Sitting in front of my latte, I can tell the woman sitting nearby wants to ask me a question but for some reason is holding back. She's been eying-off my bag ...

Noble Fibres is an Australian label specialising in just that: noble fibres. Fear not, until yesterday I didn't know what it meant either, but I was interested to learn that alpaca, cashmere, merino wool and fine pima cotton are known as ‘noble fibres’ because of their superior quality.