The best way to wear a neck scarf
Summer’s neckerchief trend has come at the perfect moment. My neck is the latest in a long line of body parts that has started to sag. But rather than feel bad about it I’ve decided to tie a scarf, rather than myself, up in knots. Having never owned a silk scarf before, I’ve gone from naught to near double figures in a matter of weeks. Yep, it’s all about the scarf now. I found this wonderful photograph of Linda Wright (above) on Pinterest when I was researching a feature on The Best New Silk Scarves for the FT’S How To Spend It website. See also, Linda Rodin and silk scarves and sweatshirts:
Photo: who what wear
My scarf du jour comes from Sophie Hulme’s exclusive collaboration with Liberty. Navy and white Spirograph, available HERE.
And Hulme’s beautiful chip fork design, reminds me of home. Available HERE:
For How Not To Spend It neck wear, check out French Connection’s graphic silk scarf, available HERE, J.Crew’s cotton neckerchief, available HERE and Jaeger’s tile print silk, available HERE.
French Connection silk scarf
J Crew cotton neckerchief
Jaeger silk scarf
My full FT feature is HERE. And there’s a fantastic video HERE showing 24 ways to wear a scarf in 4.5 minutes.
How do you wear your scarf?
Discussion (19 Comments)
Inga says:
Does anyone have any idea what brand of jeans Linda Wright is wearing?
Are they a boyfriend cut I wonder?
The sagging neck is a problem for me as well and scarves are a god sent.Fabulous…. have a perfect Nina Ricci silk scarf for just such neck coverage….2 euro in flea market in Lille!!
Linda Wrights scarf is her second best accessory – I think the smile is her best. I have a Hermes – and it is the most beautiful thing in my wardrobe by miles. I’ve even considered framing it but then thought its not something I will wear less as I get older, but more. The look I go for is the sweatshirt/glossy hair/nonchalant knot, but i don’t know if I’ve ever achieved that. Must watch that video.
TNMA says:
Hilary – I’d forgotten about Pazuki! Used to work with them all the time when I was a fashion editor.
Inga – I’ve just checked and Linda is wearing APC jeans. Good choice, two of my all-time favourite pairs are from APC
GSL& Lucy – very true!
I recently wrote a blog post entitled ‘SCARVES…..(FRENCH WOMEN DO IT BETTER BECAUSE THEY WEAR SCARVES!) & I refernced the same video clip. Pinterest has a board entitled ‘French women do it better because they wear scarves’.
https://uk.pinterest.com/ericarsk8/french-women-do-it-better-because-they-wear-scarve/MJ says:
I love scarves. I wear them a lot. I knit them; I buy them. But, I’ve never really thought of them as a summer accessory as it’s so hot and humid in the summer where I live and the idea of something wrapped around my neck is unbearable. Is it just me? Is there a fabric or a way to wear them that is summer friendly?
Beverley says:
I love scarves with a vengeance. They add colour to my often boring clothes and fading fast complexion, hide my Nora Ephron “I Feel Bad About my Neck” newly emerging wattle and are an affordable way to treat yourself. Found the video amazing but think I need it in paper/diagram form before I can take the scarf origami exam! PS TK Maxx fabulous for great quality, often Italian and reasonably priced scarves. I found a linen Ralph Lauren one for £20 last week. Thanks, Alyson brilliant blog.
Linda says:
There is a fantastic website, scarves.net, where they have a knot master list which has about 50 different ways to tie a scarf with instructions and how-to videos. A great place for scarf inspiration.
Oh my I have only just discovered your blog…. I love it short sharp and fashionlicious … love the scarf article..
I always where draped scarves in the summer it’s a simple accessory that can change your look …
So much so I launched an alternative to the classic scarf. Rew scarves ….
Alysha Collins 
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Scarves are the way to go! Spend on a good scarf and you can disguise a cheap tee shirt.
My favourites are Pazuki and Age of Reason. I have a fine Pazuki collection. Age of Reason I am saving up for!