Pashmina is a fine type of cashmere wool. The wool comes from a number of different breeds of the cashmere goat. Pashmina shawl have been worn by the royalty and elites in the region for centuries.

Cashmere wool, simply known as cashmere, is a fibre obtained from cashmere goats and other types of goat. Such wool product is the fine undercoat fibers and softer than sheep's wool. Cashmere is finer, stronger, lighter, softer and approximately three times more insulating than sheeps wool and can be 7-8 times warmer than merino wool.