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Review on DANA XU Large Pashmina Shawls: Fashionable Women's Accessories for Stylish Scarves & Wraps by Jerry Gonzalez

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Not 100% silk but an impressive product for such a price

I will reserve immediately with the negative: I really don't like it when sellers cheat on me. Claiming that these scarves are 100% mulberry silk is a blatant lie: that they range from $18.99 to $36.99 (with up to 10% off some of them) should make us instantly nervous. Considering how much mulberry silk would cost to produce, they would have to charge at least double the price of more expensive scarves to make a profit. However, I now fully understand why the vast majority of buyers just don't care about the exact composition of the fabric and remain loyal to this brand - they sell scarves with beautiful designs and renderings at an affordable price. to what they really are. There is probably some silk along with nylon; enough to create, for example, a pleasing shimmer from a fabric that doesn't refract the light across the entire spectrum like 100% silk, but instead has a very nice even white shimmer. There's also probably enough silk included to give the fabric a nice, warm feel - without going into too much detail I'll just say that overall it's a great fake - not for 100% Chinese mulberry silk. --but for lower quality silk. If the scarf is donated, honesty remains my policy, but these scarves still need to be treated with care: hand wash in cold water/gentle fabric detergent and tumble dry - do not spin. The scarf I chose is unfortunately out of stock at the moment, but I hope that it will be returned and commented on just in case: a floral pattern in a combination of green tones with red and burgundy tones. Red and green might sound a little whimsical or Christmassy, but that's not quite it - they have spring/summer appeal: the floral design is inspired by William Morris and its design is perfect down to the smallest detail. repeating buds, flowers, and wandering thorn vines (Redbubble has fine examples of bedding, clothing, and various accessories including scarves, but while they have excellent products worth exploring, I seriously doubt their (honestly presented) Polyester scarves can match the quality Dana Xu). I haven't tried the Dana Xu "100% fine wool" scarves yet (supposedly made from Australian wool) but after experiencing the "silk" quality I definitely plan to buy more of them, and would love to do it. Try the wool version I will certainly consider ;)

Pros
  • Inspires confidence
Cons
  • Not fashionable