well…maybe a pashmina and maybe not. This afternoon we learned about pashminas – the wonderfully warm and often times, soft material used for scarves, wraps, and blankets.
So, if the label reads 100% pashmina…that may mean that it is :
a. 100% pashmina
b. part pashmina and part merino
c. part pashmina and part silk
d. or, maybe 100% chance that the logo that reads pashmina is in fact a pashmina logo (but has nothing to do with the material itself)
How do you tell? By the feel. But, without the experience of knowing what real pashmina might feel like…you may never know. Real or not, the label will still say 100% pashmina. So, good luck with that!
The other thing that is a little less than authentic here is the amount of outdoor wear (North Face is the seen most often, Columbia, Mountain Hardwear,etc) that has real-looking logos, but you can tell by the quality that it isn’t the real thing. There are a lot of knock-offs here being sold in the Thamel district to trekkers and unsuspecting buyers. Having said that, the prices reflect the fact for the most part.
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