Only Sexy Things on Your Skin - The Importance of a Shawl in Your Wedding

By Predrag Del Prado

Everybody tuned into the fashion industry knows the value of a great shawl. You can transform from a wallflower to an absolute stunner with this simple piece of clothing that you can wear over your shoulders and even your head. Together with its powers of enhancement, the shawl is also extremely adaptable and can be worn in the most formal of settings from high society parties to hanging out with friends on a Friday night, the shawl can be your best friend. Now that you're using it in your wedding, it's best to know just what an amazing article of clothing you're donning.

The first shawls were part of the traditional dress in Achaemenid Persia. They were also a big part of the traditional male garb of Kashmir, perhaps because of the strong Persian influence. After being woven in an extremely fine woolen twill, some were said to be fine enough as to fit through a ring. They could be made in one color or several colors, ornately woven or embroidered.

Shawls have many purposes and the most basic is to keep the wearer warm, hence shawls have become popular in Western countries. Another important function of the shawl is to complement the attire of the wearer. Some use it for symbolic reasons, like the Jewish tallit, which is used in prayer.

Silk shawls with fringes made in China were available in the first decade of the 19th century. They became popular in Europe and America. Apart from being important accessories for women's clothing they became a standard folk dress in some places including Germany, the Near East, parts of Latin America and Spain. They became a part of the Spanish gypsy dress and are known as gintanas. Their inclusion in the opera 'Carmen' immortalizes them in global culture.

Today Kashmiri shawls made from pashmina are among the most celebrated fashion and society items on the market.

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