This is my first memory of a pashmina, back from the childhood days during my maiden trip to Kashmir. I have had many such pleasant encounters with the cashmere ever since, and have even owned one, ...
The burn test is the most commonly done test when it comes to testing the originality of a Cashmere shawl. To test your Pashmina with the burn test, simply burn a fringe of your shawl. If it gives the ...
Many a travelling person has had a pashmina scarf (whether fake or real) in their possession. The real thing is from Kashmir and Nepal, and is made from very fine wool known as pashmina, which was ...
As Kolkata bids adieu to the winter, we begin packing up our favourite woollens. Nestled among them are OG pashmina shawls — the final touch to our winter treasure trove. Picked up from the annual ...
There are people who work to earn a living, and then there are those who work to change the meaning of living itself. Babar Afzal belongs unmistakably to the latter. A former tech consultant turned ...
"Making handmade, pure pashmina isn’t easy, and it doesn’t come cheap. Handmade pashmina is a luxury because so much effort goes into it. It’s not a five-minute job that will be done by a machine.
With winter at its peak, the resplendent pashmina shawl becomes the most hot-selling item in local bazaars. Made from the wool of a special breed of Himalayan goats, pashmina shawls, with their ...
Jigmet Paley has a confession to make: He is really tired. The creases on his 35-year-old face are evidence. The limp in his right leg drives the point home. For three decades, he has been waking up ...