 A cut above your regular avian outerwear, eiderdown (originating from the eider duck) consists |
of tiny, dense, interlocking feathers which trap a lot of air and thus provide better insulation. Hand-picked from the ducks' nests, there's only around 2,000 kilograms of the stuff available every year, making it bloody expensive ... and bloody warm too. DP |
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