What is Merino Wool?

The merino is one of the world’s most ancient breeds of sheep. And one of the toughest.

Very different to a regular sheep who chews grass in the lowlands, these merino live in the extremes of New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Regular sheep would freeze to death up there.

But the merino’s fleece is built for extremes – breathable in summer, insulating in winter, yet exceptionally soft and lightweight.

Icebreaker has pioneered the use of merino wool in the wilderness since 1994, and now they’ve fused nature and technology to create merino layers for the outdoors, for performance sports, and for the city.

Why wear it? Where’s it from? How does it perform?

• -Made with thin, natural fibers
• -Keeps you warm in cold weather, and cool in warm weather
• -It breathes to prevent clamminess
• -Merino wool is renewable, recyclable and biodegradable
• -No stink and no itch
• -Stays softer for longer and is less likely to pill
• -Wool is the least flammable of the fibers
• -Icebreaker merino is machine washable and dries quickly
• -Merino is resistant to static electricity build up