Such a fantastic idea! I do the same thing with the Stylebook app.It's a New Year's miracle. I didn't wake up with a headache (ahem....hangover....cough) this year. In fact, I only had a couple of drinks around 5pm with friends and we called it an early night. Happy New Year to all of you!May 2017 be filled with happiness, good health, and lots of H goodies!
And I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for keeping me company on this thread. It wouldn't be as much fun without all the fun sharing, banter and chatter.
So thanks to my extraordinary restraint on adult beverages yesterday, I am fresh and alert to tackle 2017 with my resolutions. So I thought I would share my scarf resolution with all of you. Maybe some of you even want to join in the fun? I know PbP is also in! Anyone else? Oh, you want to know what we are doing before committing yourself? OK, fine.
I know some others have already done this but this will be my first year. And I am sooo excited to see the results! I'm going to keep track of how many times I wear each of my scarves on an excel spreadsheet. Those that don't get worn X number of times (have not decided the cutoff number yet) will need to be rehomed. I'm trying to only keep scarves I actually wear in my closet. But PbP and I think we should get 3 reserve spots for scarves we don't wear but love. OK who's in???? Let's do this!! It's the perfect time to start this experiment.
Alrighty - what should be the minimum number of times a scarf needs to be worn in a year before it gets rehomed? I think holiday scarves are the exception. I can't possibly go running around with Noel au 24 Faubourg in July. I was thinking 5 times. Is that too few? Should it be 10 times? 10 seems too many. I dunno. So confused. What do you all think? Well, I don't need to figure that out right now. Maybe once I finish the experiment, it will be evident what that number is.
So here's a peek at Page 1 of my excel spreadsheet. Scarves are organized by category (scarf format) and then within each category they are in alphabetical order. I also decided to make columns for Jan-Dec out of curiosity to see if certain scarf formats or colors get more wear in certain months. 70s, Maxi Twillies, and Misc formats are on Page 2. I've printed out the spreadsheet and will leave it in one of my closet drawers and put a tick mark every time I wear a scarf. I think running to the computer after putting on a scarf is too much trouble. I'm going old school with paper and pen.
Not only am I interested to see how many times each scarf gets worn, I'm also curious to see how many times each scarf format gets worn. So I know which format to buy more of in the future. Did I mention I'm so excited!!This is my inner geek coming out...
I've also decided I'm not going to force myself to wear any scarf in particular to save it from the chopping block. The natural order when I get dressed is usually clothes first, then bag, then scarf. Sometimes, if the outing is specific, it's bag first, then clothes, then scarf. But scarf is always last. So I will keep it last. Scarf wearing in it's purest form (PbP's words).
Let the scarf games begin! Are you going to participate with your own collection? Come on! It will be fun. It only took me about 20 min to type out all the scarves in the spreadsheet so don't feel like that part is daunting. We will all report back at the end of the year. I will probably do a mid-year update as well.
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Gorgeous!! To leave Vegas without it would have been a crime!At this rate, I'm never going to finish this thread because I keep acquiring scarves.
I spent Christmas in Vegas this year and of course, another scarf followed me home. There are 3 H boutiques in Vegas so really, I didn't have a fighting chance. In fact, I had no chance. Zero. Zilch. Nada. You are going to think I'm nuts. The SS2017 scarves are rolling in and what do I do? I decide to backpedal to SS2016 because I realized I missed one. I glossed over it because it looks like a quilt when flat and I didn't think it looked "modern" enough. But I was SO wrong. When this cashmere shawl is tied, it is super modern looking and the quilt disappears. Yup! You guessed it....Patchwork Horse Cashmere was calling my name. Do you remember I mentioned early on that I love the design Coupons Indiens? Well, when tied, this scarf is a dead ringer (almost) for CI. So when the shawl drawer opened, my eyes went straight to it. And it just so happened, I had brought my malachite kelly along on this trip and it is a perfect match. Just so you can see how I can easily justify buying more scarves, I came up wit 15 reasons why I had to have it and could probably have come up with 5 more reasons if DH had poured me another glass of wine. In my defense, I wrote this list last night and not this morning. No I am not nuts enough to drink wine in the morning.
