“I was born to be an explorer... There was never any decision to make. I couldn't do anything else and be happy”.
When we selected Mongolia as the latest destination for this chapter of the SR Explorer mission program, we followed the trail blazed by the words of Roy Chapman Andrews, the intrepid explorer who, in 1923, unearthed dinosaur fossils in the vast Gobi Desert.
Immersing ourselves in his work, Ends of the Earth, solidified our resolve to such an extent that we enthusiastically decided to participate in and support the Mongolian Eagle Project, with a particular focus on the initiatives of the Kazakh Falconry Association.
The Stefano Ricci Fall-Winter 2024-2025 Collection highlights the concept of elegance with the finest quality derived from the fibre of the Gods, the cashmere marking the history and slow movement of time of a world that seems lost but remains in fact ever more relevant. The collection is elevated without losing sight of the sumptuous elegance characteristic of the brand that was able to reinvent menswear couture in dynamic shapes with an unparalleled lightness of materials.
Our journey felt like a return to a primal home, a mythical land far removed from modern comforts; it was a profound encounter with ourselves. Mongolia unveiled itself beneath an endless blue sky, where we sat in yurts around a crackling fire, sharing tales of legendary travellers such as Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta. Through their narratives, we rediscovered how the Silk Road was revived during the Middle Ages.
STEFANO RICCI ALPHA YARN
In one of nature's most extreme and remote lands, Inner Mongolia, where temperature excursions range from -50 to +50 degrees Celsius, we discovered the finest cashmere in the world: an exclusive yarn known today as the Stefano Ricci Alpha Yarn. This amazingly fine, structurally perfect, naturally white fibre comes from the undercoat of the Hircus goats from Alashan. The fibre measures 13.5 microns in diameter and it is collected through an ancient hand combing technique, gently done on goats no older than 10 months of age and with a strict pedigree during the spring season. The process of transformation from yarn to textile, to the finished garment, scrupulously observes principles that exalt the natural characteristics of cashmere, absolute quality in every phase of production, unsurpassed thermoregulation and comfort and attention to environmental and social sustainability. All these phases allow the garments to reach the highest properties of lightness, elasticity and resistance. An innovative product designed to become a symbol of innovation, beauty, and sophisticated comfort.
