Comments on: Silk Scarves: Yay or Nay?

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:46:49 +0000

Silk scarves have always been a source of much wonder for me. Growing up my mother had an incredible collection, which she was so kind to pass along to me when I left the nest at 18. I haven’t looked back! They’re the best way to tie your hair back, cover an impromptu love bite (how tacky!), or add a waist to an otherwise shapeless dress (the knots come open after a bit though). Most Hermes scarves come with a pretty nifty ‘tying guide’ (which you can find pretty easily online) If you’re a thrifter, check out the ‘by the pound’ shops, you can get beautiful ones for $0.60!

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:22:32 +0000

Well to clarify a little… I wore the scarf tied around my neck in a bow… but it was small so it didn’t look cutesy bow-ish… chic and understated.

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:21:31 +0000

I wore a silk scarf the other day to jazz up an outfit and it was so much fun! I wore it with a simple white shirt and dark man-style jeans. I got many comments about it. So I say yes… embrace the style.

By: savvygal (savvymode)

savvygal (savvymode) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:42:45 +0000

i love to use scarf as a belt or halter tops.

By: Susanna

Susanna — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:34:04 +0000

I tie them in my hair (like a headband) and on my bag. (Although that means I have to be careful where I put my bag, since nice silk scarves really shouldn’t be washed).
Occasionally I’ll wear one around my neck, but not tied. I roll it up and wear it open around my neck.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:16:35 +0000

I wear silk scarves on a regular basis and get complimented every time. They are a wonderful way to add pattern, color, or texture to an outfit AND are inexpensive (great vintage scarves can easily be found for $1 or less at good thrift shops). This is a wonderful way to elevate your style and to avoid being a label/brand ad – a pursuit in which I take immense pride.

By: Dragonfly>!

Dragonfly>! — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:10:49 +0000

I really like this black and white “Golden Goose” scarf you have pictured here. I think that it would be very versatile.

I have been wearing, and collecting silk scarves for years. I find them facinating, and the art work incredible.

Those little drawers you describe at Neiman Marcus make me feel like a little kid at a candy counter and they are seriously dangerous on the wallet.

I think that one can define their own style with scarves, but it all depends on how you tie the scarf. Hermes has for years given out little booklets with the purchase of their scarves, and recently they changed to these wonderful “Knotting Cards”.

There is much being said today in style articles that 2008 is the year of the scarf. That makes this scarf collector very happy.

By: Mariann

Mariann — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:28:55 +0000

Here in Norway silk scarves has been the big thing for a long time. It started with the palestina scarves, but last fall people started using regular silk scarves and wear them like a palestina scarve. The silk scarves had some colour and did not look like a palestina scarcve, the trend did go on all fall, winter and spring.

You fold a square scarve in two ,so its a triangle, and knot the ends in youre neck, so you have a big v (or small, depending on the size of the scarve) on youre chest.

There are also people using scarves as hair a band, that looks goood to. You can use a long or a big square if you fold it right.

I like the one around the neck, but I assosiate it a but to much with stewardesses and think its great if you work with service, but not if you are a woman who wants to be taken seriously in a man dominated work.

When I was on holiday in Rome I had one in my hair, it fell off and I put it around my wrist and that actually worked! It had much colour, you could not se a pattern, but I got comments on how good it looked :-)

By: SRR

SRR — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:21:43 +0000

I have a couple of beautiful vintage scarves that I tend to wear with more casual outfits. I would tie it around my neck with a square knot and let the ends fly where they may. Because the prints/colors are so bold, I love pairing the scarves with a gray t-shirt (and let the scarf do all the talking) or a brightly-colored tank top (to complement and also draw down the boldness), and then a pair of straight-legged dark jeans and pumps for a modern look.

Since my style isn’t a “classic” one, I hardly wear the scarves with more formal outfits. But the few times I did wear it for work, I’ve worn it as a belt or around the neck with a simple v-neck sweater. Sometimes I’d wear a blazer with straight-legged/skinny pants to look more preppy.

By: nadarine

nadarine — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:15:09 +0000

I acquired about 35 vintage silk scarves from my mom’s dresser in high school, plus my collection of “location scarves” (apparently, in touristy towns, at one point buying a scarf emblazoned with the name of the town and pictures of its main attractions was THE thing to do! they show up at vintage stores all the time).
I tend to fold them either kerchief-style and cover my hair with them, leaving the bangs out so I don’t look bald, or folding them into a skinny rectangle and wearing it tied as a headband.