Although the main purpose of cashmere shawls to us warm, cashmere - very stylish and luxurious materials. Very nice, warm and soft cashmere shawls are famous for superior quality wool, and their sophisticated design and unusual patterns created by the most skilled craftsmen. Warmest and most beautiful shawls and pashminas come to us from the Kashmir Valley - one of the most picturesque corners of India.
Kashmiri embroidery - a real art. To see this, just look at the traditional Kashmiri shawl bilateral (dorukha). Shahtoosh shawls soft touch (shahtoosh) can be compared only with a loved one or the warm caress of a sea wave.
Translated from the Persian «shahtoosh» means "queen of wool," and this definition is perfect to describe this ultra-thin wool, which is much softer than angora, pashmina and cashmere. Shahtoosh shawls are so weightless and subtle that they can pass through a ring of medium size, so they are often called "ring shawls."
Caring for Pashmina
Pashmina (Derived from the Persian word «pashm» - cloth) - a beautiful coat that is sheared from the Himalayan mountain goat. In the Himalayas, where these animals live, the climate is very harsh winter cold (up to -30), while summer is very hot and dry. Under these conditions, a goat grows two undercoat: the top - rough, thick wool and bottom - "coat" of fine fluff.
Every spring, the peasants rise high in the mountains and combed the almost weightless fluff from the neck and stomach of a goat. The average thickness of the fibers in the fluff 6 six less than the diameter of a human hair. Therefore, shawls and scarves pashmina need to wash your hands very carefully in cold water, add a few drops of baby shampoo with conditioner.
In any case, do not remove the shawl. To remove excess water, spread a thing of pashmina between two dry towels, gently push the top towel and then lay the garment on a clean dry surface to dry.
After washing the wrong shawl or pashmina scarf can "sit". If you use shampoo when washing without air conditioning, hair loses contained therein glycerin and may break. Therefore, experts recommend only use baby shampoo with conditioner.
If you can not bring a pashmina stubborn stains such as red wine, ink or coffee stain should be pre-treated before sending item to the dry cleaners. Ironed pashmina shawl should be at a temperature set for wool, but need to iron through a damp gauze or cotton. Keep things out of pashmina in a dry and cool place that is well ventilated.
Tippet - a fashion trend
Tippet - last winter fashion trend, perfectly underlines the natural charm of a woman. The most relevant stoles silk brocade and jacquard fabrics. To create a knitted stoles uses innovative technology. These luxurious stoles are designed for winter weddings, they perfectly complement the image of the bride and warm it in the winter cold.
Decorative Wraps, decorated with sequins, crystals and beads, perfect for an evening out in the light. In the afternoon is better to wear exquisite stole with lace trim.
Shawl - luxury accessories winter 2008
Winter shawl (shawl, scarf, pashmina, stole) becomes absolutely necessary thing in a woman's wardrobe, regardless of her age. This elegant and simple at the same time helps to keep clothes elegance even in the harsh winter months, when the beauty often have to sacrifice for the sake of comfort. Cape or shawl will revive even the most boring band, it can be worn as a day in the office, and in the evening at a nightclub. In addition, the shawl - a classic subject of women's wardrobe, which is always at the height of fashion.
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