The Pashmina Catalogue

A midnight garden, opened thread by thread.

Ground

Deep midnight black, fine pashmina

Motif

All-over floral jaal on an ochre medallion field

Border

Ochre boteh border, knotted multicolour fringe

Palette

Black · antique gold · rose · coral · jade

Styling

Worn long, it carries an evening on its own

Silver-grey shading to charcoal, quiet as morning.

Ground

Silver-grey shading to charcoal

Motif

Dense tone-on-tone floral jaal in slate and pewter

Border

Self-toned edge, softly fringed

Palette

Pewter · ash · faded indigo

Styling

A quiet piece, best over ivory, oat or bone

The colour of the Pampore fields in bloom.

Ground

Deep saffron-mustard

Motif

All-over boteh buti in ink, set in even rows

Border

Plain saffron field, cut fringe

Palette

Saffron · turmeric · ink black

Styling

The strongest colour here. Wear it against black

An open centre so the border becomes the whole design.

Ground

Oat-ivory, undyed pashmina

Motif

Open centre, ornamented border on all four sides

Border

Lapis and gold cartouche, rose florals, fringed

Palette

Oat · lapis blue · old gold · dusty rose

Styling

Draped square so the border frames the shoulders

A window frame, and flowers at the sill.

Ground

Warm taupe

Motif

Charcoal windowpane check, embroidered floral sprigs

Border

Self-toned, lightly fringed

Palette

Taupe · charcoal · powder blue

Styling

The everyday piece. It reads as tailoring, not occasion

The jewel green of quiet water.

Ground

Ivory-cream

Motif

Large aqua paisley; arched pillar motifs at the ends

Border

Clean ivory edge

Palette

Cream · turquoise · sea green

Styling

Tonal ivory dressing lets the aqua do the work

Small dark suns held in rows.

Ground

Oatmeal

Motif

Ink-black rosette medallions in a close, even repeat

Border

Narrow self border

Palette

Oat · ink black

Styling

Graphic enough to carry a plain black column

Small wheels at rest, in gold and slate.

Ground

Warm grey-taupe

Motif

Medallion rosettes in gold and slate, evenly spaced

Border

Self-toned, fringed

Palette

Grey-taupe · old gold · slate blue

Styling

Sits beautifully over indigo and steel blue

Stars are scattered, never in rows.

Ground

Olive-gold

Motif

Fine tonal sprays, loosely scattered

Border

Plain, softly fringed

Palette

Old gold · olive · silver-grey

Styling

Warm gold against black. Evening, unornamented

A white vine flowering through deep black bands.

Ground

Natural grey pashmina

Motif

Broad black bands carrying a white floral vine

Border

Deep black border on all sides

Palette

Natural grey · black · chalk white

Styling

Strongest contrast piece. Keep the look plain

A vine in copper and old rose.

Ground

Pale grey-lilac

Motif

Trailing floral vine in copper and old rose

Border

Soft self border with fine end panels

Palette

Grey-lilac · copper · faded rose

Styling

The softest in the collection, good for daylight

The boteh enlarged, and set far apart.

Ground

Warm sand-beige

Motif

Oversized blue-violet boteh, gold outlined, widely spaced

Border

Fine tonal jaal at the edge

Palette

Sand · sapphire · violet · gold

Styling

Scale is the point. Let it fall long and open

Plain across a room; dense in the hand.

Ground

Taupe-grey

Motif

Dense self-coloured jaal, tone on tone, full field

Border

Deeply worked end panels

Palette

Taupe · stone · warm grey

Styling

Reads plain at distance, dense up close

A check drawn over a garden.

Ground

Warm beige

Motif

Wide charcoal check laid over a fine tonal jaal

Border

Fringed, self-toned

Palette

Beige · charcoal · stone

Styling

Structured and modern; folds well as a stole

Exactly the colour the goat gave it.

Ground

Natural ivory-pearl

Motif

None. A fine self-textured weave

Border

Clean edge, no fringe

Palette

Ivory · pearl · bone

Styling

The base note of the collection. Wear it with everything