Pashmina Shawl – 90x200cm – 70% Cashmere / 30% Silk – Grape Royale

Some colours suit an occasion with a little ceremony, and Grape Royale is one of them. This dark purple pashmina shawl is a violet with a touch of red in it, and in this blend the silk gives it a deep, velvety glow, so it looks rich against black or charcoal and brightens a navy coat. Gold or silver jewellery both sit well with it.

Seventy per cent of the cloth is long-fibred cashmere from Inner Mongolia and thirty per cent is silk, which adds strength and that soft glow. The yarn is twisted 2-ply to a 28 count, dyed with AZO-free Swiss dyes and woven in Nepal into our full 90 × 200 cm shawl, with tassels twisted by hand at each end. At the opera or a graduation it wraps the whole back; looped, it is a generous scarf for the journey home.

Carole needed a specific colour for her son’s wedding and found this one “absolutely perfect”, describing it as “Smooth, light but warm, and a real touch of luxury”, though a heatwave meant she hardly needed it on the day. Grape Royale is also a well-chosen present: Cliff’s was “very well received as a Christmas present”.