I have no idea how to wear a scarf, do I tie it, drape it, not wear it?
Scarf tips
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When I wore one I would leave one side really long and just wrap. If it was really windy I would go over my face/mouth and then again over the neck which would help it stay on my mouth. But for just general wear I would just leave one side a bit longer and throw it over then throw the long side over.
Necessary accessory in Chicago. I just drape mine around my neck, then "scrunch it up around my throat when I zip or button my overcoat.
I have tried many ways, including draping, wrapping and knotting in different ways. My favorite way I just recently discovered: girth hitch around the neck. This seems to be the most secure and cozy way when it is really cold.
Just to piggyback on dbconlin's post...I frequently tie mine the same way. If you're not familiar with the girth hitch (or lark's head knot) just double the scarf, drape across the back of your neck, and thread the two ends through the loop formed by the middle. It makes a nice, cozy, high-volume knot. The only draw back is that it's best tied with a scarf that has some real length to it, so you'll have enough left over to tuck. Mine are 72" and work out nicely. I wouldn't want to go much shorter.
Short or long? Fancy or casual? Wool or silk? Going to the opera, or going tobagganing?
From a pragmatic standpoint, you want a wool scarf. When wool gets wet it doesn't lose its insulating properties nearly as badly as cotton or most other fabrics. It's why I always wear wool boot socks.
-CCM
There's only one scarf to wear....a shema. Its the most efficient use of a square yard of cloth ever made, unless someone used a square yard of cloth to make whisky somehow
personally i can't stand 'em. i hate the feeling of having something like that wrapped around my neck. i've tried several times and they really bother me. that being said, i stay perfectly warm without a scarf.
+1 but twist the scarf one turn before completeing the hitch. Also make sure your scarf is longer else it will end up being too short. I am lead to beleave that this is the prefered method in England...
I wear a rather long, cheap cotton scarf from Old Navy now that I have a peacoat that doesn't button up to cover the neck.
What I do is actually leave it short on the one side and then wrap the length totally around my neck once. The remaining length comes back around the other side of the neck to be at the same length as the original short side. Hence, it's wrapped all the way around my neck with two short ends coming off it, one on each side (which I think it looks great tucked into the front V of my coat). The scarf is also wide enough to pull up and cover my mouth/bottom of my face and still cover the neck if need be.
What I do is actually leave it short on the one side and then wrap the length totally around my neck once. The remaining length comes back around the other side of the neck to be at the same length as the original short side. Hence, it's wrapped all the way around my neck with two short ends coming off it, one on each side (which I think it looks great tucked into the front V of my coat). The scarf is also wide enough to pull up and cover my mouth/bottom of my face and still cover the neck if need be.
For me, it depends. If it's not too cold, I'll just drape it across my neck. If it's cold, and I'm walking, I'll wrap it once around my neck. If I'm riding (motorcycle), I'll wrap tie it off like a cravat and tuck it in my jacket. On occasion I'll do a wrap tied like an ascot, but that's the exception. It just varies depending on the weather and why I'm wearing.
It's my preferred style here in England but I keep getting accused of having a girly style scarf knot!
Gareth
I just wrap it, to me tying it looks feminine, see the above picture by "go west young man"
I have two scarves (I too prefer wool), one quite long and the other short. The short scarf (The ends fall about to my waist when simply hung from my neck) is a Pendleton that I have owned for 25+ years which wears well crossed under my throat with a short jacket, or short/long to allow it to wrap around my face if needed.
The long scarf I bought in London about 14 years back now, and it wears well with an overcoat (far too long for a short jacket - almost knee length when draped around my neck). This can be easily tied as noted above, or tied similarly to a tie knot (one side wrapped around and behind the other and then brought over top to hang down in a loose knot.)
Generally speaking I don't care to have a scarf be tightly pulled up to my throat, so I tend to keep them puffed up at the top of my coat or jacket to cut drafts. I also feel completely at home wearing one wrapped about my lower face if the wind is blowing or if it is overly cold out. I suspect that this is another one of those personal preference choices, so give each method a try and see what you like...
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The long scarf I bought in London about 14 years back now, and it wears well with an overcoat (far too long for a short jacket - almost knee length when draped around my neck). This can be easily tied as noted above, or tied similarly to a tie knot (one side wrapped around and behind the other and then brought over top to hang down in a loose knot.)
Generally speaking I don't care to have a scarf be tightly pulled up to my throat, so I tend to keep them puffed up at the top of my coat or jacket to cut drafts. I also feel completely at home wearing one wrapped about my lower face if the wind is blowing or if it is overly cold out. I suspect that this is another one of those personal preference choices, so give each method a try and see what you like...
- Randy
tie it like an ascot.
Tell them my favorite line, "You know what they say, bisexuals are getting twice as much as the rest of us!" and you just let that one hang in the air...
More people need to wear an ascot!
No takers on this then? Its so versatile, warm, stays in place, can be loosened at a tug, used to stave off heat and cold, protects head, ears and face and lasts forever. What's not to like?
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