Scarves Ode to the Pareo

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#16
Just popping in to say all of you ladies look fabulous with these. I don't own any, but I am definitely going to start exploring this. Thank you for sharing!
 
#17
Fancyfree said:
I am so glad you started this thread, Rainneday:woohoo:,- I love the pareo formats and material, and like Birdonce I am deeply frustrated that hermes .com for some unfathomable reason does not show pareos flat (see Pareo Rant-thread).

So lets use this thread not only to show our pareos in action, but also to show pareos flat/unfolded.
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My experience is that pareos are fairly hard to come by. My local shop never has pareos and when I visit hermes shops on my travels in Europe I am rarely in luck. I would love to know whether there are certain stores or countries that generally or regularly have pareos.

Currently, I only own one Hermes pareo,,- the lovely Mythique Pheonix shown earlier in this thread. I will try to take a photo of it flat/unfolded next week.
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Yay! More MP! I am hoping to acquire one at some point.

It is frustrating that they do not show the pareo unfolded, I can't image there is a good reason for that.

I think they keep a small stock at my store too, this was the only FP pareo in the store that day.



scarfmischief1 said:
There are 2 sizes of the pareo.

The larger size has the cute patterns and measures 59" x 71"

The smaller size are the solid colors with a white band on the border, called "yachting pareo" and measures 40" x 62"
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Thank you for this info, Scarfmischief!

scarfmischief1 said:
I adore the pareos, great thread!

I prefer the larger size, but couldn't pass these smaller yachting pareos up because they were ombred.
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I LOVE these. Dreamy...
 
#18
arabesques said:
Hermes pareos are truly fabulous pieces and far underrated. I have only two, both from the Pret-a-Porter line, rather than the super large normal beach line—of which Flamingo Party is one. Both of mine are of Mythiques Phoenix . . . and after taking them to the Caribbean, I grabbed both of the scarf version because nothing says "vacation" so much as this design.
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Arabesques, thank you! It was your photo of MP that started me on the hunt for a pareo! I couldn't remember who had posted that picture...it was you! :love:
 
#26
Maybe I will give it another try as the design I tried on felt quite hard because there was so much at my neck, but I am compairing it to the feel of my shawls and the 140 summer silk but really want to like it.
 
#29
lipeach21 said:
I'm thinking of getting a pareo for my vacation too. Can you tell me if pareos can be washed in the washing machine and dryer? I know silks can be dry cleaned only. Thanks
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I don't wash any of my gentle/thin cottons in the washing machine, even though they may be fine washed that way. I do wash some other delicates in small mesh bags, on the gentle cycle, in the machine, and then hang to dry. I think you would be safe to stick the pareo into one of these bags and wash on gentle :smile1:. I am curious to hear if anyone has washed and dried theirs.
 
#30
Pareos can definitely be washed in machine, no problem at all. They are high-quality cotton. I use a gentle wash, 30 degrees Celcius.

(I actually also wash all my silk scarves in the washing machine,too, but one at a time, using "hand wash"- program at 20 degrees Celcius.)

I don't use mesh bags, preferring to wash all scarves individually so as to eliminate risk of "abrasions".
 
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