Antonio Ratti, during his life, collected 274 cashmere shawls with extreme attention, care and consistency. The cashmere motif was a source of continuous inspiration for him, so much so that it became the hallmark of his company. The exhibition begins the story with these objects, which can be cataloged in different groups according to the region of origin, from the Indians, the most ancient, to the nineteenth-century European productions mainly of English and French manufacture.