In addition to his role as the company\u2019s deputy chairman, he is widely credited with creating the \u201cbaby goat cashmere\u201d that thrust Loro Piana into the upper echelons of luxury when it was first revealed in 2008. \u201cIt took me many years to convince the herdsmen not to blend the 3% of baby cashmere fiber with the rest of the older goats,\u201d he recalled. \u201cIt required extra work, but the difference was so clear, and it is this measure of quality that creates wealth for this population and attracts younger herdsmen to join them.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the room were many Loro Piana loyalists, including Huma Abedin, Gucci Westman, Jeff Koons, and Jessica Springsteen, the accomplished show jumper who serves as an ambassador for the brand\u2019s equestrian line. She was joined by her father, the legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen, who was gleefully received by a room largely filled with Italian, French, and American guests. Evidently, the appeal of The Boss is universal.<\/p>\n
Also on hand was Jeremy Strong, who has been outfitted by Loro Piana both on and off screen many, many times, though his first memory of the brand predates his career. \u201cI have a memory of being in Italy and seeing the chicest man I\u2019d ever seen in my life with two wolfhounds in a vintage Maserati convertible,<\/p>\n