Island Cotton Is More Expensive Than Cashmere Hermes, Kiton And Other Top Men'S Clothing "Royal" Materials.

Data show that island cotton is native to South America, Central America and the Caribbean.

Because it has been widely distributed in the southeastern coast of the United States and its nearby islands, it is known as island cotton.

The earliest widely cultivated island cotton was from Chile to Ecuador in South America, and was later introduced into some countries in North America, Africa, Egypt, Sultan and Asia.

Now the island cotton quilt in Egypt and the West Indies is considered to be the highest in the world.

A underwear before the Hangzhou Tower men's underwear brand, jacket and pants together add up to a set price of nearly 10000 yuan, a customer bought 10 sets at one go.

Hao throw one hundred thousand yuan to buy underwear, think of it is drunk.

But the brand insists that this underwear is not an ordinary material, but the island cotton imported from Egypt, which is very scarce and expensive.

"Its handle is smooth and cashmere soft, and it is not easy to pilling, but also more durable than ordinary cotton."

Island cotton is a kind of cotton variety with excellent fiber length, fine luster and softness. Some people equate it with long staple cotton, but in fact, its characteristics are far from ordinary cotton.

It is said that in sixteenth Century, the island cotton was loved by the queen of England. After that, the British aristocracy did not wear "non island cotton" for more than 200 years.

60% of the world's island cotton was once dedicated to the royal family.

"It's not the best cotton in the world."

"It is not too good to say that it is the best cotton in the world."

The regional manager of a high-end men's wear brand said that the superiority of island cotton is also recognized in the luxury industry.

The island cotton has the reputation of "Cashmere texture and silk luster". Although it is a natural plant fiber, its oil content is as high as 0.65%, which is the most common among all cotton varieties.

"The performance of thermal expansion and cold shrinkage is more prominent. When the temperature is higher, the fiber will release and the temperature will be tightened when it is low. This will play a role of keeping warm. Cashmere, which has animal fiber, has similar characteristics."

The manager said.

It is understood that the island cotton is some of the top luxury brand men's "Royal" materials.

Menswear brand Zegna is part of the shirt is island cotton material, most of the men's shirts and T-shirts in the Hermes special store are made of island cotton, and the top men's clothing brand Kiton, which is famous for hand-made, all shirts are made from the world's top island cotton. "We have adopted Island cotton from the beginning of the shirt product line."

The responsible person of Kiton said they are the biggest buyers of the world's top island cotton.

How expensive are the clothes made of island cotton? For the shirts of the above three brands, the unit price is basically over 7000 yuan, and the Kiton Island shirt is 8000 yuan, and the customized price will go up 20% again.

And the Zegna counter sales staff said that one of their most expensive shirts, that is, 300 island cotton shirts, is sold over 12900 yuan and has been sold out, and the price of other shirts in the cabinet is mostly three thousand or four thousand yuan.

Island Cotton accounts for only a few hundred thousand of the world's cotton output, which is more expensive than silk and cashmere.

According to the data, the annual output of island cotton is only 0.0004% of the world's cotton output, which can be described as "the existence of Pyramid's tip".

"As far as the island cotton is concerned, there are only a few hundred tons a year in the world."

A regional manager of a high-end menswear brand said that this quantity is far from meeting the needs of the entire luxury industry, let alone mass production.

A supplier specializing in the import of cotton yarn business says that the price of ordinary cotton is about ten thousand or twenty thousand yuan per ton from the cotton price. The middle grade Egyptian long staple cotton is about seventy thousand or eighty thousand yuan per ton, while the island cotton is at least several hundred thousand yuan per ton.

If it is woven into cloth, it will cost at least three hundred or four hundred yuan per meter for 200 or less.

"As far as fabric price is concerned, although the island cotton is only cotton, it is more expensive than silk and" soft gold "cashmere.

The supplier said.

According to the information of the China Cotton Association, more than 99% of the domestic cotton is basically plain cotton with few imported cotton.

An imported fabric supplier said that because of the scarcity and high cost of island cotton, the island cotton is monopolized by Pyramid's top clothing brands or groups in the world. "Ordinary clothing enterprises have no source of goods at first, and two, if they are produced in large quantities, they can't afford them."

"But some designer brands and private custom clothing stores in the country are trying to buy island cotton. They either spend no money on materials or design their own high-end products for the sake of design."

The supplier disclosed.

Hand picking + high difficulty textile technology makes island cotton more valuable.

In order to maintain the natural feeling and the special processing in the later stage, all the island cotton are strongly avoiding the use of machinery, but picking it by hand.

Generally speaking, the higher the number of cotton yarns, the smaller the yarn, and the more expensive the fabric is.

"We usually buy a lot of cotton clothing, the number between 40 to 60, better combed cotton, 80 have already reached the top."

Imported cotton yarn suppliers said that the number of cotton and Pima cotton in the world, the three largest cotton in the world, were 100 to 160, and the island cotton could be spun into 500 specifications because the fibers were very long and very thin.

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The higher the number of branches, the higher the process requirements, because the yarn is thin, the cloth made is thin, and it is very easy to break.

"As long as the island cotton is slender, it is very low maneuverability to spin 500 branches."

According to the supplier, almost no one in the textile industry in the province has ever made the list of island cotton. Many factories do not have such high standard customers on the one hand, and on the other hand, they do not meet the high technology standards.

And the high-end.

The regional manager also said that the number of island cotton can reach more than two hundred or three hundred, the cloth will be too thin, and the garments made will not wear well, so it is difficult to endure repeated washing.

And really good island cotton clothing is actually easier to handle.

The legendary island cotton is so rare that there are many "island cotton" in the clothing and fabrics on the market.

Some people equate Island Cotton with long staple cotton, so many ordinary long staple cotton garments are directly labeled as "island cotton".

At the same time, the island cotton from Hongkong circulated in the field of clothing.

Xinjiang island is also cultivating island cotton.

But the most recognized Island Cotton in the world is still produced in Egypt and the West Indies.

On a shopping website, we found more than 1700 products related to island cotton, many of which were called "island cotton t-shirts and shirts" at a price of only two hundred or three hundred yuan.

According to the fabric price of three hundred or four hundred yuan per metre, an adult garment needs about 2 meters of fabric, plus accessories, accessories and so on. The cost of a garment is at least 1000 yuan.

"Many of the island cotton are listed, and the actual ingredients do not match their ingredients."

Supplier disclosed.

According to industry sources, the "West India island cotton" once sold on the market is higher than its actual annual output, which is similar to the domestic situation of Lafite red wine.

One way to identify is to see if there is a certification from the "West Indian Island Cotton Association", or W.I.S.I.C.A..