The Cashmere Edit
Certified Luxury, Zero Compromise
A guide to cashmere that prioritizes transparency, animal welfare, and enduring quality.
ARCH4
GOTS-Certified Organic Cashmere With Architectural Precision
The difference: London-based ARCH4 approaches cashmere like architecture, clean lines, intentional silhouettes, zero excess. Every piece carries GOTS certification (organic cashmere from Inner Mongolia, rigorous animal welfare standards, no harmful dyes). The brand is a CCMI Cashmere Group member, which means environmental protection and anti-cruelty commitments at every stage.
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Le Kasha
Heritage French Cashmere With GOTS Certification Since 1918
The difference: Le Kasha has been in the cashmere business since 1918, the kind of heritage that doesn't announce itself because it doesn't need to. GOTS-certified organic cashmere, designed in Paris, produced in Inner Mongolia where ecological craftsmanship governs production.
The pieces feel decidedly French: elegant, travel-ready, effortlessly chic. Cropped crewnecks. Wide-leg pants that drape like they know what they're doing. Cable-knit cardigans equally at home in the city or countryside. This is cashmere with a passport.
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Maria McManus
GRS-Certified Recycled Cashmere and Regenerative Practice
The difference: Maria McManus watched the cashmere industry deplete Mongolian grasslands and decided her brand wouldn't participate. Every cashmere piece uses GRS-certified recycled fibers from Italy, often blended 50/50 with organic cotton for durability and lower impact. The clothes themselves: laidback, elegant, quietly refined. Shrunken cardigans. Ribbed turtlenecks. Pieces that balance masculine tailoring with feminine ease.
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Lisa Yang
GOTS-Certified Cashmere Traceable to Inner Mongolian Herders
The difference: Where Scandinavian ease meets Inner Mongolian tradition. Lisa Yang grew up near Inner Mongolia, where her parents worked in textile production. She visited cashmere herders as a child. When she founded her Stockholm brand in 2014, that heritage became the foundation: weekly calls with suppliers, quarterly visits to Inner Mongolia, hand-combed cashmere collected during natural shedding season (gentler for goats, higher-quality fiber). Expect clean lines in bold colors. Cashmere that feels personal, not mass-produced.
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Another Tomorrow
GRS-Certified Recycled Cashmere and B Corp Transparency
The difference: Another Tomorrow, founded by Vanessa Barboni Hallik, refuses virgin cashmere entirely. The brand uses GRS-certified recycled cashmere (95% cashmere, 5% recycled wool) sourced from Italy. B Corp certified. Living wage policies. Transparent supply chain. The kind of credentials that actually mean something.
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Guest in Residence
SFA-Certified Cashmere With Circular Take-Back Program
The difference: Founded by Gigi Hadid, Guest in Residence holds SFA (Sustainable Fiber Alliance) certification—meaning animal welfare standards, herder support, biodiversity protection. The brand partners with Re.Verso for circular production and runs a take-back program in NYC and LA stores (10% discount on your next purchase when you return used cashmere).
The aesthetic is approachable luxury: classic silhouettes, quality fiber, pieces designed to become wardrobe staples rather than statement moments.
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Gabriela Hearst
Repurposed Cashmere Handknit by Uruguayan Artisans
The difference: Gabriela Hearst (CFDA American Womenswear Designer of the Year, 2020) works with repurposed and recycled cashmere, often collaborating with Uruguayan artisans through Manos Del Uruguay, a nonprofit supporting women's cooperatives. Hand-knit ponchos. Repurposed cardigans. Cashmere-silk blends. Each piece balances refinement with substance, proving craft and sustainability elevate each other.
This is cashmere with provenance, made by hands you could shake.
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Stella McCartney
Re.Verso Recycled Cashmere and Pioneer Cruelty-Free Luxury
The difference: Stella McCartney has been doing this since 2001, cruelty-free luxury before it was a category. The brand uses Re.Verso GRS-certified recycled cashmere, proving sustainable materials and exceptional design aren't opposing forces. They're prerequisites.
McCartney's cashmere pieces carry the same precision as her runway collections: architectural cuts, considered proportions, materials that perform. This is luxury that refuses compromise.
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Notes from HERBE.
Cashmere earns its status when it's built on integrity. GOTS, GRS, SFA: these aren't marketing terms. They're audited, verified commitments extending from grazing land to finished garment: animal welfare, environmental protection, fair labor, chemical safety.
The brands above prove exceptional softness, warmth, and durability can come from supply chains that respect animals, support herders, protect ecosystems. Investment in certified cashmere supports a responsible industry and delivers pieces designed to last, sweaters that improve with wear, that become part of a wardrobe rather than a season.
Cover Image: Lisa Yang
