The Pashmina: the Wedding Accessory for 2009
Monday, August 31st, 2009Shawls are rather handy for many kinds of occasions as they’re painless to place in your handbag if it gets too hot. The wool of the pashmina acts as a fantastic insulator, so rather than dragging around a heavy coat on a chilly summer or spring evening, a pashmina shawl will suffice as a convenient overgarment.
Shawls are now very popular as a wedding accessory/apparel for bridesmaids. The last few summers in England have been rather chilly, so maybe this has advanced this new fashion. White pashminas, as well as cream and gold are trendy colours for wedding parties, and look fantastic if all the maids of honor have a matching colour. Even thin, silk scarves have been spotted at wedding ceremonies this year.
If you order a larger size pashmina shawl, it can also transform into a useful little blanket for those arduous trips. And it goes without saying, a shawl can turn into a scarf for winter days too.
There are two choices of pashmina shawl – the pure pashmina, and the 70% pashmina / 30% silk variety. The non-pure pashmina shawl you can buy at cheaper prices than the pure pashmina wool counterpart, but it will be less soft. It’s up to you as to what you want to use your shawl for. Is it purely for fashion purposes, and/or also a garment keep you warm too? I advocate 100% pashmina shawls to keep you warm.