The Elder Statesman is a Los Angeles–based luxury cashmere knitwear and lifestyle brand founded in 2007 by Greg Chait, who was inspired after receiving a cashmere blanket as a gift. Known for unbranded, effortlessly 'California cool' sweaters, blankets and accessories handcrafted from globally sourced cashmere on vintage looms at its own Culver City factory, the label won the 2012 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award and counts Bergdorf Goodman and Mr Porter among its retailers.