Scarves Scarf of the Day 2021 - Which Hermès scarf are you wearing today?
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lovely intro and i gotta love the 'shoutout' to steampunk, having written a thesis on that topic. i'm less known as the steampunk lady and fast becoming the scarf lady these days because i can honestly say that every single scarf in my collection was purchased using H Math.27 Jun 2021 FOMO & Sales Goggles: A look back at Impulse buys, bargains and Must Buys in the first 6 months
Good morning Scarflandia!
Welp - this is a week meant for me… The Queen of Sales Googles, The Queen Bee of Impulse Purchases, The One Who Can’t Resist, The Boss of Oh It’s on SALE, Why Didn’t You Say So!!!
Gosh, I’ve been busy this year… and we’re just 6 months in! My credit card has taken to hiding under the bed, scarves are falling out of the closet, and the mail delivery people and I are on a first name basis.
Sales Goggles - just in case no one has heard me blather about them - are firmly attached to my noggin at all times - Me Oh My how I LOVE a ‘bargain’!
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Though we all know an H ‘bargain’ is because I applied H Math.
Wait - maybe you don’t know about H Math?!?
Ahhhh… pull up a seat Grasshoppers.
H Math is an art. It’s when you rationalize your way to a new scarf.
So for example - my Amazone. I had wanted this scarf for ages, it reminds me of the Anime movies I watched with my youngest son… I had to have it. When I found it, I pounced on it even though it was an outrageous price - and the only scarf I have paid over retail for. Then I found another one for a song (of course I did), and I bought it too. H Math allowed me to average the cost of the two together and SHAZAM - it was a bargain! TA DA!!
(Like a story problem, except that the answer wasn’t a Purple Hat [my usual answer to story problems], but 2 lovely scarves!)
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Or perhaps you’ve found the Vintage Scarf of Your Dreams, but zomg... the price. Great Googly Moogly. But H Math comes to the rescue, because -gosh - I’d pay this much for a new scarf in the boutique, and this Beauty I’ve Been Waiting For is just a bit more... I’ll take it!
(Then you run off hissing My Precious to yourself)
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But, we’re talking about this year, 2021, and as I stated earlier - I have been a bizzy bizzy Cookie! In January, I found a lovely scroll jacquard - Le Cle des Champs.
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So, what have y’all been up to?
So many FOMO silks to ogle and catch up! I think this theme suits so many of us scarfies. Here are a few of mine to share.
Beverly Hills moussline- this became available at the summer sales, but I missed out on this preferred colorway in orange and purple. My dear friend was willing to release hers to me so I am thrilled to have it in my ever expanding mousseline collection.
While SIP, plenty of time to find some wonderful past season silks that I missed out on:
Zebra Pegasus mousseline which disappeared from our store before I could take the leap when first issued and then came available on a reseller site early in the pandemic when no one was lookong for scarves lol…
Flowers of South Africa - mulling over and being on a ban when it was issued, then realizing I really loved the design and colorway several years later….
Yet another beautiful mousse by Alice Shirley that a dear friend knew I was searching for and offered hers to me ( what great scarf friends I have!)
Jardins Anglais
OK here is where OBSESSIVE FOMO comes into play. I could not pass up on SE Wild Singapore or Animopolis, especially when they fund a good cause. Just tell me its a fundraiser and I will seek a scarf maybe to the ends of the earth, and I am totally grateful to my dear scarfie friends here in TPF who so kindly attained and shipped them to me. Thank you, dear gal pals for these two amazing silks for my tansu!
Animopolis for UK Children’s Charity
Wild Singapore
Beverly Hills moussline- this became available at the summer sales, but I missed out on this preferred colorway in orange and purple. My dear friend was willing to release hers to me so I am thrilled to have it in my ever expanding mousseline collection.
While SIP, plenty of time to find some wonderful past season silks that I missed out on:
Zebra Pegasus mousseline which disappeared from our store before I could take the leap when first issued and then came available on a reseller site early in the pandemic when no one was lookong for scarves lol…
Flowers of South Africa - mulling over and being on a ban when it was issued, then realizing I really loved the design and colorway several years later….
Yet another beautiful mousse by Alice Shirley that a dear friend knew I was searching for and offered hers to me ( what great scarf friends I have!)
Jardins Anglais
OK here is where OBSESSIVE FOMO comes into play. I could not pass up on SE Wild Singapore or Animopolis, especially when they fund a good cause. Just tell me its a fundraiser and I will seek a scarf maybe to the ends of the earth, and I am totally grateful to my dear scarfie friends here in TPF who so kindly attained and shipped them to me. Thank you, dear gal pals for these two amazing silks for my tansu!
