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Why is 100% RAMIE Apparel so expensive?

Ramie apparel is considered an INVESTMENT in your comfort - due to its breathability, cooling, moisture wicking, hypoallergenic benefits and durability.

What is RAMIE fabric?

Ramie is the world's strongest and most expensive breathable fabric, made from a plant - like cotton and linen. Ramie, also "China grass," is an ancient fiber cultivated in Asia since prehistoric times. It was used to make shrouds for its breathability to wrap mummies to protect, preserve, and prevent them from molding in ancient Egypt, and became known in Europe during the Middle Ages.

TEXTURE

The closest comparison to ramie is silk but a little denser and not as satiny as most silk fabrics.

The benefits of blending natural fabrics

Natural fabrics (cotton+linen, cotton+ramie) are often blended to balance each other's weaknesses—density and wrinkling. Unlike polyester, natural fabrics wrinkle easily, so other natural fabrics are blended for combined advantages and benefits to create a more practical and functional fabric.

The foremost weaknesses of natural fabrics are wrinkling and density. Unlike polyester that doesn't wrinkle, other natural fabrics are used to add to the density of silk or ramie—which are soft, silken, and thin in texture, but transparent—so they're blended with cotton or linen, which is the thickest of all.

When blended with linen for example, ramie's smoothness would balance linen’s roughness. A small blend of linen adds density to the ramie and reduces its transparency and linen’s tendency to wrinkle.

Why Choose Natural Fabrics?

Natural fabrics like linen, cotton, and ramie are durable and timeless, not trendy, so they last for years. Linen is breathable and helps with airflow and moisture-wicking, making it ideal for the most extreme heat.

Our collection features 100% natural fabrics with more color, print, pattern, and style variety than the typical white or earth tones of the "usual" natural fabric apparel.

See our blog, Ramie: Nature's strongest and most expensive fabric, with photos and videos of the tedious process from growing to harvesting the plant for this incredible fabric.

SPECIFICATIONS

One Size
Length: 23.6 in (60 cm)
Bust: 53.1 in (135 cm)
Collar & Sleeve: 27.6 in (70 cm)