Scarves Scarf Of The Day 2019 - Which Hermès scarf are you wearing today?
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My very first Hermes scarf was a Jungle Love CSGM in Noir.
I immediately fell in love with the soft drape of the cashmere/silk scarves. It was not too big or too small....it felt just right. I was hooked....... and so began my long slow slide into Hermes.
I never paid much attention to the 90cm silks as I thought they were too dressy for my style...... (little did I know that in later years I would be so wrong!)
AND being wrong isn’t so bad!! .....so I am sharing the last 90 scarf added to my collection.....the Rainbow Jungle Love 90. The rainbow of reds & pinks work perfectly with my colorblock sweater.
Now that I have discovered how versatile a 90 silk can be I cannot seem to have enough.
I immediately fell in love with the soft drape of the cashmere/silk scarves. It was not too big or too small....it felt just right. I was hooked....... and so began my long slow slide into Hermes.
I never paid much attention to the 90cm silks as I thought they were too dressy for my style...... (little did I know that in later years I would be so wrong!)
AND being wrong isn’t so bad!! .....so I am sharing the last 90 scarf added to my collection.....the Rainbow Jungle Love 90. The rainbow of reds & pinks work perfectly with my colorblock sweater.
Now that I have discovered how versatile a 90 silk can be I cannot seem to have enough.
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This amazing with your red sweater!My very first Hermes scarf was a Jungle Love CSGM in Noir.
I immediately fell in love with the soft drape of the cashmere/silk scarves. It was not too big or too small....it felt just right. I was hooked....... and so began my long slow slide into Hermes.
I never paid much attention to the 90cm silks as I thought they were too dressy for my style...... (little did I know that in later years I would be so wrong!)
AND being wrong isn’t so bad!! .....so I am sharing the last 90 scarf added to my collection.....the Rainbow Jungle Love 90. The rainbow of reds & pinks work perfectly with my colorblock sweater.
Now that I have discovered how versatile a 90 silk can be I cannot seem to have enough.
(I'm glad you've discovered how versatile the 90's are!)
You know, I just need to say something here. My real life as I age isn't going all that great, health wise. I need more and more insulin to keep my blood sugars under at least a modicum of control. And insulin adds more pounds to me!
One pleasure is still making me happy....putting colors together, and "glamming it up" when I leave my house....frequently for doctor appointments.
Your warm words here and on the Your Hermes In Action
Thread mean *SO* much to me! I truly appreciate each and every kind soul that I've "met" here!
Don't go feeling sorry for me, OK? I've lived a wonderful, full life and seen some amazing things all over the world. I staved off this family diabetes II until my late 50's through exercise and pretty good eating habits. My poor first cousin, AND my own son were diagnosed in their early 40's! I am fortunate.
One pleasure is still making me happy....putting colors together, and "glamming it up" when I leave my house....frequently for doctor appointments.
Your warm words here and on the Your Hermes In Action
Thread mean *SO* much to me! I truly appreciate each and every kind soul that I've "met" here!
Don't go feeling sorry for me, OK? I've lived a wonderful, full life and seen some amazing things all over the world. I staved off this family diabetes II until my late 50's through exercise and pretty good eating habits. My poor first cousin, AND my own son were diagnosed in their early 40's! I am fortunate.
You're very welcome. I am a bit of a lurker but I probably qualify for replying in that I 'like' posts on a fairly regular basis. I think we are lucky to have a passion to share, one that crosses boundaries that might otherwise keep us apart.
I have to dig back further in my archive pics for this next one (and it's long... sorry!)
When I first bought pocket squares and my initial 90cm scarves, I didn't give much more thought to it other than did I like the design and did I like the color (and as @Cookiefiend says....the "sales goggles" were usually on looking for bargains). But as time went one and I noticed which scarves I reached for versus ones I didn't. The thing the ones that tend(ed) to stay in the drawer have in common are large empty borders. For the way I tie scarves (quickly and my go to is often a Bova knot these days) it makes no sense at all for me to be showcasing a 2" wide empty edge. So most of my scarves with empty borders have moved on, and even if I like a newer design or even contemplating an older design (like a FauSdeV I got in briefly), the FIRST thing I remind myself is that blank borders are a no go for me. So even a sought after design like the FauSdeV doesn't make the cut these days. Now, I am more likely to go for edge to edge patterns like GPduF or Cosmographia, or Under the Waves which have a lot of areas I can focus on, being asymmetric and having multiple focal points on the scarf.
Only a few older scarves with borders have made the culls and that is Phaeton (since it is 60 years old) and I almost always wear it bias folded, Cosmos (colors are too nice to let it go right now), Les Tambours (the drums are so well done!) and Paridaiza. I have NO IDEA why it keeps making the cut because it goes against several "rules" that I tend to operate by now....but it does!
Here are Phaeton, Paridaiza and Les Tambours:
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Now my preference (for 90s and 45x) is edge to edge when possible:
GP du F
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Animapolis
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Toutocizo pocket square from the men's dept
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On the other hand...it appears I have no issues with large or empty borders in large formats....
