Although the sun blazes in the desert sky, you feel a chill in the air-cooled restaurant as you wait for your lunch date to arrive. You pull the Crème Fraîche Shawl out of your bag and can’t help but feel happy you remembered to pack your favorite garment for this jaunt to Dubai.
You know that the cream-colored cashmere contrasts with your walnut hair, and the softness of the fabric against your skin always gives you exquisite comfort. As you wait, you finger the intricate detail of the orange, red and yellow embroidery on the border, and offer up a brief “thank you” to the Kashmiri artisan that spent years crafting it just for you, for this moment. You sip your wine and feel the eyes of other patrons as they admire this one-of-a-kind-in-the-world work of wearable art.

