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Oh... of course... TITANIA!!! I'm blushing now. I knew she was someone important in the play, was thinking "Helena? Hermia?" and neither felt right.
Thanks Mindi B, I may not be getting in to a boutique again until November. I agree I need to see it in person. I love the interior of this color way!
I like florals, like Fleurs de l'Opera, and geometric scarves that are not overloaded with dots and such. I like Nigel Peake's Promenade au Faubourg in brown/burgundy from 2013 or so. And Tyger Tyger isn't too complicated and I love the flowers around the tiger.
I would try it if I were you. I’ve found that every time I’ve tied it, the moon has seldom shown up, and I’ve not been intentional about it. Same with the Baobab Cat. I folded it in the store a few ways and couldn’t tell that there was a cat with big eyes there, otherwise it would have bothered me. Take a look at my pics to see a few knots where you can’t see the moon at all.
Again, you need to try them on to see. Same thing happened to me with the horse’s eye in Appaloosa so I avoided it like the plague. Then, super late in the game, I tried it on and fell in love. I wear it like crazy and every time I tie it the eye never pops up. I’m so glad that I bought it because the rest of the design is spectacular and amazing tied. I feel the same about the Baobab Cat.I'm leaning your way with AW18. However.
I'll admit that I'm quite fascinated by Acte III. Love the play, love the Rousseau-like artistry (thanks to @lanit for this insight). But it's such a busy design, and I'm so short, I'm worried that it will overpower me. Definitely need to wait until I can see it in the store. I do like the "cloud" corner and the "stripe" corner, but I'm kind of bothered that the lady standing by Bottom has half her head cut off by the moon.I realize this won't show when the scarf is tied, but still...
Baobab Cat is another one that draws me, in a way, but only when it's tied exactly right. I'm worried about the eyes, and I'm also worried that the polka dots will make me crazy.
We'll be in San Francisco in October, and will of course schedule plenty of time at the boutique. I'm fully prepared to fall in love with BOTH of these designs and be back here eating humble pie!
Believe me, it’s super easy to hide the moon. As a matter of fact, I purposely have to try to play it up in those knots I posted where it actually shows up. Same thing with Baobab Cat. I found it super easy to fold the eye away and focus on the beauty of the rest of the design.
Don’t worry. I own all of these designs and CWs and the only two that worry me for being too similar are Jaguar Quetzal CW1 and Acte III CW 10. Sure the colors are similar in the Samouraïs pictured and Acte III, CW12 but stylistically they couldn’t be more different, so it’s not an issue, at least for me. You will have to judge for yourself.
Ha! I hated that darn cat, so I was very hesitant. Then I tied it and completely changed my mind. And the vibrant, painterly quality of the design are stunning. Ties gorgeously!
Believe me, the moon disappears 90 percent of the time when you tie it. I’ve tied it multiple ways and the creepy moon has been nowhere in sight. Now, I understand if it bothers you, period, when lying flat then that will be a problem.+1
I won't say that I don't like the scarf or that I wouldn't like it until I see it IRL and on. I love everything about it except the moon. The moon is a bit on the freaky side for me and I know I'd have to tie it in a way that it didn't look like "Big creepy face moon" on my neck.
I've read too many horror stories.
The hem is red. I thought I was gonna hate it and actually loved the pop of the red color when tied. You’ll have to try it on yourself and decide. Today I took a couple of pics that show the hem and I actually like it. See the pics above
I totally agree, I just got mine too and the colors are so much more vibrant in real life. I honestly feel I will get lots of wear out of this one.
FW, I, too, do not feel the scene is resonant with me, so I must weigh this in the matter of deciding between the fab design+cw vs. the theme. But the artistry is truly lovely, of course! And I'm glad for each "new" artist for H scarf designs. Looking forward to more from him next season.
Beautiful complimentary colours here, Nahreen! Maybe you do need 2 of them?
I was waiting to see this cw, Croisette. Thank you for sharing how beautiful this is -- am planning to make it a "neutral" addition to my CSGMs.
THANK YOU, dear Fifi, for taking the time to photograph cw 12 to show the hem. Wowza, the red looks absolutely amazing against the purple "cloud" corner!
I hear you. I have the Acte III and my DD thinks the moon is utterly ridiculously creepy!
