yesterday i had fun shopping around the city with julie scelfo from the nytimes for the paper’s “shopping with” column. we hopped around from store to store in brooklyn and manhattan and ended up at an old favorite, anthropologie in union square. after scouring their sale section for great deals, we wandered over to the bedding section and i fell head over heels for this pink wool blanket that sadly was above my shopping budget. this beautiful basotho throw is a traditional tribal blanket of the basotho people of lesotho. decorated with “badges of the brave” (a print commemorating the battle of britain in 1941), the blanket is the perfect weight for using as a bedcover, or as a heavy-weight blanket to keep on the couch if you have a particularly chilly home. click here to check out all of anthro’s basotho blankets and shop online.
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that throw is beautiful! if I could own all of anthropologie, i would, oh i would. thanks for this great find!!
I’ve actually randomly BEEN to Lesotho, and these blankets are everywhere in gorgeous, luxe color palettes and intricate designs. Some of my favorites were a deep turquoise and a vibrant red with small yellow details.
Beautiful feature!
So funny.. I was at Anthropologie yesterday and was totally coveting the orange verion with maize- I love the colors and the weight. I really hope the price drops a bit though.
I’ve been to Lesotho for work recently, and it’s true that these blankets are everywhere. They’re much cheaper though- only about $70-$100. I can’t believe how much Anthropologie marked them up!
I have the turquoise one with maize. My husband bought it for me as a reminder of our lovely misty drive through Lesotho.
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