In the vast, snowy Mongolian countryside, nomadic herders are combing through the hair shed by their yak. It used to be that they would throw away the hair – until Nancy Johnston persuaded them it ...

It’s an apparel company with a unique spin — specifically, yak wool spun into a clothing line of base and mid layers along with activewear. This company is called Kora. Kora’s story began when founder ...

Not all guys talk about their clothes. Most, like me, stay mute unless the item in question boasts a cool fabrication detail akin to a Porsche’s flat-six engine. But when offered the chance to try a ...

The Shanghai-based fashion brand Sandriver holds a show featuring more than 100 pieces of clothing, primarily made of yak wool on June 28 in Maduo county, Guoluo Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai ...

“Yak wool from the heart of the Himalayas.” That's the promise, and a company tag line of sorts, for Khunu USA, a Glenwood Springs, Colo., company that sells men's and women's sweaters made out of yak ...

In the vast, snowy Mongolian countryside, nomadic herders are combing through the hair shed by their yak. It used to be that they would throw away the hair – until Nancy Johnston persuaded them it ...

With the pasture grass turning into a natural runway, over 40 Tibetan models showcased more than 100 pieces of clothing primary made of yak wool during a fashion show staged on June 28 in Maduo county ...

Johnston has been helping herders switch to producing yak wool, and using their yak wool for her high-end British knitwear label Tengri. She says yak wool is soft and warm, and that the animal is less ...