As someone who spends a lot of time thinking about packing lists, travel essentials, and how to stay warm in any given mountainous destination—from the Rockies and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the ...

I’ve written a lot about companies using wool in inventive ways, but I haven’t lost my affinity for a good old wool sweater. This garment is still one of my favorite winter layers because it’s warm, ...

Wool has a long list of benefits that makes it ideal for your go-to winter sweater. Its fibers are naturally crimped, so tiny air pockets are created when the fibers are stacked together. This is what ...

Merino wool is a winter hero, says fashion editor and celebrity stylist Vanessa Powell. It's basically a performance fiber disguised as a luxury textile. That's because (unlike traditional heavy wools ...

While a good merino sweater can often be an investment piece — and sometimes that’s very much true, if you’re paying for a heritage knit or premium Italian wool — the best merino wool sweaters aren’t ...