15 Reasons I had to Get this Patchwork Horse 140cm Cashmere Shawl
1. It was freezing in Vegas and I didn't pack a cashmere shawl so needed one to stay warm
2. I took my malachite kelly on the trip and only had silk 90cms to coordinate with it
3. I want to move my malachite kelly out of the 'occasional use' category and into the regular rotation category so need more scarves to match
4. My SA spent so much time showing me the new SS2017 scarves but nothing wowed me and I didn't want to suck up all her time without a sale
5. I don't have any 140 cashmere shawls that are remotely this color and it would fill a nice void in that format
6. It looks kind of like coupons indiens (one of my fav designs) when tied
7. I needed a Vegas Christmas 2016 souvenir
8. 140cm scarves are my favorite size
9. I already have lots of accessories to match it
10. I already have a lot of tops/sweaters to match it
11. The weather forecast in LA shows we are having cashmere shawl weather for (at least) the next 2 weeks
12. I have another bag (blue indigo Pico) that matches it and could argue that Gris T and Gold also match it
13. I love the little mosaic tiles in itReminds me of water shimmering in a swimming pool
14. I might be moving to a colder climate soon and need more cashmeres
15. I think #3 (see above) should count again
So there were lots of new SS2017 scarves already in and I tried on all of them!! And couldn't find one that knocked my socks off. I think I'm just not a springy colored gal. Pastels don't really work for me and although there were a ton of grey/yellow scarves in, both my SA and little sis made frowny faces when I tried them on. Little sis also did pretty well this trip. She finally got her first H bag (a TPM etain evelyne with cuivre strap) and a black box kelly dog bracelet in ghw. I am so happy for her and happy for me because she won't ask to borrow my bags anymore. Hooray!!
Without further ado - some pretty pictures. I hope I have solved my problem of huge pics. Fingers crossed this works!!
Exhibit A - Patchwork Horse and Coupons Indiens side-by-side. See the similarity?
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Exhibit B - perfect match with my malachite Kelly.
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Exhibit C-G - Matches with many of my tops!!
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Ok, well you make this scarf looks fabulous. Yes, it also invoked a collegiate stripes kind of feeling in me (hence I jumped to footballs lol). I hope I did not ruin this scarf for you with my talk of larvae. Very sorry.
Oh dear. You have the same scarf addiction we have. I concur with you. They must have been mating at night when you weren't looking. I LOLed about your comment about calling BS on yourself. But you should applaud yourself for not buying any this past season. That is quite an achievement.
Hi Eliwon- I think the trick with eBay is to figure out a price you would be willing to part with the scarf and just list it as a Buy It Now instead of an auction. That way you don't need to wait and check and when someone buys your scarf, just ship it off. Also, if it makes you feel more comfortable, be strict about the countries you will ship too.
Cute HHope!! We know you all love your blues.
OK, week one is complete and I've only worn 2 scarves. I'm not doing well. Argh. You on the other hand seem to be excelling at this challenge! I'm very much like you in that I have like 20 possibles at the beginning of the season and for some reason, it does dwindle to just a couple. And then there is always one that was never on my radar that surprises me and that's an emotional impulse buy which I let myself do.
I'm am blushing over here at your kind compliment.Thank you momasaurus.
Thanks so much for your valuable advice re. selling unloved, i.e, they are lovely but dont love me back, scarves on Ebay. I have kept the papers from when the scarves were bought so at least I'll bee able to see the exact amount of loss there willl be
Thank you all, especially MYH for the suggestion of Cheval Phoenix and PocketbookPup for the inspiration- picked up this gorg 140 along with a few other items. I'm still playing with the tying, but I'm loving it!
Yaaah for colors! Twinsies on the CP. Great acquisitions!
Hello scarfies. I'm popping back in to say hello. Hope you have all been well. I've been a bit busy lately and finally have a moment to play on tpf. I've been seeing the parade of beautiful scarves pop up on the SS2017 scarf thread and have been oohing and ahhing at all the gems. Unfortunately, my local store has an abysmal selection of new season scarves. I have not seen one samurai in person!! Argh!! I have seen a few new 140s but none have called my name and my scarf fever for 140cm silks is at a all time high!! I cannot get enough of this format. 
