It has been so ridiculously warm these last few days that I went out last night wearing a strapless dress and nothing but a red wool Isabel Marant shawl to cover my shoulders-- the shawl is horribly itchy, but I love it nonetheless:-) Not that I'm complaining, but the weather has me on the look-out for more fall rather than winter finds. I'm not a fan of little shrugs or shrunken jackets, but I love scarves and shawls. I've been particularly enamored with Maison Martin Margiela since my Paris trip where the town was abuzz about his latest 20th anniversary collection. I love his Knitted shawl cardigan. I think it could work great for the daytime, but for a dinner with the girls or a casual date as well. Plus this is definitely a piece that can be layered under a jacket to carry over into the winter. Though, being that it's made of Viscose, the only thing I have a slight problem with is the $745 price tag. That said, it's so refreshingly light and has a wonderful drape -- simplistic without being too boring.
Splendid makes an almost identical one in black and grey. Perfect with jeans. I think it was in the $100 range (or less!). Intermix carries it.
xoxo
I found these options on the Lucky mag site (including your MM fav):
http://www.luckymag.com/shopping/2008/08/wrap_sweaters
o fun! Thanks!