Wool Down

All down used in 66°North products is from our long-term partner in Germany who holds certificates for the Responsible Down Standard, Downpass and The OEKO-TEX® Standard 100. The standards guarantee a chain of custody from farm to final product and uphold The Five Freedoms in animal management, ensuring the welfare of birds and geese from hatching to slaughter. Force-feeding is prohibited as well as the removal of down or feathers from live birds (live-plucking or moltharvesting).

43% of down styles from our AW22 collections are made with recycled down which also meets the Global Recycling Standard.

All the merino that features in our core collection is sourced from New Zealand and meets the Textile Exchange’s Responsible Wool Standard that guarantees: animal welfare protection in line with The Five Freedoms; land health preservation that protects soil health, biodiversity, and native species; social welfare protection, working conditions, and the health and safety of workers.

We produce the majority of our wool garments, including our 100% lambswool styles and our merino wool, base layer Básar, in China.

Some styles, like Ögri, Askja and our workwear heritage Dyngja sweaters, are produced in Portugal and Romania.

For some special lines like the Sölvhóll shearling collection, Dyngja wool capsule and Kaldi Gore Jackets (new for 2022), we use Icelandic sheep breeds from traditional Icelandic farms.

A closer look into the manufacturing process of our Kaldi Gore Jackets:

1. The yarn used for the outer layer is grown and spun in Iceland

2. The yarn is shipped by us directly to our producer in China where it is knitted into wool fabric, and then washed and boiled to become felted

3. The fabric is cut and sewn into the Kaldi Gore jacket (the Gore stands for the windstopper lining used inside the jacket)

The finished garment is shipped back to iceland.

*Currently in Iceland we do not have a factory that can convert the knitted fabric into boiled wool at the scale needed for garment manufacturing; we are looking into solutions closer to home.

Icelandic Wool

This hardy wool is ideally suited to outerwear as the fleece has evolved over 1100+ years to be optimal for the unpredictable Icelandic weather, maintaining favourable body temperature (for sheep and people!). Icelandic sheep farming uses non-intensive, traditional farming methods that prioritise animal welfare, careful land management and heritage grazing techniques.