Vive la différence!Gruto wrote: If you compare English and Italian stock bunches, the English will often appear a little dull, while the Italians will feel flimsy, broadly speaking.
Viewed under a positive lens both styles of cloths have proved to be highly successful drawing from their own strengths. Look closely and they are different indeed, but the English cloths are not so dull; the Italian not so flimsy.
In the case of the subject of this thread and Loro Piana in particular I can attest that their ¨baby¨ cashmere (the Zenith, not the knitted-like one which I don´t like) and their vicuña are superb.
Do they ¨feel¨ light? Yes, they do. You might even think they are not enough for covering yourself, but that´s the style. Loro Piana now seems to have stores everywhere so you can try for yourself.
Are they durable? Well, they are not going to come apart anytime soon and you are not cleaning shrub in them.
There are inevitable tradeoffs, you know.