Two names, one shape

Essential Timeless

Practically twins.

The colors change with the season. The shapes never do. Whether a piece is called Essential or Timeless, it is knitted to the same pattern, from the same 100% Mongolian cashmere, in our own factory in Ulaanbaatar. Two names for a sweater you would be hard pressed to tell apart.

Four balls of undyed cashmere yarn, white to beige, resting on raw cashmere fleeceTwo balls of undyed cashmere yarn resting on raw white cashmere fleece

Spot the difference

Drag the handle. On the left, an Essential piece. On the right, its Timeless twin.

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Essential
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Timeless

Only the name.

Essential: Essential Cashmere Crewneck Sweater in Taupe Timeless: Timeless Natural Color Cashmere Crewneck Sweater in Taupe

Same recipe, two labels

Look past the name and the two lists read almost the same. Here is what both share, and the one place they part ways.

  1. Four balls of undyed cashmere fibre, white to taupe, side by side

    Fibre

    Shared

    100% Mongolian cashmere, combed by hand from the same herds each spring.

  2. A GOBI knitting technician in a blue vest threading yarn at a knitting machine, cones of cashmere in front of her

    Factory

    Shared

    Knitted in our own factory in Ulaanbaatar, on the same machines, by the same hands.

  3. Close-up of a taupe seamless cashmere sweater, arms crossed, showing the uninterrupted knit

    Shape

    Shared

    The same patterns, season after season: crewneck, V-neck, turtleneck, polo, cardigan.

  4. Size chart

    Shared

    One chart for both. A size M is a size M under either name.

  5. A hand in a blue cashmere sleeve touching the surface of a clear stream

    Care

    Shared

    The same care label under either name, down to the wash symbols.

  6. The label

    The difference

    Essential or Timeless. The one place the two names part ways.

The shapes we don't change

Crewneck, V-neck, turtleneck, mock neck, polo, half-zip, cardigan. Find them under either name.

Sold out in your size? Check the other name.

Stock is split between the two names. When a size is sold out under one, the product page offers the same size from its twin — same shape, same color — the moment you tap it.

See it on a product

Shop them side by side

Two names, one wardrobe.

Shop EssentialShop Timeless

Questions

Why are there two names?

Over the years the same shapes have been listed under two collection names in our shop. Whichever name you find a piece under, you are looking at the same garment: same pattern, same cashmere, same factory.

Is the quality different?

No. Both are knitted from 100% Mongolian cashmere in our own factory in Ulaanbaatar, to the same pattern and the same standards.

Do the sizes match?

Yes. A size M Essential and a size M Timeless of the same shape share the same size chart. If your size is sold out under one name, take it under the other.

Can I return or exchange either?

Yes. Both follow our standard return policy, exactly like any other piece.