Die Pashmina Story

Pashmina history
Today pashmina can be observed in the opera-house of Amsterdam, the shop-windows of Kaufingerstrasse in Munchen, the airport of Zurich or during a cool breeze in the Sylt peninsular. Only a few years ago the pleasure of a stroll in such a particularly large scarf was almost inaccessible. Refined wool that shawl pashmina is manufactured from is produced by high-mountain goats of the Himalayas. Its production is a very labor-extensive and costly process.
 

Strasse in KathmanduAt a shop a good scarf from pashmina may cost about 200 Euro and more, while it is a must to have a wide range of colors in your wardrobe to be able to select a shawl matching every outfit. Authors of numerous articles in the magazines from “Vogue” to “Brigitte”, and, not lastly, “Sex in the City” have all ranked pashmina among the most wanted accessories of our time. New wear styles appear all the time and nobody will complain that they have bought pashmina: it happens very seldom that a scarf lies unused in the wardrobe.
 
GironingA classical Nepalese pashmina is produced from 70% cashmere and 30% silk. Cashmere adds necessary warmth and softness to the fabric while silk is responsible for shine, elasticity and durability. In spite of silk’s reliability some fashion houses, especially Versace, have experimented with 100% cashmere pashmina and given life to a new fashion: the appeal of these extremely thin scarves from cashmere lies in their fragility as well as an incomparable warmth and a special almost transparent look. We had longed waited before following this new trend because we were not content with achieved results of production. That’s why we’re so happy that from this year on we can meet your numerous needs and offer 100% cashmere pashmina of luxury quality.
 
Paisley pashminas belong to a completely different tradition: they combine the variety of usual pashminas with traditional patterns which have been observed around Europe for centuries. The special appeal of paisley from Le Lapin Noir lies in the fact that the pattern is interwoven into the shawl rather than applied over it. And the pattern will be absolutely different once you turn the shawl to another side!
 
Additional information about pashmina is available in the article of the web-encyclopaedia “Wikipedia” at http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashmina
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