Yay for scarves!

B is a big fan of scarves. Woolly winter scarves, floaty summery scarves, the occasional bandanna, you name it. She's excellent at acccessorising with them.

So, when I found this Scarf Knot Master List, complete with instructions and some really gorgeous photos, I couldn't help but think B would probably be interested...

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Scarf challenge - Thursday and Friday

Scarf day 5.

Another never-before-worn scarf. My parents brought this back for me from Syria. They visited the country some 2 years ago in a break between civil disturbances. Its huge and has the craziest mix of colours - brown, navy, black and then the vibrant aqua green you see so prominently. Jazzing up a very lazy Thursday outfit.

Scarf day 6, otherwise known as Friday.

Photo taken with Retro Camera - the only fancy photo ap on my phone. This is one of my absolute favourite scarves. Gifted from my Mum because she never wears it any more. It's Jane Shilton, though that doesn't mean a lot to me, and it goes with everything. It even works as a cummerbund!

Scarf challenge - day 3 and 4

Another Tuesday another work day. I put on a dress I felt like wearing and then struggled for quite a while to figure out how to get a scarf to work with the outfit. I wanted to wear a scarf I hadn't yet worn, and I'd used up all my navy options! So it was time for an orange, cream and purple scarf I'd bought in a vintage store in London. It was the only item I could afford in the whole shop, actually.


Day 4 - Wednesday

Today I picked my scarf first and then constructed my outfit around it. Unfortunately, the outfit I came up with was mightily boring. But I was wearing a scarf and again it was one I had never worn before!

100% silk made in India. From my Grandma's collection.

The scarf challenge, day 1 and 2

Day one: Sunday afternoon birthday party at a friends’ house.

I was having a rare great hair day so I capitalised on this and spent a good 10 minutes arranging my hair with a scarf in a way that I hope didn’t look too foolish. No one told me I looked foolish, so I guess that’s a good sign.

70s-ish acetate scarf from my Grandma.

For Monday I had a full outfit plan, including scarf. Of course when I woke on Monday morning and it was pissing with rain, I had to change my plans because there was no way I was letting my chosen 100% silk scarf outside.

I had some serious outfit issues this morning so I’m afraid to say that I totally piked and took the easy way out.

Scarf on bag at Piaf for lunch.

Monday night at the Brolly Follies: another scarf-bag, but a little different. Note: I recommend only tying up your bag with a pretty scarf bow if you’re not planning on checking your phone / needing your wallet a whole lot throughout the evening. This is not the most practical way to wear a scarf.

In the Judith Wright Centre at interval.

The scarf challenge: explanation

Last weekend I culled my wardrobe. I think I did ok, could have been more severe on myself etc. but ok. Where I failed was in the accessories. I should have got rid of more shoes and I should have looked through my bulging scarf drawer and been more critical.

I love scarves. I love the drama and the elegance of scarves. I personal have quite a collection of them. Some of them hand-me-downs, some of them purchased by me from vintage shops around the world. No one wears them anyone, even myself, a scarf-lover wears them but rarely. I am determined to change that.

I have decided to set myself a challenge. For one week Sunday through Monday I will wear a scarf every time I leave the house. I particularly chose this week because I'm going out 5 nights out of 7 so it's an extra challenge. I go to work, I go to movies, I go dinner – there must be a scarf somewhere in my outfit. I want to see how many of my scarves I find are wearable and also to get myself into the habit of reaching for a little silken square to set off my outfit.