fall shawls

Syed Izaz Hussein presents a shawl of admirable elegance woven of silk featuring discreet chasm-e bulbul (a repetitive diamond pattern). A paisley fantasy in hot pink, gray, black, olive and purple is screen printed making this wrap blossom with vibrant elegance.

Embrace this delightful shawl's unparalleled style and warmth in a captivating palette of soft, enchanting hues. A true reflection of the expertise of the Ulloa Family artisans in Peru, it is meticulously woven on traditional looms. The fabulous accessory boasts fringes and stripes in azure, white, pastel pink, fuchsia, maroon, cinnabar and tangerine shades.

Vinita plays with bold colors for the design of this silk shawl. Selecting blue, purple and pink hues, she uses tie-dye techniques to color this trendy wrap.

Working on a traditional loom, Guatemalan artisan Elena Ixtamer creates a graceful accessory perfect for an adventurous outdoor day. Made from cotton yarns, this shawl has a geometric pattern that combines magenta, chocolate, mushroom and pink hues, allowing the garment to complement every style with its sweet design. On top of that, the artisan adds little fringes at the ends.

Shimmering strands of yellow rayon are skillfully worked across green and black threads in this superlative kente cloth scarf. An extremely intricate double weave, its pattern is created primarily on the weft, or horizontal threads of the loom. Great care must be taken so that the blocks of color have same size and match one another when the woven strips are joined. A special stick is used to measure the cloth on the loom so Gobah Tengey-Seddoh names this design Atikpui (measure).

Each strip requires considerable effort, and the looms are worked with both hands and feet. Strips are generally three to four inches wide and seven to ten feet long, and the length of time it takes to complete one strip varies by the complexity of the chosen pattern. The simplest use mostly vertical, or warp patterns, and an experienced weaver can make several of those in one day. But patterns with nearly all weft patterns, where the warp design is hardly visible, can take up to four days to complete an individual strip. Each color has its own meanings in Asante culture. Green is fertility and new harvest, gold is royalty, black is strength, aging, and spirituality, while white is purity. The patterns themselves are carefully chosen symbols, which a master weaver develops and names, often to honor people, historical events, or proverbs.

Dry clean only.