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Cashmere Ponchos And Scarves Travel West

Winter shawls made of cashmere are often referred to as pashminas, which is really just another word for cashmere. The type of wool that is used to make a cashmere pashmina comes from a precise type of Himalayan goat that lives in high altitudes. There wool is used to make upscale cashmere ponchos and scarves because it is much finer than other wools.

This is because the goats grow thinner coats of hair that insulate them at high altitudes that are only about one sixth the diameters of other wool hairs. People have been making winter shawls and other products out of cashmere/ pashmina hair for thousands of years because of the fine quality of this special goat hair. The name actually refers to the north Indian region that cashmere ponchos and shawls are made in.

In Nepal, they are typically called pashminas and in Kashmir, they are typically called Kashmiri wool shawls. It wasn't until the 1990s that people recognized the cashmere pashmina as a legitimate fashion trend in the West, though. Cashmere scarves may be referred to as pashmina even if they are blended with silk. The winter shawls are usually blended at a ratio of 70 percent cashmere wool and 30 percent silk. The most common size of cashmere scarves is 12 inches by 80 inches, while cashmere ponchos and shawls are typically 36 inches by 80 inches. There are also summer pashmina designs that have become popular recently, as well as men's fashions.

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