Pashmina, the finest cashmere wool has been popular for centuries among royalty and other elites as the finest, most luxurious wool in the world. This elegant, silky smooth fiber is combed from the undercoat of the "Capra Hircus" mountain goat (also called the chyangra), which lives only in remote himalayan regions, at an altitude of about 14,000 feet. For a thousand years or more, this glorious wool has been prized for its warmth, lightness and durability. For lightness and warmth pashmina wool is unmatched. Delicate and soft to touch, it caresses the skin.
Pashmina provides warmth with virtually no weight, and thus is comfortable to wear in all seasons. Today most of the world's pashmina shawls, scarves and blankets are woven on hand looms in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. Most are woven with a warp of spun silk for increased suppleness and strength. Only within the past few years this treasure has been introduced to the western world.