Animopolis for UK Children’s Charity
Wild Singapore
Here are four more acquisitions from 2021.All because a) I missed them the first time around because I was either blind, asleep, or they pre-date H fever and b) they’d been on my wish list and finally showed up in the right cw for a fair/good price. A + B = C (joy!)
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Beautiful! All such great colourways, and styled perfectly.
Congratulations on your blue beauties! You know it's right when you can't hit the button fast enough!
Thank you - the color is ❤️❤️❤️!This is just beautiful. And beautiful on you.
Thanks Cookie!
Hierarchies!Thank you!
Fabulous!!! Offrandes is divine in green.
I’ve not even posted my impulse buys yet!
So beautiful! ❤️
Thanks cutie!Haha! Perfect! The bright pink was my favorite of these.
Thank you moma! This is the regular silk. In a 90 size, the extra $$ of a wash scarf would be a waste on me, as I would starch the absolute s**t out of it. I like the 90 size to have a lot of body and am beginning to notice I get "tired" of them once they start to droop. So I have taken to adding sizing when the new ones start to soften to keep them on my radar longer. The one 90 size I prefer softer is the 1958 Phaeton.
Congrats on these fab finds!
Your color choices are stupendous Pirula!
Love your wonderful red Hola Flamenca!
That Offrandes- so stunning!!!
The hem is perfection on this scarf and with your shirt!
This is such a lovely cw!
This scarf, in this color is SO you! Everytime you wear it, I smile. So pretty!Thank you dear bunnycat!
So pretty! I must seek out the details of this knot. It’s different and far nicer than what I do sometimes.
Here’s my SOTD. Just how I wore it too cuz it’s 95F here today.One of my impulse purchases this year. I blame @Joannadyne. But I love it sooooo much.
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Thank you sweetheart!
A thesis on Steampunk?!? Be still my heart - it must be fascinating!
That SGV is such a magical wonderland, Bunny! The marble silk is a precious wonder, and I love how you style your pareos and made me go there this year! Zambeze is fab on you, of courseThis year has been punctuated by a couple of lucky finds, and at least one FOMOF (but I didn't settle) scarf. Though I have tried to tell myself I have been better about purchases, sadly when I add the number up, that is not the case. A lot of the purchases so far this year have been definitely OUT of the bargain realm and IN to the I'd better get this while I can realm.... Cha-ching $$$
One bargain I am very happy with (because, like our dear @Cookiefiend , I have a permanently attached pair of sales goggles on my head at all times...)
Just before "The Big Freeze" here in TX I located this Grand Fonds pareo for the price of a twilly (calculated Mod H so everyone here will understand)
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And under the concept of FOMOF (Fear of Missing out Forever) when the Marche du Zambeze came out, and was re-released in my fav colorway of black/purple/green I ordered it as fast as it could appear on H dot com (and it promptly became my valentines present from MrBcat's "SGV" - that magic place where future H scarf numbers reside....
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The other FOMOF scarf still hangs in limbo in the SGV as of today, but I HAD to have it because I love the marble scarves so and wanted one of my very own.So my Kyoto Marble bandana from this spring's releases is still in the set of "imaginary" scarves FOMOF-i, since it don't exist here on my Real Scarf Plane (RSP) just yet. I am hoping it will get moved from FOMOF-i to RSP very soon-ish!
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So glad you found one as this design is so delightful! One of my fav travel scarves as it livens up any outfit. This is a lovely CW
All so beautiful and wearable, and look amazing on you... The Della Cavalleria is a dream and this CW of Foret is spectacular
Twins with you on the Flamingo Party for which I searched far and wide in this CW... The other two remain on my wishlist... So amazing!
I love this design and am your scarf cousin... It ties beautifully and is the perfect silk to take on a trip to Paris!Scarf mail try on. Not on theme And not with this outfit haha. Tried to show Notre Dame in front. Les Ponts de Paris.
