I was originally planning to give this a five star review, but it really only deserved four stars.

PROs:
-  I purchased the purple, and it's a brilliant and bright color.
-  Wearing this scarf brought my dress up several marks to a dressier look. It won't turn your t-shirt dress into a ball gown, but it did let me wear a very casual dress to the office.
- It washes well. I forgot to put it on the gentle cycle, and it survived beautifully.

CONs:
- It gets pulls/tears really easily.
- THIS IS THE KICKER THAT LOST IT A STAR: That mannequin the shawl is on must be child sized. I am a plus sized woman (size 3X or 4X), so I gave it to a few friends to try.  The only person who could get it to wrap around their body that much wears a size 0. And even then it didn't look as large and full as it does in the picture.  This makes a lovely scarf, but it's useless as a shawl.