PAOLO MARIANI, the leading name in light, soft stoles. 

The season has arrived when the sky feels higher. The pleasant autumn breeze of daytime gives way, morning and evening, to a chill that brushes across the neck, making you shiver without meaning to. From now on, there will be many days when you regret having dressed a little too lightly. For autumns like this, a thin, compact stole gives you peace of mind.

This time, we take a deep dive into the appeal of PAOLO MARIANI stoles, whose feel is so pleasant—as if you were wrapping yourself in air—that it becomes addictive. With a softness that seems to melt away around your neck, and a quality on par with luxury brands at an approachable price, this is truly a hidden gem known only to those in the know. We'll introduce in detail this stole, made from a blend of 90% modal and 10% cashmere, easy to use across a long season.

Modal Cashmere Fringe Stole

This is a stole in which you can feel, from a single piece, the dedication and skill unique to a long-established textile maker who has worked on countless fabrics—combining a pleasant feel against the skin with a beautiful silhouette when worn.

PAOLO MARIANI was founded in 1949 by Fabio Farielo Sarti, who also handles luxury stoles. As a textile maker with world-class technique, recognized by Europe's most prestigious brands, it supplies fabric to famous names such as Chanel and Armani, and is said to hold the top position in the world of stole fabrics. It is a maker known for producing stoles with such devoted followers that once someone wraps one around their neck, they choose no other.

What PAOLO MARIANI excels at is a very high-quality, long-selling stole that is light and soft.

Through its own research, the company skillfully combines not only natural materials but also next-generation microfiber polyamide, polyester, and viscose, achieving a high-quality, silky drape and sheen, along with a texture against the skin that becomes addictive.

At the time of its founding, wool mufflers and small silk scarves were the mainstream neckwear, but when PAOLO MARIANI unveiled stoles using this technique, the stole was elevated from a mere accessory into an item that could color and enhance one's whole outfit.

Today, various brands offer stoles with a soft texture, but PAOLO MARIANI can be said to be the true pioneer in this field. Being able to offer such high-quality fabric at an accessible price point is one of the charms of a factory brand. While there is certainly satisfaction in owning a product bearing the name of a famous brand, PAOLO MARIANI is recommended for those who want to shop wisely for good-quality items.

The material is "90% modal, 10% cashmere." When spread out, the fabric is as thin and light as silk, but it is actually also an easy-to-handle fabric. First, let's look at the well-known characteristics of cashmere.

Characteristics of Cashmere

Many people generally think that 100% cashmere fabric is delicate and difficult to handle, but PAOLO MARIANI solves the difficulty of handling pure cashmere by increasing the proportion of modal (a type of rayon). Modal fabric is also an eco-friendly material made from wood pulp, and is a type of rayon fabric.

What happens when modal (a type of rayon)is added to cashmere?

Rayon is made from fibers extracted from various trees, but modal, a type of rayon, uses fibers from beech trees and has characteristics similar to silk. Also, while rayon loses strength when wet, modal retains greater strength than rayon when wet, making it a material that overcomes rayon's weakness of being prone to sweat stains.

When modal is combined with cashmere in this way, the durable modal supports the delicacy of the cashmere, while the cashmere supplements the warmth of the modal—this mutual relationship creates a pleasant fabric that anyone can wear stress-free, all year round.

Looking at the Modal Cashmere Fringe Stole, the colors are kept very simple so that you can fully enjoy the soft fabric and its drape. In place of that, what stands out and adds a touch of glamour is the fringe attached on all four sides.

The fringe is also a part that gives movement to the stole as it sways in the wind, making it look all the more attractive. Even without any complicated way of wrapping it, the fringe gives a sense of dimension and seems to brighten the overall look. Just draping it over your shoulders conveys a sense of presence and refinement, and it's thanks to the fringe that the softness of the fabric is easy to appreciate even from a distance.

Finally, let's try out the sizing of the Modal Cashmere Fringe Stole and a way of wrapping it that shows the fringe off beautifully.

Adjust it to your liking, and it's complete.

With its generous size and the volume that only fringe can create, we were able to style it in a way that felt both warm and beautifully put together. It's precisely because of PAOLO MARIANI's fabric and fringe that the soft drape looks so beautiful. There are many ways to enjoy it: draped over the shoulders in its full, large size for a dressed-up look, or wound compactly for a more casual outfit. Whichever way you wrap it, the fringe adds its effect, letting you wear it like a seasoned pro.

At ZUTTO, we offer two basic colors that are easy to wear all year round. What looks like a single solid color actually has a sense of depth, thanks to the beautiful sheen created by the blended modal fibers. Choose according to your preference between the softly sweet pink of BEIGE and the chic GRAY. This high-quality stole, with its pleasant feel to the touch, also makes a wonderful gift this winter.

▼PAOLO MARIANI Stoles