Genuine Mongolian Cashmere

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25 FEBRUARY 2022
Ariunzul Enkhbaatar
Ariunzul EnkhbaatarHead of Sustainable Development Division
Ariunzul Enkhbaatar
Ariunzul EnkhbaatarHead of Sustainable Development Division
As the Head of the Sustainable Development Division at GOBI Cashmere, Ariunzul is involved in every step of cashmere production and works closely with herders to support good herding practices.

Passionate about Mongolian culture and the lives of the herders who make cashmere possible, she shares stories about their traditions, the craftsmanship behind cashmere garments, and how GOBI Cashmere upholds its commitment to quality.
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Cashmere, not enough is known about its sourcing and the story behind it, though renowned for its incredible softness and quality,

Mongolian cashmere: Coexistence and dependence of goats and nomadic herders

Due to Mongolia's diverse natural environment, the goats go through all 4 seasons where temperatures fluctuate from -40℃ during harsh winters to +40℃ during bright and sunny summers. To survive this extreme climate, the cashmere goats rely on Mongolian nomadic herders to take care of them.

Smiling Mongolian woman in a red deel and patterned headscarf hugging a white cashmere goat with curved horns

During the cold winters the goats grow a thick layer of undercoat to keep themselves warm – the colder the weather, the thinner & higher the quality of the cashmere will be. As the season changes to spring, herders hand comb the cashmere off of the goats during the natural molting season.

This natural evolution of the Mongolian nomadic lifestyle & its co-existence with its livesto­ck is at the core of why we feel proud about producing cashmere products. To us, our cashmere isn’t just another product, it is the accumulation of our way of life.