Ok...
Enough of the girl-talk. What's the difference between one of those pashmina thingies and the thing my Grandmother called a shawl? Other than possibly a more fancy name?
Is that something like the difference between just grabbing your tea cup and drinking the tea or daintily picking up the tea cup while extending your pinkie finger gracefully and sipping the tea all lady like?
A pashmina is a specific definition for a fabric, usually used in a shawl or stole; pashmina indicates that it is made from cashmere wool and silk. Expensive here, but I got mine (several) for $10 each in Pakistan.
I Had to look this up as well, it is a secret language you know...
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashmina
“Shawl” is a type of garment. “Pashmina” is a type of fabric. This is a one ... actually a long, wide rectangle ... made of the second.