As winter approaches, we all dig into our closet for the tired old coats and mufflers we've worn for the past years, when what we should really be doing is rushing out to buy this year's most fashionable accessory, the Pashmina Shawls. This luxuriously soft, warm shawl, which comes in a rainbow of colors, can be embroidered, beaded or pleated and worn as a simple muffler or wrapped elaborately around the body in place of a coat or cardigan - depending on the size of course. Pashmina Shawls in Pakistan are made from the finest cashmere wool in the world. It is combed from the underside of the Himalayan Mountain Goat, which are indigenous to the mountains of Central Asia and Kashmir region of Pakistan. Pashmina has been valued for centuries throughout Asia and the Middle East, and the wonderful qualities of Pashmina shawls and different Products are now making it just as popular in the West. Pashmina is unmistakable for its softness. It is on Pashmina shawls that Pakistani region Kashmir's most exquisite embroidery is worked, sometimes the entire surface, earning the name of "Jamawar." Pashmina shawls have been made in Pakistan and Kashmir for thousands of years. The test for a quality pashmina is warmth and feel.