This is a design on the lower half of my wishlist, in a color I finally found that I can work with and a price that worked. I can’t do the strong yellows that is so typical on this design. It is also a classic case of color distortion with online pics. I thought the ‘blue’ was a different ( better) blue than what showed up in my box. But it is still a good blue thankfully, phew. I love how the bridges look in this. View attachment 5123057View attachment 5123055View attachment 5123056
Both are great and i love this CW of the Early America, which I have in the 90 twill versionWho am I but the most devoted bargain hunter
Chapeau! (which I posted last week as well) was a “that’s too cheap, no way the final price is gonna be that low” unexpected ebay auction win. I normally would be quite skeptical at such low price but the scarf was from a trusted Japanese seller so I took the plunge, put in my max bid and went to bed. Woke up the proud winner haha
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Early America, enabled by dear @turfnsurf was another bargain. I’ve been eyeing a 90 pink Early America but the price for that particular scarf is quite high. So when this little moussie gav popped up, half the size but less than half the price, clearly it was a great deal. H Math at its finest
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I’m living vicariously through you @Thelittlefoxes. Venice is beautiful as always and I hope to be able to go back there one day
Here are four more acquisitions from 2021.
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What a year so far! You have found the most wonderful silks! And, all were made for you!
You have chosen well... they are all spectacular
Lucky you! Especially with this delicious Offrandes that I wish to findA quick post for Tuesday - one an unbelievable bargain (sales goggles!), and one ZOMG I Must Find That - courtesy of @Agrume!
I was poking around, randomly searching, when I found an incredible bargain - Jeu de Soie - so of course I bought it!
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This next scarf, I was reading SOTD post when Agrume posted this astonishingly beautiful green scarf.Off I raced to see if I could find one - and holy moly there it was!
Offrandes d’un Jour
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Both of these were BIN, and in the same month!
Amazing on you! I remember how we all so quickly fulfilled our Zambeze dreams the minute they became available on the website!
It is truly a great knot and fabulous with this one
So happy you found it as it is marvelous on you... and on your chapeau! Great idea for the warmer daysThank you dear bunnycat!
So pretty! I must seek out the details of this knot. It’s different and far nicer than what I do sometimes.
Here’s my SOTD. Just how I wore it too cuz it’s 95F here today.
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Breathtaking selections! All well-deserving to be in your fabulous tansu... Those special editions are treasures. The Jardins Anglais is a dream for me... And, the same thing happened to me with this particular CW of FOSA which I was fortunately able to find long after when no longer available... It is fantastic!
Thanks so much fifi! Each one is special to me as it took a village to attain the ones across the oceans. Such gifts of friendships too.
Three other silks to enter my collection this year...
The first scarf I purchased from the Spring/Summer 2020 collection was Plumes en Fête in the white and multicolor CW, but almost immediately after I bought it, I realized that I wanted the orange CW, but I got sidetracked with other scarves, then Covid lockdowns struck and orange Plumes went to the back burner... Then, this year, I decided I had to act fast or I would lose it forever. As major FOMO hit me, my SA was luckily able to locate one for me in March
And, now for some Sales Goggles finds beginning with Au Coeur de la Vie in this wonderful pearly CW which I always admired. When it turned up in wonderful condition in the mid-$300s, I had to pounce
Though I own two great CWs of Tous les Bateaux du Monde, I always adored the cobalt blue. At exactly $100 less than current regular retail, I just couldn’t pass it up. An unheard of price nowadays for this design
The first scarf I purchased from the Spring/Summer 2020 collection was Plumes en Fête in the white and multicolor CW, but almost immediately after I bought it, I realized that I wanted the orange CW, but I got sidetracked with other scarves, then Covid lockdowns struck and orange Plumes went to the back burner... Then, this year, I decided I had to act fast or I would lose it forever. As major FOMO hit me, my SA was luckily able to locate one for me in March
And, now for some Sales Goggles finds beginning with Au Coeur de la Vie in this wonderful pearly CW which I always admired. When it turned up in wonderful condition in the mid-$300s, I had to pounce
Though I own two great CWs of Tous les Bateaux du Monde, I always adored the cobalt blue. At exactly $100 less than current regular retail, I just couldn’t pass it up. An unheard of price nowadays for this design
Thank you dearest Fifi.
All three are exquisite! I can’t choose a favorite. Divine!!!
Yes I know! Hehe
You have the black and gold one right? I checked out how you wore yours in the history on here before buying . Who else would I do that with but you with your amazing collection!!
Ahhhhh bateaux looks amazing on you! I bought this exact one and returned it
. I thought I was doing the right thing ( for my wallet and wallet alone apparently because I want it right now! 
) by NOT buying this as a place holder of a magnificent design, and to just wait for my perfect colorway to come my way. hurumph. It is so gorgeous on you!
All perfect stunners lanit!
It is! I'm looking forward to (finally ) getting it.
I think there will be a few pareo convert's this year! 
Fantastic choices! So glad you found that fab TLBduM! The blue is so rich.
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