Pashmina Ring Shawl – 90x200cm – 100% Cashmere – Black

A black cashmere shawl is the piece you will reach for most, from the office to a black-tie dinner. This black is solid and even, and on a cloth this fine it hangs in soft, dark folds without looking heavy, so it reads as elegant rather than sombre.

This is our ring shawl: 100% cashmere spun into a single-ply, 60-count yarn and woven so finely that the full 90 × 200 cm packs down to almost nothing. Opened out, it reaches across the whole back; doubled, it makes a voluminous scarf; on a cold flight it is a light blanket. The cloth is unbrushed, so it keeps its strength and softens with use, and both ends are finished with hand-twisted tassels. In black, the same cloth also comes as a 70 × 200 cm stole and a 45 × 200 cm large scarf.

Buyers of other colours talk about how much use they get from one. Sharon has worn hers “as a scarf, a shawl, and a blanket”, and Michaela expects hers “will be great for travelling”. A few people found their colour differed from the photo; with black there is little room for surprise.