Scarves Scarf Of The Day 2019 - Which Hermès scarf are you wearing today?

[CanuckBagLover]

Yesterday - such a beautiful day. I was drawn to this scarf Index Palmarum because I thought it was so pretty but I like the backstory too:
"This naturalistic scarf by Katie Scott was inspired by the pages of the Historia Naturalis Palmarum, a 19th-century treatise on palms by the German botanist, ethnographer and explorer Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. The astonishingly diverse forms and colors of this plant species, one of the oldest on earth, fire the imagination: is anything more creative than Mother Nature herself? Exploring the palm family in the tradition of botanical plates, the designer presents just a few specimens of the plant she describes as “the embodiment of exoticism”.

 

[Winter4]

Yesterday - such a beautiful day. I was drawn to this scarf Index Palmarum because I thought it was so pretty but I like the backstory too:
"This naturalistic scarf by Katie Scott was inspired by the pages of the Historia Naturalis Palmarum, a 19th-century treatise on palms by the German botanist, ethnographer and explorer Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. The astonishingly diverse forms and colors of this plant species, one of the oldest on earth, fire the imagination: is anything more creative than Mother Nature herself? Exploring the palm family in the tradition of botanical plates, the designer presents just a few specimens of the plant she describes as “the embodiment of exoticism”.o

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Love the scarf and the background information! Thank you. Mine is the dark blue and striking green!

 

[Langsam]

Yesterday - such a beautiful day. I was drawn to this scarf Index Palmarum because I thought it was so pretty but I like the backstory too:
"This naturalistic scarf by Katie Scott was inspired by the pages of the Historia Naturalis Palmarum, a 19th-century treatise on palms by the German botanist, ethnographer and explorer Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. The astonishingly diverse forms and colors of this plant species, one of the oldest on earth, fire the imagination: is anything more creative than Mother Nature herself? Exploring the palm family in the tradition of botanical plates, the designer presents just a few specimens of the plant she describes as “the embodiment of exoticism”.

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What a charming colorway. Wonderful with your skin tone and your pink jacket!

 

[tlamdang08]

Two in one scarves turn into a rose bud a respected way for an elderly relative to Rest In Peace day.

 

[shrpthorn]

Yesterday - such a beautiful day. I was drawn to this scarf Index Palmarum because I thought it was so pretty but I like the backstory too:
"This naturalistic scarf by Katie Scott was inspired by the pages of the Historia Naturalis Palmarum, a 19th-century treatise on palms by the German botanist, ethnographer and explorer Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. The astonishingly diverse forms and colors of this plant species, one of the oldest on earth, fire the imagination: is anything more creative than Mother Nature herself? Exploring the palm family in the tradition of botanical plates, the designer presents just a few specimens of the plant she describes as “the embodiment of exoticism”.

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This is the prefect cw of this scarf for you, CanuckBagLover.

 

[Jbizzybeetle]

Jungle Love dipdye 90cm is a favorite for indoors cold mornings! So drapey, softy and cuddly warm around the neck. What I learned about this scarf actually started with a lesson on Mythiques Phoenix and @xincinsin story about her DH recognizing the “jungle chicken,” which apparently strolls about areas of Asian countries at will.
In Jungle Love, the two big cats are so wild about each other, they don’t seem to notice the snack flying about their heads: second photo upper right.

 

[xincinsin]

Jungle Love dipdye 90cm is a favorite for indoors cold mornings! So drapey, softy and cuddly warm around the neck. What I learned about this scarf actually started with a lesson on Mythiques Phoenix and @xincinsin story about her DH recognizing the “jungle chicken,” which apparently strolls about areas of Asian countries at will.
In Jungle Love, the two big cats are so wild about each other, they don’t seem to notice the snack flying about their heads: second photo upper right.
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It was @AnnaE's DH who made the jungle chicken remark, and I contributed pics of the flock which roams near my office. I recently found jungle chooks in the children's zoo in Taipei. There was a big signboard discussing the various types. DH was wondering why I found it so hilarious.

I love the little nuggets of historical and cultural info in many of the scarves. It has led me to delve into subjects which I might otherwise not have encountered. Some examples which helped broaden my horizons:

H en Bias, the Gates edition. Large-scale installation art isn't very much on my radar. While I am still non-committal about the artistic merit in swathing Central Park in saffron cloth, I must admit that reading about the event was interesting and the visual effect, stunning.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gates

When I was a teenager, I loved researching old tomes. The illuminated illustrations in The Book of Hours was a favourite of mine, but it was @Living.la.vida.fifi who made the connection between it and Cavalcade de Mai. I had a pleasant time reacquainting myself with the pictures.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Très_Riches_Heures_du_Duc_de_Berry

Cent Plis de Miao got me reading up on the traditional clothes worn by the minority tribes in China. I was previously dazzled by the ornate Miao silver jewellery, and am now equally impressed by the hundreds of pleats in their skirts.

And while I knew in general about the tomb statues found in the mausoleums of ancient Chinese royals and nobles, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Galop Volant is based on actual pieces of sculpture.


