Designed around the way a shrug is worn

A shrug is worn open, which means the two front panels are what people actually see — and that is exactly where the work sits here. Two tall flowering vines climb the full length of the front, one on each side, growing from the hem up towards the shoulder. Between them, a narrow band of small blossoms runs around the neckline and straight down the centre opening, framing whatever is worn underneath.

The back is deliberately quiet: one bouquet motif at the centre and nothing else. It keeps the piece from feeling heavy, and it means the shrug reads as an outfit rather than as a garment competing with the one below it. The hem finishes in a fine fringe.

What you are getting

• Poly wool blend — warm, durable and holds its shape.
• Full-length flowering vines on both front panels.
• Floral band around the neckline and centre opening.
• Single bouquet motif at the centre back.
• Rosewood, cream and ivory threadwork on navy.
• Open front, short sleeves, relaxed free-size drape.
• Fringed hem.
• Dispatched directly from Kashmir with a GST invoice.

How to wear it

Wool rules, softened

The polyester in the blend makes this more forgiving than pure wool — it will not shrink the way wool does if the water runs warm. The embroidery is still the delicate part. Dry clean, or use cold water and a mild detergent, and do not wring or brush the embroidered areas, where chain stitch pulls loose first.

Dry it flat rather than on a hanger; a wet shrug hung by the shoulders stretches out of shape. Keep it in shade and inside out, iron on the reverse at a low setting with the plate off the vines, and store it folded with a natural moth repellent nearby — the wool content means moths are still interested, even in a blend.