Fashion: cashmere

People are positively obsessive about cashmere. The actor and director Vincent Gallo sleeps under blankets made of the stuff. Clements Ribeiro, who have made their stripy cashmere T-shirts and twin-sets a must-have for anyone with a couple of hundred pounds to spend, are rarely seen in anything else. Their new baby even has a cashmere security blanket. And the thing about it is once you've worn it, there's no turning back. So if you are feeling a little self-indulgent this autumn, have a look at the ranges by TSE New York (now designed by British avant-garde designer Hussein Chalayan), Narciso Rodriguez, Whistles and MaxMara. A little cashmere goes a long way.

Left pale blue cashmere polo neck, pounds 225, by Whistles, 27 Sloane Square, London SW1, enquiries 0171-487 4484; grey cashmere-mix dress, pounds 328, by MaxMara, 32 Sloane Street, London SW1, enquiries 0171-287 3434; lilac headscarf, pounds 36, by Jo Gordon, available from Browns Focus, 38-39 South Molton Street, London W1, 0171-629 0666 Above grey cashmere trousers, pounds 199, by Narciso Rodriguez, from Harrods, Knightsbridge, London SW1, enquiries 0171-730 1234

Above red cashmere V-neck jumper, pounds 294, by Clements Ribeiro, from Tokio, 309 Brompton Road, London SW3, Koh Samui, 65 Monmouth Street, London WC2; Liberty, Regent Street, London W1; enquiries 0171-409 7719

Right grey dress, pounds 225, by TSE New York, from Harrods, as before; Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, London SW1, enquiries 0171-235 5000, and Leeds, enquiries 0113-204 8888

Photographer Martina Hoogland Ivanow

Stylist Sophia Neophitou

Stylist's assistant: Holly Wood