My next lesson: I hope to learn more about the Kwakiutl culture depicted in Tsitsika. It is a beautiful scarf and the culture is alien to me. Occasionally, my colleagues do look closer at what I'm wearing, so it would be nice to actually be able to tell them more about the design.

 

[Jbizzybeetle]

It was @AnnaE's DH who made the jungle chicken remark, and I contributed pics of the flock which roams near my office. I recently found jungle chooks in the children's zoo in Taipei. There was a big signboard discussing the various types. DH was wondering why I found it so hilarious.

I love the little nuggets of historical and cultural info in many of the scarves. It has led me to delve into subjects which I might otherwise not have encountered. Some examples which helped broaden my horizons:

H en Bias, the Gates edition. Large-scale installation art isn't very much on my radar. While I am still non-committal about the artistic merit in swathing Central Park in saffron cloth, I must admit that reading about the event was interesting and the visual effect, stunning.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gates
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When I was a teenager, I loved researching old tomes. The illuminated illustrations in The Book of Hours was a favourite of mine, but it was @Living.la.vida.fifi who made the connection between it and Cavalcade de Mai. I had a pleasant time reacquainting myself with the pictures.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Très_Riches_Heures_du_Duc_de_Berry
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Cent Plis de Miao got me reading up on the traditional clothes worn by the minority tribes in China. I was previously dazzled by the ornate Miao silver jewellery, and am now equally impressed by the hundreds of pleats in their skirts.
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And while I knew in general about the tomb statues found in the mausoleums of ancient Chinese royals and nobles, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Galop Volant is based on actual pieces of sculpture.
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My next lesson: I hope to learn more about the Kwakiutl culture depicted in Tsitsika. It is a beautiful scarf and the culture is alien to me. Occasionally, my colleagues do look closer at what I'm wearing, so it would be nice to actually be able to tell them more about the design.
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Thank you, mon editor cher, for properly attributing to @AnnaE ! ...as well as for adding ever more to my knowledge base.

 

[Julide]

It was @AnnaE's DH who made the jungle chicken remark, and I contributed pics of the flock which roams near my office. I recently found jungle chooks in the children's zoo in Taipei. There was a big signboard discussing the various types. DH was wondering why I found it so hilarious.

I love the little nuggets of historical and cultural info in many of the scarves. It has led me to delve into subjects which I might otherwise not have encountered. Some examples which helped broaden my horizons:

H en Bias, the Gates edition. Large-scale installation art isn't very much on my radar. While I am still non-committal about the artistic merit in swathing Central Park in saffron cloth, I must admit that reading about the event was interesting and the visual effect, stunning.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gates
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When I was a teenager, I loved researching old tomes. The illuminated illustrations in The Book of Hours was a favourite of mine, but it was @Living.la.vida.fifi who made the connection between it and Cavalcade de Mai. I had a pleasant time reacquainting myself with the pictures.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Très_Riches_Heures_du_Duc_de_Berry
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Cent Plis de Miao got me reading up on the traditional clothes worn by the minority tribes in China. I was previously dazzled by the ornate Miao silver jewellery, and am now equally impressed by the hundreds of pleats in their skirts.
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And while I knew in general about the tomb statues found in the mausoleums of ancient Chinese royals and nobles, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Galop Volant is based on actual pieces of sculpture.
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My next lesson: I hope to learn more about the Kwakiutl culture depicted in Tsitsika. It is a beautiful scarf and the culture is alien to me. Occasionally, my colleagues do look closer at what I'm wearing, so it would be nice to actually be able to tell them more about the design.
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I found a couple of links.
http://www.native-languages.org/kwakiutl_culture.htm
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kwakiutl

And I remember jungle chickens!!

 

[Jbizzybeetle]

Surprisingly MIA this week is La Femme aux Semelles de Vent, which so many of us have enjoyed in silk 90 and CSGM. An excerpt from the scarf booklet tells Hermes’ view of the A. Honore design.

 

[Jbizzybeetle]

And one last nod to F/W 2019’s La Cite Cavaliere, which carries on the tradition of Hermes revisiting/reinterpreting its home city’s map—at least three times, perhaps inspired by maps of centuries past.

Designer: Octave Marsal, 2019


From Fontan’s Carres d’Art III ed.: Grygkar 1950


Fontan’s III ed: Peron 1961

 

[bunnycat]

Twins! And I am thankfully getting inspirations for colors to pair with this shawl.

Panoplie Equestre scarf 90 for my day-casual outfit
Then My new to me
Fall-Winter Scarves 2012 and Exceptional Scarves: Cavalcadour Claire de Lune 90cm silk as my attire for the funeral evening and some try-on shots when I got it home from post office.
I also carried on my cgsm stole in a pouch just in case I need extra warmth in church. But that didn't have any opportunities to be used at all.

That is so beautiful!

Yesterday - such a beautiful day. I was drawn to this scarf Index Palmarum because I thought it was so pretty but I like the backstory too:
"This naturalistic scarf by Katie Scott was inspired by the pages of the Historia Naturalis Palmarum, a 19th-century treatise on palms by the German botanist, ethnographer and explorer Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. The astonishingly diverse forms and colors of this plant species, one of the oldest on earth, fire the imagination: is anything more creative than Mother Nature herself? Exploring the palm family in the tradition of botanical plates, the designer presents just a few specimens of the plant she describes as “the embodiment of exoticism”.

