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Article: Hanae Mori's cashmere ready for fall launch. (Hanae Mori U.S.A. Inc.'s cashmere women's apparel)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- April 19, 1989
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HANAE MORI'S CASHMERE READY FOR FALL LAUNCH
NEW YORK -- After last year's aborted attempt to launch a full-fledged cashmere collection, Hanae Mori U.S.A., Inc., has solved its difficulties and is going ahead with the project, starting with fall selling.
The division, called Hanae Mori Soft Sports, will use raw materials from China plus the technological capabilities the Mori firm has brought to a factory in Beijing.
"China has always been a source of cashmere, but until now it did not have the technology of spinning high quality yarn," said Kei Mori, executive vice president and Hanae Mori's son. "We helped our Chinese partner in the construction ...