Lovely warm vest
Lovely warm vest, great for those cool spring days
Lovely warm vest, great for those cool spring days
Love them. Great to wear, lovely and warm.
This warm versatile fitted full zip vest is made with ECO blend possum merino wool (see more info below on this innovative yarn). It features two front pouch pockets, a double layer bottom band, a snug warm ribbed neck and comfortable armholes trimmed with an attractive garter stitch. Designed as part of our MKM Originals work wear range this vest is also a great addition to casual wear.
Made in New Zealand in Palmerston North
Brand; MKM Originals
Eco Blend Composition;
60% recycled possum & merino WOOL, 25% natural fibres (wool/silk/angora *) and 15% nylon for strength
Eco blend is a MKM innovation that builds on the environmentally friendly and sustainable properties of woolen garments. When yarn is spun 'fibre fluff' is produced which is ordinarily discarded. This fibre has been collected and re-spun to create an entirely new yarn that's warm, soft and tough.
* Content varies due to the source fibre originally being spun
Sizes available: S-2XL
Chest = Across Garment under arm
Length = back neck to hem
Care Instructions to preserve your beautiful garment
Cold Hand Wash in mild detergent, rinse well
Do not wring
Do not tumble dry
Dry in flat shade
Why choose Possum Merino garments?
Hollow core possum fibre – traps a tunnel of air providing up to 55% more warmth than a 100% wool garment. Blending possum fibre with superfine merino reduces the overall weight of a garment by up to 20%. Both possum and merino fibres have a complex cuticle, absorbing and expelling moisture vapour from both the external environment and the body microclimate in changing conditions, making the blend an ideal mix for insulating the body and maintaining core temperature. This blend is also highly resistant to pilling, and a much lower, if any, irritability factor as anyone who owns one of these durable garments can confirm.
Choosing Eco Luxury Fur helps save New Zealand plants and wildlife
New Zealand is the only place in the world that the fibre can be harvested so it remains extremely scarce on a global basis, making it the pink diamond of the eco-luxury fur world. Your choice helps drive demand for possum fibre, reducing the numbers of a pest that has a severe negative effect on native New Zealand flora and fauna, making your choice environmentally sound.
Introduced from Australia by early settlers, the numbers of brushtail possums multiplied exponentially in their non-native environment in the ideal climate with abundant food and no natural predators. Hand-gathering the fur is environmentally friendly and doesn't further endanger New Zealand's native wild life.
