Temperatures below -40 C, bone chilling winds and grasslands that sit 3,000 meters above sea level are where Mongolian nomads rear the hircus goats. Only such harsh climatic conditions cause the hircus goats to grow its velvety undercoat, dense with the finest of hairs, hairs that measure 19 microns or less. The gentle combing of these hircus goats is what produces cashmere, arguably the world”s most luxurious feeling fabric.