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Isn't the raw hair worth $280 but it still needs woven into fibers and then turned into clothing? Definitely not $9k but the vicuna clothes for sale in Peru (no
by gaadd33 3y ago
Isn't the raw hair worth $280 but it still needs woven into fibers and then turned into clothing? Definitely not $9k but the vicuna clothes for sale in Peru (not a fancy brand name) are still significantly more expensive than other fiber. I think the cheapest sweaters from baby alpaca in Cusco are about $300.
- markdown 3y ago$300 sounds right... shipping is negligible so 3 times that in the US... around $1000 would be about right. The other $8000 is just for the brand.
- BlackJack 3y agoArchibald sells a vicuna sweater for $3.1k, and they say the at cost price is $1.9k [1] Given maybe $500-800 in production cost, shipping, duties etc, the cost is probably $1k. It is significantly more expensive than other fibers. 1. https://www.archibaldlondon.com/us/collection?category=vicuna-by-archibald https://www.archibaldlondon.com/us/collection?category=vicun...
- ch4s3 3y agoI’ve seen a 40 meter skein selling for as much as $600. A sweater might be 800m-1600m of yarn. But assuming $300, that’s easily $6k in yarn.