This was a gift for my hard to please sister. She loves everything about this beautiful ruana. And she raved about the careful and beautiful packaging.
I bought this as a wrap for a wedding and it worked perfectly. It is not a shiny raw silk, but more of a matte texture and was beautiful with my dress.
I wore my Ruana to Washington, DC and received many compliments for it's beautiful colors of deep green and blue. It's very warm and was the perfect light cover for a fall day viewing Smithsonian museums. I feel very elegant wearing it.