Pashmina Shawl – 90x200cm – 70% Cashmere / 30% Silk – Winter White

For black-tie dinners and winter weddings, a cream pashmina shawl softens a dark outfit without the starkness of pure white. Winter White is a milky cream with a warm, yellow-leaning undertone, and the silk in the blend gives it a pearly sheen that looks especially good by evening light over black, navy or chocolate.

This is the full shawl, 90 × 200 cm, made in Nepal from 70% cashmere and 30% silk. The two fibres are spun together into a 28-count, 2-ply yarn: cashmere for softness and warmth, silk for strength and a closer weave that drapes cleanly. Hand-twisted tassels finish each end. Wrap it right round the shoulders over a dark gown, or double it into a substantial scarf to wear with a heavy coat on the way to the party.

Polly bought this colour for her goddaughter’s wedding, where it “received many compliments”. She found it “Beautifully soft” and noted that “The winter white is a very useful warm-toned neutral which I can wear with many outfits”. She also found the colour true to the colour chart she ordered alongside it; that is our swatchbook, which we recommend if you are matching an outfit closely.