I've been shopping for a black shawl to wear to a semi-formal evening wedding in June--after several weeks looking around, I've found it!  This shawl has just the right amount of sparkle and the size is generous to wrap around my shoulder several ways. It's not very thick, but neither is it gossamer-thin.  The fabric is fluid & drapes beautifully.  I'm 60+ and generally find that black doesn't do anything for me.  However, I like how the understated silver sparkles on black brightens my face & I find myself wearing it in the daytime as a scarf.