What flirtatious joy comes of stroking the luxurious fabric
Some years ago, at a weekend house party, a spinster friend was being given lessons on how to flirt with an eligible local bachelor, who would be coming over for lunch. The spinster agreed that, on paper, the bachelor seemed just up her street but, she claimed, she had ‘no idea how to flirt’. ‘Well,’ came the advice of a fellow female guest, ‘he always wears Loro Piana jumpers. So we’ll put you next to him and you can just say things like “Ooh, that’s a nice jumper. Does it feel really cosy next to your body? Do you mind if I stroke it?” And then keep stroking the jumper.’ Cashmere is a luxurious, exceptionally soft fibre obtained from the fine, downy undercoat of cashmere goats, primarily sourced from Mongolia and China. Baby cashmere, as used in Lora Piano jumpers (£800-£1,500), is ultrasoft to stroke. As it turned out, the...
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