fall shawls

Woven by hand, subtle shades of brown, gray and rich navy blue conjure the night. This generous and elegant shawl by Wilmer Vilchez comes to life in luxurious alpaca wool.

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.

Warm earth tones take over this magnificent wool shawl where soft rosewood, light taupe and creamy beige create a palette as comforting as autumn leaves. The intricate jamawar weaving technique brings to life delicate paisley, floral and leaf motifs that flow across the luxurious fabric like nature's own tapestry while hand-knotted fringes add artisanal detail and graceful movement. Presented by India's Sandeep Malhotra, this versatile accessory carries the distinguished legacy of Kashmiri textile artistry, offering both sumptuous warmth and timeless sophistication that adapts effortlessly from casual moments to elegant occasions.

Radiant and romantic, this fringed modal shawl from Indian designer Amit Moza celebrates the joy of color with its luminous pink palette. It boasts paisley, floral and leaf motifs created using the jacquard technique, with a captivating array of contrasting shades that catches the eye. This vibrant accessory brings warmth and sophistication to any wardrobe with effortless grace.

Beautiful blossoms alternate in pink, purple, orange and green. Covering a silk shawl of midnight black, the batik motifs are the creation of Yuni Kristina.

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.

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 the handloom, Carmen Ruiz weaves an extraordinary Zapotec shawl. Intricate motifs in orange, red and pink alternate with shades of blue on an expanse of midnight black. A voluptuous hand tied macramé fringe completes this lovely cotton wrap, which takes its colors from natural dyes.

Silk becomes rebellion in this handwoven treasure where threads of tradition and modern flair intertwine in a spectacular batik symphony. Created by Thai artisan Vinita, this tie-dyed scarf defies convention with its riot of color and playful fringed edges, ready to be draped, twisted or knotted into a statement piece that speaks volumes without uttering a word.

The long tradition of exquisite textiles survives to these modern days in the talented hands of artisan Wilfredo Herencia of Peru. Refined alpaca yarns are woven to create this soft scarf of floral inspiration. Grey, pink, blue and yellow hues unite in this gorgeous winter piece, whose pattern merges blooms and geometric details.

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.

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