Keep it long, treasure it long.

Like a hoodie

A soft and light hood knit cardigan. The silhouette of the hood and the texture of the soft hair of the alpaca combine to create a casual design that gives you a sense of elegance. If you choose a cardigan that you want to cherish for a long time, quality is essential. A cardigan that not only looks cute but also gives you the royal warmth of alpaca, so you can enjoy fashion even in chilly seasons.

Alpaca hair is better than it looks

A 100% alpaca cardigan named "Royal". Many of you know that this alpaca's hair is silky, smooth and soft to the touch. When you touch the Royal Alpaca Food Knit Cardigan, you can fully enjoy the goodness of such alpaca hair.

What I want to mention specially is its lightness. Alpaca knits are very airy, while many of them are made of high-quality wool and are comfortable to wear. It is said that alpaca hair, which lives in a harsh land with a large temperature difference, has a temperature control property similar to wool, but boasts higher heat retention than wool. A "light but warm" cardigan is a winter savior that tends to be worn.

The Royal Alpaca Hood Knit Cardigan is also recommended for those who are not good at tingling. It has a refined smoothness and less unpleasant tingling sensation, and is safe to the touch even for people with sensitive skin. It is this hood knit cardigan that can create an elegant adult casual wear, and it is an outerwear that you can wear like a hoodie. The balance between rough casual wear and elegant knitwear makes it easy to match with casual wear such as cut-and-sew.

Japanese knit brand with fans in Europe

C.T.plage, which started in 2007, is a knit brand with the concept of "a casual but strong knit". In a simple design that is easy to wear in everyday life, we have added a unique nuance to the silhouette. A knit that is very soft to the touch, with consideration given to handling, such as devising and finishing the thread so that it can be washed by hand as much as possible. Knit products that reflect the delicate attention unique to Japanese women are firmly gaining fans even in Europe, where long-established knit brands are crowded.

Designers Naomi Suwa and Mikako Kanaya are both women who have been involved in planning for many years in the Japanese knitwear industry. She said, "When I wanted to work with the idea of ​​shaping the clothes themselves, the work I could plan from materials and threads was a knit designer. In the process of turning a single thread into a product, it is very fun to see that person's thoughts appear in the product. The real thrill of knit planning is that even seemingly ordinary shapes can be formed simply by changing consciousness and perception. Touching the five senses of the wearer, such as ease of wearing and comfort, is one of the things that designers can do. 』\
The two designers who told me that, in order to pursue not only the design but also the essence of the product, perform a wide variety of tasks such as patterns and production processes that make use of the characteristics of the material, development of original materials, etc. However, it realizes a very comfortable design.

In addition, by responsibly planning everything from the thread stage to the finish, we take a long time to arrange materials while considering the time and place.
For example, when it comes to producing color, we do not dye with yarn but dye with cotton so as not to put a burden on the yarn as much as possible. Especially in the case of autumn / winter materials, most of them are dyed in cotton. The more you wear it, the more different it becomes between the one dyed with thread and the one dyed at the cotton stage. Especially the black ones are noticeable.

Despite taking a lot of time and effort, the C.T.plage knit, which expresses that commitment very casually, gives you a feeling of comfort and silhouette that is different from the others. It is a brand that attracts a lot of support from experienced adults who have worn a lot of clothes, especially because they often notice it after wearing it.