crew in 12-gauge Grade-A Mongolian cashmere, 2-ply, knit in Biella and finished in SoHo. Linked-up shoulders, a fully-fashioned neckband, ribbed cuffs that hold. The piece that gets better with the wash.
Color Oat
Size S
Quantity
We source Grade-A cashmere from the Alashan plateau of Inner Mongolia — the only region where the cashmere goats produce fiber long enough (36mm staple) and fine enough (15.5 micron) to qualify as Grade-A. Longer staple means less pilling. Finer fiber means softer hand. Both are why this sweater costs $395 and not $195.
Combed twice, spun in Italy, knit in Biella, finished in NYC.
Relaxed crew, true to size. The piece sits at the high hip with a softly dropped shoulder. The model is 5’9 and wears the S; she is between S and M in most brands. If you are between sizes and prefer a closer fit, size down; if you prefer a cleaner drape with a knit underneath, take your usual.
Hand wash cold with a cashmere-safe detergent; lay flat to dry. Or take it to a trusted dry cleaner. Avoid hanging — cashmere stretches at the shoulder. Pills will appear on any cashmere; we include a small cashmere comb in the box for the first season, and offer free re-pilling at the atelier for the life of the piece.
Complimentary atelier shipping applied automatically on this piece. Orders placed by 1pm ET ship the same business day from SoHo. Free returns within 30 days on unworn knits with tags. International shipping available to 38 countries via DHL Express.
This is the third cashmere crew I have bought in five years. The fact that I am writing this review instead of buying a fourth tells you what you need to know — it does not pill, does not slump at the neckband, and the oat color stays oat after fifteen wears and three hand washes.
Margot E.
I have spent enough on cashmere to know what 2-ply Grade-A actually feels like and this is the real thing. The fully-fashioned shoulder makes more difference than I expected — the piece holds its line through a full day of wear.
Ines T.
I bought the charcoal to layer under the Spring St trench and they fit together as if drafted for each other. They probably were. Hand wash, lay flat, every wear feels like the first.
Priya R.
Biella, Italy · Finished in NYC
Biella is to wool what Florence is to leather. We work with a fifth-generation knitting house there — the same flat-bed machines, the same fully-fashioned program our pattern-grader flew over to specify in 2014. Every Hudson is knit on those machines.
The pieces ship to SoHo on the bias, where we trim, press, hand-tag, and pack them in tissue. We will re-pill any Hudson you own, free, for as long as you own it.
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