You guys know that's my weakness right? But on a quick trip to my local boutique this weekend, my eyes went quickly to a scarf, one I didn't even know existed. A true unexpected find. Sometimes those are the best right? We don't have any expectation of how it's going to tie, if the cw is true to the one shown on H.com, if it loves us back. I was cruising past the men's scarf section with my H scarf shopping buddy, when we both stopped in our tracks! We saw some beautiful neutral colored scarves at the men's scarf counter. Hmm....we decided they deserved a closer look. I picked one up and thought....hmmm.....interesting.....not all silk. Feels like a cotton silk blend. Then we looked closely and found this scarf has the most humorous design we've ever seen!! Every square inch of this scarf is illustrated with something fun and bizarre. My friend spotted two boys talking to a hotdog. I loved the horses and people (one is in child's pose!) sliding down the topsy turvy slide. There is a man stuck butt up in a donut floaty. There is a nose stuck on a wall. There are several men that have lost their heads. People are resting on a giant hand. Someone is ziplining with snorkel fins on from a window. I cannot stop looking at this scarf. Upon closer inspection, we discovered it was a 100cm scarf made of 68% silk and 32% cotton and was designed by Ugo Gattoni, the same gentlemen that designed Hippopolis. OK, the suspense is over! The scarf is called Les Bains d'Hermes. I truly wish this was a real place because I want to go!!
So I'm a strange mix between a thoughtful buyer and an impulse buyer. I do study the new scarf thread and try to plan out what I want to buy. But I also allow myself one or two impulse buys if they capture my heart. So this is my one!! These impulse scarves usually bring me more joy than the premeditated ones. I'm not sure why... any psychologists out there that can explain this to me? And this scarf is so soft and light. I think it will be perfect for summer when I want to add a splash of color to my boring outfit without feeling too hot. Luckily I already have a blue atoll illusion bracelet that goes perfectly with it. Yay! Another really cool aspect is the extra 10cm we get. That makes a double tour around the neck nice and loose - no strangulation! And a few mod pics at the end in various knots. Want to see pics?
You guys know that's my weakness right? But on a quick trip to my local boutique this weekend, my eyes went quickly to a scarf, one I didn't even know existed. A true unexpected find. Sometimes those are the best right? We don't have any expectation of how it's going to tie, if the cw is true to the one shown on H.com, if it loves us back. I was cruising past the men's scarf section with my H scarf shopping buddy, when we both stopped in our tracks! We saw some beautiful neutral colored scarves at the men's scarf counter. Hmm....we decided they deserved a closer look. I picked one up and thought....hmmm.....interesting.....not all silk. Feels like a cotton silk blend. Then we looked closely and found this scarf has the most humorous design we've ever seen!! Every square inch of this scarf is illustrated with something fun and bizarre. My friend spotted two boys talking to a hotdog. I loved the horses and people (one is in child's pose!) sliding down the topsy turvy slide. There is a man stuck butt up in a donut floaty. There is a nose stuck on a wall. There are several men that have lost their heads. People are resting on a giant hand. Someone is ziplining with snorkel fins on from a window. I cannot stop looking at this scarf. Upon closer inspection, we discovered it was a 100cm scarf made of 68% silk and 32% cotton and was designed by Ugo Gattoni, the same gentlemen that designed Hippopolis. OK, the suspense is over! The scarf is called Les Bains d'Hermes. I truly wish this was a real place because I want to go!!So I'm a strange mix between a thoughtful buyer and an impulse buyer. I do study the new scarf thread and try to plan out what I want to buy. But I also allow myself one or two impulse buys if they capture my heart. So this is my one!! These impulse scarves usually bring me more joy than the premeditated ones. I'm not sure why... any psychologists out there that can explain this to me? And this scarf is so soft and light. I think it will be perfect for summer when I want to add a splash of color to my boring outfit without feeling too hot. Luckily I already have a blue atoll illusion bracelet that goes perfectly with it. Yay! Another really cool aspect is the extra 10cm we get. That makes a double tour around the neck nice and loose - no strangulation! And a few mod pics at the end in various knots. Want to see pics?
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Hello scarfies. I'm popping back in to say hello. Hope you have all been well. I've been a bit busy lately and finally have a moment to play on tpf. I've been seeing the parade of beautiful scarves pop up on the SS2017 scarf thread and have been oohing and ahhing at all the gems. Unfortunately, my local store has an abysmal selection of new season scarves. I have not seen one samurai in person!! Argh!! I have seen a few new 140s but none have called my name and my scarf fever for 140cm silks is at a all time high!! I cannot get enough of this format.
