Cashmere Maxi Dress Design with AI

Cloth to ask your mill for

Cashmere knit

Typical weight

220 to 320 g/m²

Drape

Soft

Stretch

Slight

Breathability

High

Warmth

Warm

Care

Hand wash cold, dry flat

How common

Niche, usually a specialist order

Typical cloth price

$50-200/yard

Typical trade ranges, not one mill's figures: confirm them with your mill.

Typical length

135 to 150 cm, from the high point of the shoulder

Defining details

Ankle or floor length, tiered or bias skirt, slit for walking

Cloth needed

about 2.8 to 4.0 m of 150 cm cloth, roughly $150 to $870 of cloth at typical prices

Typical figures for an adult size M. The pattern tier is set from the real piece count when you order.

Cut into maxi dresses, it skims rather than clings, and gathers, pleats and wrap fronts settle without stiffness.

Cut long, a soft cloth falls in deep folds and moves slowly.

It wears warm, which places it in autumn and winter collections.

It wants a cold hand wash and drying flat, so say so on the care label.

It pills where it rubs, especially at first, and it is washed gently and folded rather than hung.

Cashmere is the fine undercoat combed from cashmere goats. It is warmer than sheep's wool for its weight and very soft, and the finest fibres are long and white.

Most cashmere fibre comes from Mongolia and northern China, and much of it is spun and knitted in Scotland, Italy and China.

Knitted pieces are not lined; woven cashmere coats are lined in silk or cupro.

Knitted to shape or cut from double-face cloth; handle it lightly, because pressing flattens the fibre.

It dyes well in soft, natural shades; very dark colors can make the hand feel harsher.

Its surface is matte, so it photographs evenly under flat light.

A maxi dress in cashmere knit, 220 to 320 g/m², with a soft drape and a matte surface, for autumn and winter.