Fine Kashmiri Pashmina Shawl — Stone & Indigo Paisley

A finely handwoven Kashmiri pashmina shawl on a stone-grey ground, scattered with small indigo paisley and leaf motifs, framed on all four sides by a border of large woven leaves and finished with a broad striped panel at each end.

This is the finest pashmina in the collection after our ring shawls. The yarn is spun thin enough that the cloth reads almost like silk in the hand, and the pattern is woven through rather than applied — hold it to the light and the design is legible from both sides.

Two colours only, and the whole piece is built on the discipline that requires. There is no third shade to cover an uneven thread, so the drawing has to carry it: the small motifs scattered loosely across the field, the leaf border tightening the edge, the stripes closing each end. It reads as a considered design rather than a display of colour, which is a harder thing to get right.

Stone and indigo is the most neutral piece we stock at this level — the one that works over a shirt as easily as over formal dress, and the one a man is as likely to buy as a woman.

Details

• Fine Kashmiri pashmina
• Handwoven, pattern woven through rather than printed or embroidered
• Scattered paisley field with a leaf border on all four sides and striped end panels
• Approx. 42" × 80"
• Dry clean only
• Handwoven in Kashmir, India

Each shawl is one of a kind. Slight irregularity in the weave is inherent to handloom work.

Ships in Attan's branded box with a thank-you card, ready to gift.