Kachinas (I think I'm on like week 7 or 8 now with it for theme matching...
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Parures de Sables
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Karnak
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One lovelie after another, but that Parure des Sables is an absolute killer - my wish list keeps on growing
Wow Vinci - this one’s gone under my radar - must investigate
oh, the little fella top photo—so darling!My very first Hermes scarf was a Jungle Love CSGM in Noir.
I immediately fell in love with the soft drape of the cashmere/silk scarves. It was not too big or too small....it felt just right. I was hooked....... and so began my long slow slide into Hermes.
I never paid much attention to the 90cm silks as I thought they were too dressy for my style...... (little did I know that in later years I would be so wrong!)
AND being wrong isn’t so bad!! .....so I am sharing the last 90 scarf added to my collection.....the Rainbow Jungle Love 90. The rainbow of reds & pinks work perfectly with my colorblock sweater.
Now that I have discovered how versatile a 90 silk can be I cannot seem to have enough.
My very first Hermes scarf was a Jungle Love CSGM in Noir.
I immediately fell in love with the soft drape of the cashmere/silk scarves. It was not too big or too small....it felt just right. I was hooked....... and so began my long slow slide into Hermes.
I never paid much attention to the 90cm silks as I thought they were too dressy for my style...... (little did I know that in later years I would be so wrong!)
AND being wrong isn’t so bad!! .....so I am sharing the last 90 scarf added to my collection.....the Rainbow Jungle Love 90. The rainbow of reds & pinks work perfectly with my colorblock sweater.
Now that I have discovered how versatile a 90 silk can be I cannot seem to have enough.
You make both those really sing!
Bobkat, I am sorry to hear of your health problems (it does seem to creep in on us...) but we are all much better for your posting here! Don't stop! Post when you feel like it and are able.
One lovelie after another, but that Parure des Sables is an absolute killer - my wish list keeps on growing
Thank you eliwon! It really sings in person. It's so darn hard to capture in a pic.
Thank you fifi
140cm silk scarf is thinner material than 90cm scarf. When I folded it, I didn’t feel like I had added a ton of fabric on my head.
Today Jungle Love Rainbow 90
Thank you, everyone, have a good weekend.
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When I first started buying scarves as art, design elements like borders vs all-over patterns, graphic vs portrait, the importance of corners were all unknown to me. If it was pretty, I bought it. If I wore it, I didn't pay much attention to which part of the scarf was showing. It helped that I bought mainly floral and all-over designs (non-H). Then I started buying H and lurking in SOTD. What was this? A theme week for how to hide borders? People going ga-ga over contrast hems? Horse butts? Opened my mind right up to a wonderland, it did.
Speaking of minds, I'm still in two minds about whether this silken situational awareness is a good thing overall. I mean, a few months ago, I decided not to buy a scarf because I didn't like the colour of the contrast hem
- boggles the mind. And last month, I bought a scarf that I'd never ever considered for years, because a few scarfies here wore it and I realized that it ties beautifully despite it being a portrait of an extremely stern woman. Can you guess which design I bought? 
I certainly never thought that being conscious of directional design would lead to seasickness
Silhouettes Navales vs Retour de Peche.
I find Retour easier to wear as the ships aren't upside down when I look down.
Scarf wearing went from staid to fun. I made my upside-down avoidance a challenge to myself. If there was something in the scarf that I wanted to highlight and it was upside down in the usual ties and knots I use, then by Jove I'd find some other way to wear that scarf. The owl and polar bear on In The Canadian Wild weren't easy to get the rightside up, but I had fun getting the ties to work.
Speaking of minds, I'm still in two minds about whether this silken situational awareness is a good thing overall. I mean, a few months ago, I decided not to buy a scarf because I didn't like the colour of the contrast hem
- boggles the mind. And last month, I bought a scarf that I'd never ever considered for years, because a few scarfies here wore it and I realized that it ties beautifully despite it being a portrait of an extremely stern woman. Can you guess which design I bought? I certainly never thought that being conscious of directional design would lead to seasickness
Silhouettes Navales vs Retour de Peche.
I find Retour easier to wear as the ships aren't upside down when I look down.
Scarf wearing went from staid to fun. I made my upside-down avoidance a challenge to myself. If there was something in the scarf that I wanted to highlight and it was upside down in the usual ties and knots I use, then by Jove I'd find some other way to wear that scarf. The owl and polar bear on In The Canadian Wild weren't easy to get the rightside up, but I had fun getting the ties to work.
wonderful story, I’m lucky that my daughter loves all the H scarves which will be her inheritance since I’ll have spent all my $$$ on them . I bought three CW of Cite Cavaliere and gifted her CW11 for her Bday. I wrapped it in Spirited Away paper. There it remained for almost a month with her thinking it was a box of chocolates so she chose to enjoy the wrapping, she’s named it the “party-goer’s Paris”
Ooooh, I have not seen a lot of this CW and it is looking very lovely.....I need this scarf. Just don't know which CWs yet. You're doing well!!
I hope so. I think Ugo's designs have more structural interest, depth, texture, perspective, what is it?
And I love how you rock this CW. Sigh.
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