Cashmere. The Origin of a Secret

Loro Piana, 2019

340 x 250mm
64 pp, hardback

Cashmere – The Origin of a Secret is the first chapter in a trilogy filmed by Academy Award-winning Director Luc Jacquet for fine fabrics brand Loro Piana. The film’s release was accompanied by a limited edition book of photographs by Giulio Di Sturco.

Giulio Di Sturco turned his lens on the hieratic landscapes and nomadic herder communities of the Alashan League, Inner Mongolia, offering us a privileged insight into the origins of cashmere. His images paint a portrait of enduring harmonies, intense harshness and sublime softness – excellences found in this spellbinding, yet inhospitable landscape that experiences some of the most extreme conditions in the world.