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Whether you’re climbing mountains or sailing oceans, the PALU Layering System allows you to be immersed in the moment.
VISION
PALU is an ode to nature and an evolution in cashmere – honouring the grace of the natural world while creating a new category of performance-based cashmere clothing. Whether on a mountain summit, in the hostile desert, on the crest of a wave or in the eye of storm, nature has the power to transform us all.
By combining luxury with function, technology with style, we aim to make that transformation possible. Inspired by the endless beauty of the world around us, PALU is dedicated to making life in the elements easier.
ProCashmere
Derived from the downy undercoat of the Kashmir goat, native to the high planes of Inner Mongolia, pure cashmere is one of nature’s best performance fibres. Celebrated for its soft, supple and lustrous quality, it is also lightweight, breathable, insulating, cooling, odour- and UV-resistant, naturally hydrophobic and hypoallergenic. Around 15 microns finer than Merino wool, with eight times its insulation capacity and fibres of up to 40mm in length, we believe cashmere is more than a luxurious addition to the wardrobe. Warming in cold conditions, cooling in hot ones, it is a reflection of nature’s extraordinary intelligence.
Recognizing Cashmere as Nature’s Finest PERFORMANCE FIBRE
INNOVATION
NanoCashmere™
NanoCashmere™, used in thermal jackets and gilets, achieves outstanding performance through a highly innovative process. By modifying pure cashmere at a molecular level – attaching hydrophobic nano structures to individual fibres that allow moisture to bead and roll off the surface – we achieve a durable, protective material that repels harsh weather, dries quickly and insulates brilliantly. Still luxurious, yet providing extra protection in extreme conditions, NanoCashmere™ represents a technological breakthrough in the cashmere industry. Combined with other innovative PALU fabrics – such as Technical Merino Wool, Panther Super Soft 3D Stretch, Power Mesh Knit and the ultra-lightweight Pure Cashmere Insulation – it is nothing less than an activewear revolution.
LAYERING SYSTEM
Building on cashmere’s natural performance, PALU introduces an intuitive layering system that helps us to self-regulate body temperature. Comprising base layers, mid layers and outer layers, the range provides a solution for any outdoor pursuit.
Soft and breathable base layers sit against the skin and wick away sweat, absorbing up to 35% of their own weight in moisture.
Thermal mid layers add insulation without bulk, trapping body heat and allowing moisture to move outwards.
Shell-like outer layers shed precipitation and give protection from wind, rain, sun or snow. Whether you’re climbing mountains or sailing oceans, the PALU Layering System allows you to be immersed in the moment.
The PALU Layering System
ECO-SUSTAINABLe
Eco-Sustainable LUXURY
By choosing cashmere over many other fibres, you’re keeping your environmental footprint to a minimum. PALU cashmere is a sustainable, recyclable, renewable fibre, hand-combed by nomadic herders, respectful of the welfare of the free-grazing goats from which it’s sourced. And, unlike synthetic materials, it leaves no harmful trace when washing. Helping to preserve over two millennia of nomadic herding tradition and to keep Mongolia’s grassy plains and pure water systems intact, PALU is for people who care what they wear. PALU represents luxury without regret.
A REVOLUTION IN HOW WE CHOOSE TO dress to be in right relation with our environment IS HERE.
THE TIME IS NOW.
Rebecca Gibbs ~ Founder