Loro Piana: Announces Winners of the 2025 Record Bale Award
Loro Piana has announced the winners of the 27th Record Bale Award, recognizing farms in Australia and New Zealand for producing the world's finest merino wool.
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Loro Piana announced the 27th "Loro Piana Record Bale Award" on April 1, 2026, at the "Hyokeikan" located on the grounds of the Tokyo National Museum.
The 2025 Loro Piana Record Bale Award for Australia was awarded to Pyrenees Park farm, managed by Pamela, Robert, and Bradley Sandlant. In 2025, the farm produced 92 kg of merino wool fiber measuring 10.4 microns, having previously set a world record in 2023 with an astonishingly fine 10.2 microns. The 2025 Loro Piana Record Bale Award for New Zealand was awarded to Earnscleugh farm, managed by Alistair and Duncan Campbell. The farm produced 91 kg of merino wool fiber measuring 11.2 microns. A micron is a unit that expresses the thickness of a fiber, equivalent to one-thousandth of a millimeter. A human hair is said to be approximately 70 microns.
Established in 1997, the "Loro Piana Record Bale Award" annually honors two farms from Australia and New Zealand that have produced the highest quality bales of merino wool. This encourages each farm to continue their pursuit of excellence. The extraordinary achievements attained by the breeders reflect a constant dedication to producing finer and higher-performing wool. This can only be obtained by harvesting the wool of special merino sheep raised by generations of skilled breeders.
The bale that sets a world record is kept enclosed in a glass container at Loro Piana's Quarona factory in Piedmont until the next record is broken. When a new record is established, the previous bale is tailored into exclusive, one-of-a-kind garments, offered to the most discerning connoisseurs.
All merino wool bales participating in the Record Bale competition are purchased by Loro Piana due to their extraordinary fineness and are reborn into The Gift of Kings® garments. This name originates from the tradition of the Spanish royal family gifting pairs of merino sheep to European monarchs. The Gift of Kings® yarns and fabrics are lightweight and naturally elastic, adapting to temperature changes by providing warmth in cold seasons and releasing heat in warmer weather. Furthermore, they absorb moisture up to 35% of their weight, providing a crisp, dry touch. The labels on The Gift of Kings® garments record their traceability, from the year of harvest and the origin to the micron of the fiber.
Timeless, rare, and possessing unique value, Record Bale garments represent true excellence in merino wool production. The Record Bale Award celebrates Loro Piana's passion for sourcing the world's highest quality wool, its outstanding quality, ultimate touch, and true luxury.
The 2025 Loro Piana Record Bale Award for Australia was awarded to Pyrenees Park farm, managed by Pamela, Robert, and Bradley Sandlant. In 2025, the farm produced 92 kg of merino wool fiber measuring 10.4 microns, having previously set a world record in 2023 with an astonishingly fine 10.2 microns. The 2025 Loro Piana Record Bale Award for New Zealand was awarded to Earnscleugh farm, managed by Alistair and Duncan Campbell. The farm produced 91 kg of merino wool fiber measuring 11.2 microns. A micron is a unit that expresses the thickness of a fiber, equivalent to one-thousandth of a millimeter. A human hair is said to be approximately 70 microns.
Established in 1997, the "Loro Piana Record Bale Award" annually honors two farms from Australia and New Zealand that have produced the highest quality bales of merino wool. This encourages each farm to continue their pursuit of excellence. The extraordinary achievements attained by the breeders reflect a constant dedication to producing finer and higher-performing wool. This can only be obtained by harvesting the wool of special merino sheep raised by generations of skilled breeders.
The bale that sets a world record is kept enclosed in a glass container at Loro Piana's Quarona factory in Piedmont until the next record is broken. When a new record is established, the previous bale is tailored into exclusive, one-of-a-kind garments, offered to the most discerning connoisseurs.
All merino wool bales participating in the Record Bale competition are purchased by Loro Piana due to their extraordinary fineness and are reborn into The Gift of Kings® garments. This name originates from the tradition of the Spanish royal family gifting pairs of merino sheep to European monarchs. The Gift of Kings® yarns and fabrics are lightweight and naturally elastic, adapting to temperature changes by providing warmth in cold seasons and releasing heat in warmer weather. Furthermore, they absorb moisture up to 35% of their weight, providing a crisp, dry touch. The labels on The Gift of Kings® garments record their traceability, from the year of harvest and the origin to the micron of the fiber.
Timeless, rare, and possessing unique value, Record Bale garments represent true excellence in merino wool production. The Record Bale Award celebrates Loro Piana's passion for sourcing the world's highest quality wool, its outstanding quality, ultimate touch, and true luxury.