I have adored my Virginia Johnson gray and ivory poppy merino shawl for the past couple months — I don't leave home without it. So I'm thrilled that she's created a line of summer shawls. One might initially scoff at the very idea, but really, how often have you gone to a movie or restaurant or on an airplane and been completely freezing? Not to mention all the overly chilly offices out there. The lighterweight wool gauze scarf is a good solution.

My only problem is choosing among the three styles and many colors. Note: I don't love the Plates version (as in techtonic plates) mostly because something so fluid, draping around the body, seems as if it should also have a curvilinear pattern, rather than something as stark and angular as the Plates pattern. Just a thought.

If anyone actually sees the green version in the flesh, I'd be interested to know whether it's more olive or kelly or lime or forest or what.

What's your most coveted spring accessory?