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I adore this color way of this Canuck!

Two in one scarves turn into a rose bud a respected way for an elderly relative to Rest In Peace day.

Oh- that is a lovely sentiment for a sad time.

Jungle Love dipdye 90cm is a favorite for indoors cold mornings! So drapey, softy and cuddly warm around the neck. What I learned about this scarf actually started with a lesson on Mythiques Phoenix and @xincinsin story about her DH recognizing the “jungle chicken,” which apparently strolls about areas of Asian countries at will.
In Jungle Love, the two big cats are so wild about each other, they don’t seem to notice the snack flying about their heads: second photo upper right.
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I love looking at the JL DDs but mine never did work out on me! Maybe one day I'll find one that does....

It was @AnnaE's DH who made the jungle chicken remark, and I contributed pics of the flock which roams near my office. I recently found jungle chooks in the children's zoo in Taipei. There was a big signboard discussing the various types. DH was wondering why I found it so hilarious.

I love the little nuggets of historical and cultural info in many of the scarves. It has led me to delve into subjects which I might otherwise not have encountered. Some examples which helped broaden my horizons:

H en Bias, the Gates edition. Large-scale installation art isn't very much on my radar. While I am still non-committal about the artistic merit in swathing Central Park in saffron cloth, I must admit that reading about the event was interesting and the visual effect, stunning.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gates
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When I was a teenager, I loved researching old tomes. The illuminated illustrations in The Book of Hours was a favourite of mine, but it was @Living.la.vida.fifi who made the connection between it and Cavalcade de Mai. I had a pleasant time reacquainting myself with the pictures.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Très_Riches_Heures_du_Duc_de_Berry
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Cent Plis de Miao got me reading up on the traditional clothes worn by the minority tribes in China. I was previously dazzled by the ornate Miao silver jewellery, and am now equally impressed by the hundreds of pleats in their skirts.
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And while I knew in general about the tomb statues found in the mausoleums of ancient Chinese royals and nobles, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Galop Volant is based on actual pieces of sculpture.
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My next lesson: I hope to learn more about the Kwakiutl culture depicted in Tsitsika. It is a beautiful scarf and the culture is alien to me. Occasionally, my colleagues do look closer at what I'm wearing, so it would be nice to actually be able to tell them more about the design.
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All gorgeous xcs! I wonder just how many circles are in one of those pleated skirts?

Surprisingly MIA this week is La Femme aux Semelles de Vent, which so many of us have enjoyed in silk 90 and CSGM. An excerpt from the scarf booklet tells Hermes’ view of the A. Honore design.
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You're right! We didn't see that this week! So glad it got posted!

 

[Jbizzybeetle]

That is so beautiful!



I adore this color way of this Canuck!



Oh- that is a lovely sentiment for a sad time.



I love looking at the JL DDs but mine never did work out on me! Maybe one day I'll find one that does....



All gorgeous xcs! I wonder just how many circles are in one of those pleated skirts?



You're right! We didn't see that this week! So glad it got posted!

Oh, bc, I’m not sure JL DD looks great on me either, and I’ve certainly not rushed to buy another DD—you really can’t see the design very well in the few I’ve considered. I do keep the JL scarf tho’ cuz it’s a classic and the texture/feel of the DD silk is sublime.

 

[tlamdang08]

That is so beautiful!
Oh- that is a lovely sentiment for a sad time.

Thanks, bunnycat,

 

[xincinsin]

Two in one scarves turn into a rose bud a respected way for an elderly relative to Rest In Peace day.

Beautiful and sombre combi for a day of memory.

Thank you, mon editor cher, for properly attributing to @AnnaE ! ...as well as for adding ever more to my knowledge base.

Thank you to you for adding to my knowledge of the really old scarves!

I found a couple of links.
http://www.native-languages.org/kwakiutl_culture.htm
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kwakiutl

And I remember jungle chickens!!

Thank you, Julide!
I was starting to think that maybe I should find material by an ethnographer who studied them (can you tell that I did sociology and ethnography in the university? ) And there really is someone who studied them! Franz Boas who wrote an entire book about them. I might have to order it off Amazon as the Singapore public library doesn't have it. But for all of us who adore the scarves about explorers, when I searched Franz Boas on the library app, it threw up a rec for "Explorers' sketchbooks" which covers 70 explorers, including Shackleton!
Oh, and I just found out from the Milwaukee Public Museum website a reason for some of the vast array of animals on this scarf: there are four clans - Raven, Killer Whale, Eagle, and Wolf

All gorgeous xcs! I wonder just how many circles are in one of those pleated skirts?

Me too. I probably need to hunt down more info in Chinese. A woman's skill in needlework was a very important factor in marriage eligibility in some of the minority tribes. I have a book on how to sew and embroider various traditional items, words and a few black&white pictures, so thank heavens that there is the internet!