I recently read a Vogue article deeming the wrapped-around-the-head style “babushka” scarves for “pious, potato-schlepping” Russian grandmothers and “ancient borscht brewers,” and describing it as the latest trend (the article was written ages ago in April 2019, so I’m not even sure if that constitutes a trend anymore).

The shawls can be worn around the head, around the waist, or as just that- a shawl. What’s more, not only are they really, really stylish they always manage to keep me very, very toasty. Regardless of which shawl I wear and who it belongs to, I often get complimented on their vivid floral patterns.

I own two, having only gotten into them in the past few years, but I fortunately have access to her collection - whether she knows about it or not. Prying the closet’s broken sliding door open (we still need to fix that), my fingers fortunately spared from being munched off, and digging through our shelves of various winter wear, I found myself suddenly doused in colorful, silky tassels and wooly floral patterns as the piled shawls cascaded gracefully smack-dab onto my face from above.īetween my Muscovite mother and I, we probably own a few too many shawls. From their vivid patterns to their unique names, there are many characteristics that distinguish Pavlovo Posad shawls.īY NADYA ELLERHORST Associate Mosaic EditorĬold weather is upon us (at least in my Midwestern abode), necessitating some impassioned digging through my family’s coat closet in pursuit of my go-to winter accessory: my Russian shawls.

Wool dabro shawl