Scarves Power Scarves--scarves that could run the meeting all by themselves

[ninakt]

@Genie27, that Iris is to die for, (is it cw 13?) and I am just realizing that it fits my personal power criteria of bold colors, minimal color scheme, bendy lines. And while flowers aren't generally a power animal for me, these are so large and abstract that I think they could work. @ElainePG, you clearly understand my problems. The smaller border on the Sangles is better for me, but the Iris isn't as busy. So I ask you both (and anybody else reading):

Which reads more like a power scarf to you personally--Iris or Sangles? You can be honest. I've been looking for an excuse to buy an Iris, but I don't want to delude myself. I am drawn to cw 03 (white, charcoal, gold) and cw 07 (if it is in fact more red than the pink-looking image on h.com, which I think TPFers say it is, though maybe that's the mousseline?).

http://usa.hermes.com/la-maison-des...iel-scarf-114920.html?xtmc=iris&xtnp=1&xtcr=1

http://usa.hermes.com/la-maison-des...iel-scarf-114924.html?xtmc=iris&xtnp=1&xtcr=2



I think I need that shirt. Is it this one?

http://www.hugoboss.com/us/bashina-cotton-blend-blouse/hbna50290338_100.html?cgid=11002#wrapper

I'll practice the no-name tie in the meantime.

Haha, that's the shirt, You are good! Buy it, quality is great or at least i love it!

 

[ninakt]

And before this shirt, I wasn't a wearing any but with a scarf under it it is nice.
I add a few pics with a max mara pencil skirt here, I combine them with a navy trench.Easy work and travel outfit for me.

 

[ninakt]

Space shopping, sorry, couldn't resist trying it.

 

[prepster]

!!!! I am having another EUREKA moment, like my revelation above about the BdG dip dye I already own. Pastels will never like me, even in an Easter parade, but now that you have invoked the power of Lady-like, you've helped me see another unconscious assumption I had.

The scarf I love and wear most and want to be buried in and would be the first I would save if my closet were on fire is my black L'Art d'Ecrire with taupe lettering. But I don't wear it to run a meeting, in part because I wear it so much already, but in part because I think I was assuming that, on me, the delicate scrolls conveyed . . . delicacy.

Christine Lagarde sort of overwhelms any perceived delicacy in her scarves. It's like their delicacy highlights how delicate she is not. That's not in my tool set, and that's fine. But when I think of them not as delicate but as ladylike--the right kind of ladylike, the kind that is mature, self-possessed, and commands respect, as you pointed out--I can channel my inner Yu Shu Lien:

http://media.rtl.fr/online/image/20...-netflix-sera-la-suite-de-tigre-et-dragon.jpg

Does it get more bad-a** than Michele Yeoh in that movie? I don't think so. And on her, delicate flowers and scrolly designs are more organic, as if they just grew there and she never even noticed, she was too busy being competent and imperial, flying and having swordfights and things.

Ladylike may be what my brain needed to claim my beloved L'Art d'Ecrire as a power scarf. This is so exciting, you have no idea.

Ladylike can be very powerful. My mother told me growing up that one great reason to develop flawless manners is that their benefits are multi-faceted. Not only can they help you make and keep friends, but when necessary, they can also effectively create a distinct and dignified space between you and your intended audience. So it's all in how you carry your L'Art d'Ecrire.

 

[pearlsnjeans]

And before this shirt, I wasn't a wearing any but with a scarf under it it is nice.
I add a few pics with a max mara pencil skirt here, I combine them with a navy trench.Easy work and travel outfit for me.

Such stunning combinations, @ninakt! Truly inspring~

 

[pearlsnjeans]

I think simple prints and primary colors would make a great "Power Scarf" combined one's confidence, knowledge, and leadership.

I think the Brides de Gala Tatoo scarf will be lovely. It is simple yet commands respect. The silk twill also has bees embrodered to it so you can give a "Queen Bee" vibe if you'd like but still be subtle.

