Milk Cashmere Story
Our Story
Each time I touch or even think about cashmere, ‘love’ is simply what comes to my mind. Out of this encompassing feeling of love and the urge for others to experience it, Milk Cashmere was born, looking to serve a small touch of kindness. My aim is to weave close relationships across the globe between farmers, factories, employees, retailers, customers and Mother Nature.
The starting point is the raw material that is second to none and factories that are absolute masters in their trade. I have built a luxury fashion brand, born of the finest Italian Cashmere, nurtured by the best European craftsmanship; for women, mothers and babies everywhere.
Love, Melanie x
“We use only sustainable and natural fibres. With respect to nature and our environment, each piece is created with intention and purpose.”
A Small Touch of Kindness
Milk's philosophy lies on doing everything with ‘a small touch of kindness’. We are proudly built upon traits of honesty and integrity, and we foster the pursuit for quality, both in our products and in our processes, always having in mind how to create the best products consciously. We find pleasure in respecting good business ethics and the environment, not subscribing to fast fashion cycles and creating pieces in small quantities intended to be worn for a lifetime. We believe in simply putting 'a small touch of kindness' into everything we do.
Our Mission
At Milk Cashmere we create honest luxury cashmere pieces. We are driven by quality not quantity with a focus on slow fashion. A love for the fabric, each piece is created with intention and purpose - classic mixed with contemporary easy silhouettes and attention to detail, using the best raw materials meant to last and last. We recognise we can do more and we aim to acknowledge the people who farm and produce our beautiful yarn, by producing pieces mindfully, with respect to the environment through buying better, buying less and wearing more.
What we believe & stand for at Milk Cashmere
CASHMERE
We are committed to using natural fibers only, kinder to the skin and are biodegradable meaning one day they can be returned to the soil without harming it.
ARTISANS
Using only the finest quality materials, we work with select makers in Scotland, Italy and Portugal who share our deep respect for the yarn ensuring our designs are developed for timeless appeal and longevity.
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
We value our work with highly skilled craftsman and their traditional techniques. Our pieces are either wholly crafted or partly made by hand in small quantities, against mass production.
MINDFULLY MADE
We take great care to ensure or materials are sourced from reputable spinners with animal welfare at the heart of their supply chain. We value the beauty, strength and biodegradable properties of the natural fibers we use.
SEASON-LESS DESIGNS
We believe cashmere is for all seasons, not just winter. We do not subscribe to fashion routines and do not provide new collections every season, but instead design pieces that are sold year on year and made to be worn over and over again.
ENVIRONMENT
Using only biodegradable materials with a slow production chain that is opposed to mass production and fast fashion. Having less, wearing more of what you have and owning what you have for longer.
“At Milk Cashmere we create honest luxury cashmere pieces. We are driven by quality not quantity with a focus on slow fashion.”
About Melanie
Founder & Creative Director
With an education in business and work experience with several powerhouses in fashion, Melanie's journey led her to found Milk Cashmere, a brand devoted to a wonderful material that she has always been fascinated with and loved to wear. The goal was simple; to create a wardrobe of pieces that she wanted to wear and were missing in her search of the market, focusing on the best of the best cashmere, small production lines using master artisans and never, ever compromising on quality. Milk Cashmere is now approaching it's five year birthday and whilst bigger than where it was at conception, it still has the same values that Melanie set out.
