Mohair is the natural luxury fiber that comes from the fleece of the Angora goat, and 50 percent of the world’s production of mohair comes from South Africa.
The 46th edition of the Mohair Trophy, an annual competition established in 1970 to select and award the finest quality mohair fiber, took place in Johannesburg during an intimate gala dinner at The Saxon, a stylish boutique hotel in the posh suburb of Sandhurst.
The awards are cosponsored by the Ermenegildo Zegna Group and Mohair SA, a nonprofit organization representing the mohair industry. Paolo Zegna, chairman of the Zegna Group, hosted the dinner, which saw FE Colborne & Sons win the Mohair Trophy for the 10th time since the awards were established. Second place went to P.H. Viljoen and third place went to Neil Colborne.