Matchy matchy

I took a break from my first ever viewing of The West Wing (I'm marathoning through season 2 at the moment) because I feel it is high time for another SATC wardrobe highlight. As promised, here is the blue holey shawl:

I cannot adequately express how much I detest the word shawl.

This is from season 2 when Carrie is secretly dating Big again. When Big sees her in this he says, "Wow. You look sensational." And she does. And he means it. Then they have passionate sex and her diaphragm gets stuck up there. TMI?

Would this shawl be as dynamite without the blue eyes that match it? I'm.. not.. so.. sure. Part of the allure here is how much it brings out her eyes. Regarding the holes, I once read in a Pantone book that see-through things are universally flattering because our skin naturally matches us, and matching our natural palette is the easiest way to flatter ourselves. So with the shawl matching the eyes and the skin matching the.... skin, Carrie pops in this. 

Sorry, brown-eyed girls. You'll have to take comfort in knowing you're genetically dominant.