Versatility is unlimited with a thousand ways to wear a shawl. Thus adorned, depending on the hour of the day or your mood, you can be .....
SCANDINAVIAN

PERUVIAN

HUNGARIAN
GREEK

FLEMISH

ANDALUSIAN

All you need is a little something, a detail -- fringe casually thrown over the shoulder or draping gracefully over the hip.
Try it and you will understand why the shawl has stood the test of time from ancient days and is still very much in fashion.
This crocheted and knitted beauties from the 1970's are available in pattern form at www.cemetarian.com