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2. Kashmir shawl - Wikipedia

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   Kashmir shawls thereby came to play different roles in the two societies: a status symbol for Indian men, and a luxury garment for European noblewomen. [1] In Vanity Fair, Jos Sedley returns from Bengal with a "white Cashmere shawl", an indication that it was an original, as imitations were generally patterned. [11]

3. Pashmina (material) - Wikipedia

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   to full- sized shawl measuring 40 in x 80 in (100 cm x 200 cm), large shawls measuring 45 in x 90 in (114 cm x 228 cm), and XL shawls measuring 54 in x 108 in (137 cm x 274 cm). [ 20 ] A craze for pashmina shawls, known as shahmina in Kashmir, in the mid-1990s resulted in high demand for the raw material, so demand exceeded supply.

4. Cashmere wool - Wikipedia

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   Cashmere has been manufactured in Mongolia, Nepal and Kashmir for thousands of years. The fiber is also known as pashm (Persian for wool) or pashmina (Persian/Urdu word derived from Pashm) for its use in the handmade shawls of Kashmir. [11] References to woolen shawls appear in texts surviving from between the 3rd century BC and the 11th ...

5. Changthangi - Wikipedia

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   The intense cold of the region causes the goats to grow a thick undercoat, which is harvested to produce the fine pashmina grade of cashmere. [4] In the twenty-first century the quality of the pashmina is threatened by global climate change ; [ 4 ] approximately three quarters of Indian pashmina production is from these goats. [ 5 ]

6. Betsy Bloomingdale - Wikipedia

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   Betty Lee Bloomingdale (née Newling; August 2, 1922 – July 19, 2016) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was considered a fashion icon, first appearing on the International Best Dressed List in 1962, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and in 1970 was named in the list's Hall of Fame.

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