Here's a detail photo I took of my red Brides de Gala Tattoo to show the bees:

 

[ElainePG]

@Genie27, that Iris is to die for, (is it cw 13?) and I am just realizing that it fits my personal power criteria of bold colors, minimal color scheme, bendy lines. And while flowers aren't generally a power animal for me, these are so large and abstract that I think they could work. @ElainePG, you clearly understand my problems. The smaller border on the Sangles is better for me, but the Iris isn't as busy. So I ask you both (and anybody else reading):

Which reads more like a power scarf to you personally--Iris or Sangles? You can be honest. I've been looking for an excuse to buy an Iris, but I don't want to delude myself. I am drawn to cw 03 (white, charcoal, gold) and cw 07 (if it is in fact more red than the pink-looking image on h.com, which I think TPFers say it is, though maybe that's the mousseline?).

http://usa.hermes.com/la-maison-des...iel-scarf-114920.html?xtmc=iris&xtnp=1&xtcr=1

http://usa.hermes.com/la-maison-des...iel-scarf-114924.html?xtmc=iris&xtnp=1&xtcr=2



I think I need that shirt. Is it this one?

http://www.hugoboss.com/us/bashina-cotton-blend-blouse/hbna50290338_100.html?cgid=11002#wrapper

I'll practice the no-name tie in the meantime.

I think they both read like power scarves, Sangles in a bolder way, and Iris in a slightly more understated way. But it sounds as if you've fallen in love with the Iris, so that means you will feel FIERCE when you are wearing it! Some of it is the scarf, for sure, but some of it is the way it makes you feel when you drape that lovely bit of magic around your neck.

 

[prepster]

I think simple prints and primary colors would make a great "Power Scarf" combined one's confidence, knowledge, and leadership.

I think the Brides de Gala Tatoo scarf will be lovely. It is simple yet commands respect. The silk twill also has bees embrodered to it so you can give a "Queen Bee" vibe if you'd like but still be subtle.

Here's a detail photo I took of my red Brides de Gala Tattoo to show the bees:

Gorgeous!

 

[Genie27]

Ooh, the BdG is gorgeous!

I so want to have a style and learn session with someone who does neutrals. I just checked out maitai's blog and while I am drooling over her recent pics - they are all what I consider neutrals that look stunning on her blonde beauty. Sometimes beige can wash me out, and I so enjoy wearing colour. I do have a couple of carefully picked/mixed neutral outfits that look really nice, but they took concentration to put together, and I would like to add a couple more. My wardrobe palate is bright and cheerful, and I would like to add elegant and classy.

Elaine, thanks! I just realized the my Iris will look great with my winter navy dresses. And the mustard is also a gorgeous colour...Even though I have a 'no more 90s' rule, they didn't have any other formats for me to buy (twillies don't count, right? )

 

[Genie27]

elegant and classy

without coming across as quiet and timid.

 

[Tall1Grl]

I think they both read like power scarves, Sangles in a bolder way, and Iris in a slightly more understated way. But it sounds as if you've fallen in love with the Iris, so that means you will feel FIERCE when you are wearing it! Some of it is the scarf, for sure, but some of it is the way it makes you feel when you drape that lovely bit of magic around your neck.

I agree with ElainePG and if I may be permitted to say, that I have Iris in cw03 and I love it!! To me the colors and when folded, remind me of Chanel and that translates to me, a put together, ladylike, elegant, demeanor. Everytime I look at cw03 it takes my breath away!

 

[prepster]

Ooh, the BdG is gorgeous!

I so want to have a style and learn session with someone who does neutrals. I just checked out maitai's blog and while I am drooling over her recent pics - they are all what I consider neutrals that look stunning on her blonde beauty. Sometimes beige can wash me out, and I so enjoy wearing colour. I do have a couple of carefully picked/mixed neutral outfits that look really nice, but they took concentration to put together, and I would like to add a couple more. My wardrobe palate is bright and cheerful, and I would like to add elegant and classy.

Elaine, thanks! I just realized the my Iris will look great with my winter navy dresses. And the mustard is also a gorgeous colour...Even though I have a 'no more 90s' rule, they didn't have any other formats for me to buy (twillies don't count, right? )

I can see you in all of those great neutrals that I dearly wish I could wear... rich burgundy, plums, deep rust, aubergine, ruby, deep slate, malachite, hunter green, bittersweet chocolate. If I wear those colors all you see is the scarf or clothes and I look like my head has disappeared!

 

[Genie27]

I look best in cold jewel tones. I will still wear warm orange/reds and mustard but the cold eggplant trumps the warm burgundy any day. Too much brown makes me look like mud.

