Its not, its more of a tan or beige color and if i was taking it to a wedding and thought i was going to be getting a pure white one idve been pretty upset and disappointed. They are designed and manufactured in cape town, south. A friend of mine has had a pagoda parasol a very rare kind repaired by an alleged specialist and ended up with a normal, nonpagoda one. Ive used unlined parasols before but i think the black lining will do well to keep the heat from coming through. Brandon mckinney, parasol restorer, cocoa, florida.
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