STATIC / Yak Pullover

[Manager's comment]

STATIC's winter staple, this is perhaps the flagship product of the Yak series. First of all, you can feel its softness the moment you pick it up. Everyone will find it comfortable and smooth to the touch. But it's not just that, it's also 30% warmer than wool (cashmere level) and 30% more breathable than cashmere. It's perfect for the outdoors! It requires a little care, but the comfort and performance are so great that owning one will definitely get you excited.

At our store, we carry Undyed Mocha (undyed), a color that is the natural color of yak hair, so that you can enjoy the natural color of yak hair.

Male: 170cm / 67kg Wearing size S (just), M (relaxed)

I can wear both the S and M sizes without any problems. I'm having a hard time deciding between them. I prefer the S size for the width, but the length is too short, so I choose the M size, which has more room in the length.

Women's size XS (fits just right)

[Excerpt from product manufacturer]

The ultimate in comfort and gentle warmth. While utilizing natural materials in outdoor wear, we discovered the wonderful qualities of yak wool, which are different from sheep's wool. Yak natural hair is a rare material that is not mass-produced like sheep's wool.

From among these, STATIC chose the one from Tibet.

Yak hair, which lives in more mountainous areas, would be a good match for our outdoor tendencies.

This intuitive encounter led to the development of a lightweight and functional product.

Unlike sheep, which have undergone many breeding improvements since the Industrial Revolution, yaks are primitive bovine animals that originated in Tibet.

Yaks live year-round in alpine grasslands at altitudes of 3,000 to 6,000 meters in places like Tibet and Nepal, and in winter they are active just below the snow line. Yaks are known for their excellent cold tolerance. To survive the long winter, they grow downy hair as winter approaches and shed it in the spring.

Nomads collect these and wash them to produce high-quality raw materials. Nowadays, like cashmere, they are carefully combed by hand. This method is ethical because, unlike sheep, the wool is not sheared from the entire body and there is no need for mulesing.

Yak down can be harvested every year, but only about 100g to 300g can be obtained from one adult yak. ​​Compared to sheep's wool, which weighs about 4kg, down is extremely rare. The Tibetan yak hair used by STATIC is harvested at a rate of approximately 100g from each yak. ​​The amount harvested is limited to avoid over-harvesting and to avoid stressing the yak.

*Mulesing is the practice of removing the skin and flesh from a lamb's genitals to prevent maggot infestation.

Its features are:

■Uses yak hair that lives at altitudes of over 4,000 meters

Yak hair is extremely thin, with a diameter of less than 20 microns and a length of about 3.5 to 4.5 cm. Compared to sheep's wool, it does not have the scales on the surface of the hair that cause shrinkage, so it does not generally require shrink-proofing.

Heat retention is approximately 30% higher than wool and almost the same as cashmere

■ It is about 30% more breathable than cashmere and does not get stuffy.

■Very soft and gentle to the touch and comfortable to wear

■High elasticity makes it wrinkle-resistant

[Specifications]

■Fabric: 100% wool (YAK)

Weight: 260 g (size M)

■ Fiber/Fabric Country of Origin: China

■Country of manufacture: China

【maintenance】

Please enjoy your knitwear by following the correct care instructions so that it will last a long time.

• Dry cleaning is recommended.
• Wearing it for a long time may cause it to lose its shape, so please let it rest after wearing it for a day.
• After wearing, brush off any dust or debris with a soft brush to straighten the fur, then dry in the shade in a well-ventilated area. (Hanging for a long period of time may cause the shape to become distorted, so please dry flat as much as possible.)
• During the off-season, fill with insect repellent and store folded in a well-ventilated place.

Due to the softness of the fabric, hair may adhere to other clothing due to wear and tear.

Pilling occurs due to wear and tear during use and cleaning. If pilling occurs, remove the pills carefully one by one without pulling them to avoid cutting the fabric.

■ When wearing the product, please be careful not to let accessories (watches, buttons, zippers) get caught in the knit fabric of the product.

■If the thread gets caught and comes out, do not cut it, but use a thin stick to push the thread back inside the product (we recommend using a fray repair needle).

■There is no problem with wearing it with normal clothing, but please be careful when wearing it with something with a thick pile, such as a blanket, as the pile may get tangled and pull against each other, which may cause the yak fibers to come off.

■In the off-season, fill with insect repellent and store in a well-ventilated place.

[Environmental]

- Yak down is combed and collected before it falls to the ground.

- As it is not treated with chlorine resin, which is commonly used on wool, it does not emit chlorine organic compounds and does not burden the environment.

- It is highly biodegradable because it does not have the typical shrink-proof resin coating.

- Undyed Mocha is made without dyeing, making use of the natural color of yak hair. This has many benefits, such as reducing CO2 emissions during dyeing, not using chemical dyes, and not using water.

- Non-mulesing: Since the wool used is naturally shed, there is no need to mulege like with sheep, making it gentler on the animals.

- We also use eco-friendly labels.

- Washing tag: 100% cotton lawn

- Brand tag: 100% recycled polyester

[Manufacturer description]

STATIC is the first eco-friendly outdoor brand from Japan. The apparel industry is one of the most environmentally conscious industries in the world. Outdoor wear is no exception. In the midst of a changing natural environment due to global warming and other factors, we want to continue our outdoor activities, which are our life's work.

We pondered what we could do in this situation, and the answer we came up with was the environmentally conscious outdoor brand "STATIC."