 

[Belphoebe]

And before this shirt, I wasn't a wearing any but with a scarf under it it is nice.
I add a few pics with a max mara pencil skirt here, I combine them with a navy trench.Easy work and travel outfit for me.

Just beautiful. And elegant. And with the navy trench, so versatile and practical. Sigh.

Does the shirt run true to size, do you think? I just ran my measurements through the size suggester online, and it suggested a size smaller than I usually wear, even though I chose the slightly-looser-fit option (which I like, when there are princess seams to prevent boxiness).

 

[Belphoebe]

Ladylike can be very powerful. My mother told me growing up that one great reason to develop flawless manners is that their benefits are multi-faceted. Not only can they help you make and keep friends, but when necessary, they can also effectively create a distinct and dignified space between you and your intended audience. So it's all in how you carry your L'Art d'Ecrire.

Your mother is a wise woman. Fun to think of models of power-ladylikeness: Julia Sugarbaker, Joan Clayton, various roles played by Michele Yeoh, Diana Rigg, Maggie Smith, Angela Bassett, and Judy Dench....

I think simple prints and primary colors would make a great "Power Scarf" combined one's confidence, knowledge, and leadership.

I think the Brides de Gala Tatoo scarf will be lovely. It is simple yet commands respect. The silk twill also has bees embrodered to it so you can give a "Queen Bee" vibe if you'd like but still be subtle.

Here's a detail photo I took of my red Brides de Gala Tattoo to show the bees.

Queen Bee! So smart--I love it. That BdG is heavenly and checks all my power-scarf boxes. Does your red one feel power-scarf-y to you? The white border on either would be very dramatic with black. Makes me think: why don't I wear my vintage black-on-white Ex Libris as a power scarf more often? MIght be because when I wear white, part of my brain is worrying about it a little. (Did my seatbelt leave a mark on it this morning and I forgot to check? My pen just got close to it, I hope I didn't leave a mark. Careful with that coffee...). I might have to up my gracefulness quotient to take advantage of the power of white.

I think they both read like power scarves, Sangles in a bolder way, and Iris in a slightly more understated way. But it sounds as if you've fallen in love with the Iris, so that means you will feel FIERCE when you are wearing it! Some of it is the scarf, for sure, but some of it is the way it makes you feel when you drape that lovely bit of magic around your neck.

You are so right, and what I really need to do is get to a boutique and compare them on. I used to have access to lots of different boutiques, but now it's fairly difficult, and it's never so frustrating as when I face decisions like this. I am more drawn to the Iris, but Genie's comment that she tried both on and liked Sangles's energy is compelling. Do you have this one or have tried it on?

I so want to have a style and learn session with someone who does neutrals. I just checked out maitai's blog and while I am drooling over her recent pics - they are all what I consider neutrals that look stunning on her blonde beauty. Sometimes beige can wash me out, and I so enjoy wearing colour. I do have a couple of carefully picked/mixed neutral outfits that look really nice, but they took concentration to put together, and I would like to add a couple more. My wardrobe palate is bright and cheerful, and I would like to add elegant and classy.

I need to have a rubber band on my wrist when I visit maitai's blog, so I can snap it to remind myself when I look at her Tigre Royale that those aqua and clay colors are all wrong for me. Doesn't it look great with black? Wouldn't that be a good power scarf for someone with the right coloring?

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YXGqf8JU...1600/Tigre+Royal+how+to+wear+hermes+scarf.jpg

Is that blue among your jewel tones? I think it could be a perfect neutral-but-bright look that hits that elegant note. Though I must say, your Iris does the bright-and-elegant job all by itself. And there was an interesting discussion recently on SOTD on what constitutes a neutral: like power scarves, it seems to vary -- and vary much more widely than I expected! Start with @xincinsin's question in post #3372:

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...u-wearing-today.958067/page-225#post-31198615

PS: Twillies never count.

I agree with ElainePG and if I may be permitted to say, that I have Iris in cw03 and I love it!! To me the colors and when folded, remind me of Chanel and that translates to me, a put together, ladylike, elegant, demeanor. Everytime I look at cw03 it takes my breath away!

Oh you are definitely permitted to say! The Chanel insight is wonderful: exactly what I want to know. CW 03 would be a color departure for me, but I can't stop looking at it. What colors do you wear it with?