Luxury goods firm Chanel has bought the Barrie Knitwear cashmere mill in the Scottish Borders, following the collapse of owner Dawson International. The deal is expected to secure all 176 jobs ...

Luxury goods firm Chanel has bought the Barrie Knitwear cashmere mill in the Scottish Borders, following the collapse of owner Dawson International. The deal is expected to secure all 176 jobs ...

From left, Joseph cashmere coat, $1,035 at Joseph; joseph-fashion.com; the Row wool coat, $4,990 at Neiman Marcus, neimanmarcus.com; and Club Monaco Collection wool-blend wrap coat with shearling ...

Forget your cut-price cashmere, which quickly reveals itself by bobbling and pilling (the effect of hundreds of short-fibre ends coming to the surface); the animal fibre chosen by Barrie is fine ...