So I'm a strange mix between a thoughtful buyer and an impulse buyer. I do study the new scarf thread and try to plan out what I want to buy. But I also allow myself one or two impulse buys if they capture my heart. So this is my one!! These impulse scarves usually bring me more joy than the premeditated ones. I'm not sure why... any psychologists out there that can explain this to me? And this scarf is so soft and light. I think it will be perfect for summer when I want to add a splash of color to my boring outfit without feeling too hot. Luckily I already have a blue atoll illusion bracelet that goes perfectly with it. Yay! Another really cool aspect is the extra 10cm we get. That makes a double tour around the neck nice and loose - no strangulation! And a few mod pics at the end in various knots. Want to see pics? View attachment 3618896 View attachment 3618900 View attachment 3618901 View attachment 3618902 View attachment 3618903
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I love this pattern and the colorway is divine!! GREAT buy, my dear.
Hi Mimi - mine is cw 04 Blue Grise/Gris/Ocean. Let's see yours!! I'm not sure why yours does not drape? Perhaps it just needs to be used a bit? Or if you really love our cw and want to keep it, you could give it a wash and I'm sure it will get softer.I love this design! So very cute! I bought the CW08, but not sure if I should keep it. I have no idea how to wear it. It does not drape.
Your pictures look fantastic, so effortless. Which colorway is this one?
Hello scarfies. I'm popping back in to say hello. Hope you have all been well. I've been a bit busy lately and finally have a moment to play on tpf. I've been seeing the parade of beautiful scarves pop up on the SS2017 scarf thread and have been oohing and ahhing at all the gems. Unfortunately, my local store has an abysmal selection of new season scarves. I have not seen one samurai in person!! Argh!! I have seen a few new 140s but none have called my name and my scarf fever for 140cm silks is at a all time high!! I cannot get enough of this format.
So I'm a strange mix between a thoughtful buyer and an impulse buyer. I do study the new scarf thread and try to plan out what I want to buy. But I also allow myself one or two impulse buys if they capture my heart. So this is my one!! These impulse scarves usually bring me more joy than the premeditated ones. I'm not sure why... any psychologists out there that can explain this to me? And this scarf is so soft and light. I think it will be perfect for summer when I want to add a splash of color to my boring outfit without feeling too hot. Luckily I already have a blue atoll illusion bracelet that goes perfectly with it. Yay! Another really cool aspect is the extra 10cm we get. That makes a double tour around the neck nice and loose - no strangulation! And a few mod pics at the end in various knots. Want to see pics? View attachment 3618896 View attachment 3618900 View attachment 3618901 View attachment 3618902 View attachment 3618903
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Hermes whimsy at its best!
So fun, thanks so much for sharing with us, MYH!I tried this one on too!! I loved it as well. The burgundy and yellow splashes are nice little pops of color. I don't remember it being stiffer than the one I purchased. I do think it might be a little harder to match with outfits. Do you think you're going to keep it?
Yay modeling pics! I'm waiting for my home store to get this. My SA is not sure if they ordered any. Crossing my fingers still. Love this cw and print! Congrats on your new lovely scarf!Hello scarfies. I'm popping back in to say hello. Hope you have all been well. I've been a bit busy lately and finally have a moment to play on tpf. I've been seeing the parade of beautiful scarves pop up on the SS2017 scarf thread and have been oohing and ahhing at all the gems. Unfortunately, my local store has an abysmal selection of new season scarves. I have not seen one samurai in person!! Argh!! I have seen a few new 140s but none have called my name and my scarf fever for 140cm silks is at a all time high!! I cannot get enough of this format.
So I'm a strange mix between a thoughtful buyer and an impulse buyer. I do study the new scarf thread and try to plan out what I want to buy. But I also allow myself one or two impulse buys if they capture my heart. So this is my one!! These impulse scarves usually bring me more joy than the premeditated ones. I'm not sure why... any psychologists out there that can explain this to me? And this scarf is so soft and light. I think it will be perfect for summer when I want to add a splash of color to my boring outfit without feeling too hot. Luckily I already have a blue atoll illusion bracelet that goes perfectly with it. Yay! Another really cool aspect is the extra 10cm we get. That makes a double tour around the neck nice and loose - no strangulation! And a few mod pics at the end in various knots. Want to see pics? View attachment 3618896 View attachment 3618900 View attachment 3618901 View attachment 3618902 View attachment 3618903
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