Introducing The Perfect Provenance Luxury Italian Cashmere Collection

The Perfect Provenance is thrilled to announce the launch of it's exclusive new 100% Italian Cashmere Collection featuring items for men & women. A collaboration between lifelong friends…Perfect Provenance founder Lisa Lori & designer Kathy Van Zeeland to create a beautiful collection of cashmere sweaters in a gorgeous palette of amazing colors. Combining their lifetime of experience in fashion, retail and marketing to create a beautiful luxury line of cashmere.Contemporary designs, cool and vibrant colors, and quality craftsmanship are the hallmark of the collection. Each style is soft, cozy and endlessly versatile. The collection can be dressed up or dressed down - each sweater will go wherever your life may take you.

100% Italian CashmereMade from the finest yarns produced in the Cariaggi Italian factory, located in the green surroundings of Marche Apennines, Italy. The Cariaggi yarn factory has been processing and selecting high-class cashmere fibers for over 60 years. They are constantly ensuring the yarns are top quality and made exclusively in Italy. Cariaggi supplies cashmere to Brunello Cucinelli, Loro Piano and Zegna to name a few.Made in ItalyHandmade with care one piece at a time by Italian Artisans in Abbiate Grasso - a delightful town in northern Italy which preserves the quality and luxury of “handmade” pieces. Each item is made with the finest cashmere in the world, sewn and finished by hand which makes each piece special and unique.Focus on Sustainability

Sustainability is part of the manufacturing philosophy. Guaranteeing added value to each piece through a process that improves environmental impact and reduces energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

The Cariaggi factory makes it a point to care for the environment, social interests, and animal welfare through an Ethical Yarn Evolution. Cariaggi has created a technique called Systema Naturae: an absolutely natural and ecological yarn and organic coloring process that uses flowers, roots, and berries. Using fibers from organic farming.

Organic Content Standard: Third party declaration that ensures the product has all or part natural fibers from organic farming.
100% Renewable Energy System
ZQ Wool Certification: Guarantees a better quality of life for the animals, the planet, and people.
Health and Textile Voluntary Certification: Monitors the correct use of chemicals and guarantees the eco-toxicological quality of the product throughout the supply chain.

Environmental, Health, and Safety Standards Certification: Managing system to improve environmental performances and occupational health & safety.

Women's Collection:

High-quality winter staples made of the finest Italian cashmere. Our women's collection is feminine, timeless, and undeniably cozy.

This collection includes beautiful soft colors featuring: Our Crew Neck in Fog Grey or Cool Blue, our V-Neck in Majolica Blue or Sherbert Green, the Three-Quarter Cardigan in Blush Pink or Lavender, the cozy Knit Cardigan in short or long, and a fabulous tank to pair it all together.

Cashmere Tank in Black

$295

Soft, delicate sustainable cashmere tank that can be dressed up or down. It features ribbed detailing that gives you a little shape without sacrificing comfort.

Mid-Length Cable Knit Cardigan in Champagne Beige

$925

Cashmere Women's Crew Neck in Fog Grey or Cool Blue

$395

Cashmere V-Neck in Majolica Blue or Sherbert Green

$455

Three-Quarter Cashmere Cardigan in Blush Pink or Lavender

$595

Long Cable Knit Cashmere Cardigan in Black

$1,150

This thick and buttery pure cashmere cardigan will become your wardrobe staple.

Men's Collection:

An essential sweater perfect for everyday wear. Made of 100% sustainable cashmere, this v-neck is versatile, cozy, and refined. Coming in three handsome colors, Atlantis Blue, Champagne Beige, and Neptune Navy.

Cashmere V-Neck in Atlantis Blue

$455

Cashmere V-Neck in Champagne Beige

$455

Cashmere V-Neck in Neptune Navy

$455

Meet Silvia Baldini -- Chopped Champion

1) Tell us about where you grew up in Italy and how it has influenced your cooking

I was born and raised in Turin, Italy; a town where the bond to your own family is as strong as the one for beautiful food and good wines. I always say I grew up under my mother’s kitchen table playing with snippet of pasta and leftover dough. I learned to appreciate wholesome cooking and to respect ingredients from the start.

We cooked all the times and we never wasted anything. I have been around the world and back. I trained with the best chef and worked in very impressive and famous kitchen but my italian upbringing and the traditions I learned as a child have lingered with me and they influence my cooking to these days.

2) You have had an interesting career path, when did you come to America and what did you do before you became a Chef?

I moved to California when I was 17 because my father took a job in Los Angeles. It was a bold move at the time. My father, a widow and 3 children in tow. It opened my horizons. I chose an art school and I graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. I then moved to New York to work in advertising. Following a distinguished and award-winning career as an art director on Madison Avenue, When I met my lovely Bolognese husband, he encouraged me to follow my passions and soI pursued culinary training at ICC in NYC and Cordon Bleu in London. I worked at Michelin-star kitchens in Europe including the Ritz Carlton in London, and Ottolenghi. Then I moved back here in CT.

3) How did it feel to win Chopped Champion, what was the most amazing result of victory?

Winning Chopped was really fun and certainly a great accomplishment. I now have been back three times and I also was just featured in Bobby Flay. However, what I really cherish is the look of joy and pride my kids had when I told them I won. It takes a lot to impress children and pre-tens but I think I did it.

4) How long have you lived in CT and where are favorite spots for food shopping?

I have now been in CT for 8 years and I absolutely love it. There is no other place I would raise my family or build my business. It’s such a vibrant and beautiful place. The food scene is growing and interesting. There are a lot of talented chefs with new and solid ideas that are making CT more and more a food forward destination. I think It’s better than Brooklyn. More real. We need real these days.

I shop a lot at farmers market. Nothing better than buying directly from the source! And I love the food Chef Duane and Lisa are creating here at the Perfect Provenance. They have a vision and a point of view.

5) What does wholesome Italian cooking mean to you? What can people expect to learn in your class?

Italian cooking means wholesome, real, good ingredients, no gimmicks. I think well executed Italian food is clean, natural but packed with big flavors that come from the beauty of the produce and the simple techniques.

Italian food is instinctive not contrived. I love teaching because it gives me a chance to share my vision and to freely talk about and demonstrate how to achieve powerful simple and nourishing dishes.

During my classes I talk about how to get organized, prep and how to create vibrant and flavorful dishes using the best, unprocessed, seasonal ingredients and explore quick and simple meals that combine on Italian and seasonal cooking principles.

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