Pashmina is valued for its fine craftsmanship the world over. A fine variant of spun cashmere, the animal hair that forms the downy undercoat of the Changthangi goat, the exceptionally warm and ...

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 ...

Some products become a symbol of luxury and fine living. The Pashmina shawls and stoles are one such symbol with their richly soft beauty. Made of wool from the Pashmina goat, the products are hand ...

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 ...

It takes a particularly fluffy goat to survive a Himalayan winter, and the chyangra goat – the source of pashmina wool – is the fluffiest of all. Coveted for its lightness and warmth, the wool – used ...

High up in the eastern part of Ladakh lies the Changthang plateau, home to the mountain goat. Living at a punishing minus-30 degrees Celsius in winter, the goat develops a warm coat, the famed ...

Luxury fuels its demand in the absence of need, and often has a story worth telling. Shahmina, a cross between the shahtoosh and pashmina wool fibres, surely does. Shahtoosh, derived from the tender ...

Nita Ambani wore world's most top quality shawl at Isha Ambani's wedding (Manish MAlhotra/Instagram) Nita Ambani has an expensive and sophisticated sense of style. Her luxury fashion choices have ...