I got my first Pashmina shawl 2 years ago when my niece brought one back from India for her mother, but my sister in law didn't wear it and passed it on to me. I've got to say that although I thought that it was pretty I didn't think that I would ever wear it. The only type of scarf or shawl that I have ever worn is a wooly knitted scarf in the winter, or a Manchester United scarf when I