Pashmina Large Scarf – 45x200cm – 70% Cashmere/30% Silk – Winter White

Winter White is a soft cream with a warm, slightly yellow undertone, so it looks gentle rather than stark. The silk in the cloth gives it a quiet lustre, closer to good writing paper than to bright white. This cream pashmina scarf is flattering by candlelight, lovely with gold jewellery and crisp over a black evening dress.

The large scarf is 45 × 200 cm. On a summer evening it can sit open around the shoulders, covering the top of the back; in winter, double it and pull the ends through the loop so they fall to the waist. It is handmade in Nepal, and the cashmere, 70% of the cloth, comes from Inner Mongolia for its long, fine fibres; the rest is silk.

Julia wanted a pashmina “to wrap around shoulders on cool evenings” in summer and found this one did the job, describing the colour as “off white/cream”. Eva liked the colour too. Two reviewers of the large scarf in other colours had expected it to be wider: at 45 cm it drapes over the shoulders but will not cover the arms, so for a sleeveless dress the Winter White stole or shawl gives more cover.