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Ah yes, the annoyingly wide borders. And they are often from the years when scarf tying was very basic. I think ladies from the 1960s and 70s would be amazed at the knots people are creating now. And also like you, I often sell a scarf when the colors and overall effect are too close to something I already have.
There is pleasure in restoring our possession to their former glory. Some of the scarves I’ve bought (resale) has been in less than stellar condition, but I enjoy taking care of them and working to return them to a much better state. Some I haven’t been able to - but they are better than they were and are still warm around my neck.
Those are the ones I wear for walks in the rain, or lazy evenings watching TV in the basement with carry out. I don’t worry about them, but they’re still pretty!
). So I have been looking into vintage, there are so many options!
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Exactly! For me this is the Dior Lovely.
Heehee - Yes - lots in but lots out too.
I'm keeping my original Ex Libris - super wide borders but it's a lovely turquoise - I do like that one. I really do like vintage, but I've rehomed almost all of the problematic ones. As to the knots - my go to is the Bias fold, thrown around my neck and knotted - easy peasy!
I think those are great stats!This is very timely as I have been pondering, as Winter approaches, that I may want to get a couple vintage H scarves I don’t care about ruining. It used to be my mothers’s scarves like the 70s YSL one she wrapped around my neck when sick since I was a child, but now that she has passed away and I find that I treasure them more and want to take a bit of care of them (she would have not approved, she was into using everything, but then, she was not clumsy and slipping food and drinks all over the place the whole time
I don’t mind wide borders which is not surprising given that my scarf tying is indeed very basic. I am going to label it retro from now on
My stats:
bags - 1 in / 1 out (and 3 to be put on sale/donated next Month)
blazers - 0 in / 2 out
Which sounds good, but I also got some shirts and knits and 2 pairs of ankle boots, same model, 2 colors, which seems excessive but it is the first Winter in 3 I have no foot problems and are not doomed to only wear DMs, so that’s okay!
ooooo - a lovely fall color way!
This is a beautiful shade of orange! What a deal! The Dinky is such a timeless and versatile bag.
I hope you find a way you love carrying it, and have fun deciding which orange option you love the most.
Well, I’m not sure how I missed this - but I love it.
Yes... absolutely.
Wonderful stats - congratulations on your bag out and your lovely wallet!
Beautiful memories of your mom.This is very timely as I have been pondering, as Winter approaches, that I may want to get a couple vintage H scarves I don’t care about ruining. It used to be my mothers’s scarves like the 70s YSL one she wrapped around my neck when sick since I was a child, but now that she has passed away and I find that I treasure them more and want to take a bit of care of them (she would have not approved, she was into using everything, but then, she was not clumsy and slipping food and drinks all over the place the whole time
I don’t mind wide borders which is not surprising given that my scarf tying is indeed very basic. I am going to label it retro from now on
My stats:
bags - 1 in / 1 out (and 3 to be put on sale/donated next Month)
blazers - 0 in / 2 out
Which sounds good, but I also got some shirts and knits and 2 pairs of ankle boots, same model, 2 colors, which seems excessive but it is the first Winter in 3 I have no foot problems and are not doomed to only wear DMs, so that’s okay!
Heehee - Yes - lots in but lots out too.
I am truly trying to be better and only buy scarves I know I really want and that fill a need. One of the ones that came in this month is a little plain (Tout En Carre in the Quadrige jacquard) it's just navy and white. But - the other day I needed a plain navy scarf. At the time I thought I'd keep an eye out for the Flamingo Party Tatouage in navy... and then I saw this one in the horse head jacquard! Hello darling!
I'm keeping my original Ex Libris - super wide borders but it's a lovely turquoise - I do like that one. I really do like vintage, but I've rehomed almost all of the problematic ones. As to the knots - my go to is the Bias fold, thrown around my neck and knotted - easy peasy!
I think those are great stats!
Keep us posted on your vintage H search - we are here to help (enable)!
And do wear them, they deserve it!
Beautiful memories of your mom.
Great stats, 2 blazers out, that’s awesome. What was your thought process on letting them go? I have a few that I don’t wear as frequently due to change of lifestyle. I am on the cusp of deciding what to do with them.
I know - when I need a plain scarf I am at a total loss, LOLHeehee - Yes - lots in but lots out too.
I am truly trying to be better and only buy scarves I know I really want and that fill a need. One of the ones that came in this month is a little plain (Tout En Carre in the Quadrige jacquard) it's just navy and white. But - the other day I needed a plain navy scarf. At the time I thought I'd keep an eye out for the Flamingo Party Tatouage in navy... and then I saw this one in the horse head jacquard! Hello darling!
I'm keeping my original Ex Libris - super wide borders but it's a lovely turquoise - I do like that one. I really do like vintage, but I've rehomed almost all of the problematic ones. As to the knots - my go to is the Bias fold, thrown around my neck and knotted - easy peasy!
I am HORRIBLY susceptible to temptation - My motto is: Lead Me Not Into Temptation... I can find on my own...
But the Leonardi isn't mine... I think that's Fifi!
I think those are great stats!
Keep us posted on your vintage H search - we are here to help (enable)!
And do wear them, they deserve it!
ooooo - a lovely fall color way!
That is a marvelous color - it would certainly pop on a Zoom call!What a great and timely find!
Navy and white is a keeper!
Right now I am considering this. I very much like Les Coupes as Camails is one of my favorite scarves and it is the same vibe (and designer). I find this colorway very cheerful and wouldn’t it work well in Zoom?
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I get those ruthlessly clean out moods for EVERYTHING. Even my most precious possession, my books. A couple of years ago I had a fever more than a mood and got rid of half of them... I am forever missing one or the other. Only today my daughter was asking about Mondrian for a school project, and I was like, fear not, I have these great books... wait no, actually, I don‘t
That’s basically it. I left my corporate job in the middle of Spring’s lockdown. Add the new corona reality, and I do not need as many blazers, not the more office type in any event. Because I did buy two in September, blazers are my weakness, hence having to keep that in check.
So the two blazers I got rid off this time were a pinstripe and a double breasted black, they had fulfilled their function and it was time to go.
Yes, I have those moods. Speaking for myself, I need to be careful when in that need-to-purge mode. It can be motivating, but can also produce regrets.....
