Scarves Scarf of the Day 2021 - Which Hermès scarf are you wearing today?

[LKBNOLA]

wow wow wow. This is gorgeous. I tried it on today. I loved it! Is this #6? You look fabulous in it! Wonderful with your coloring

I hope you find one to love!This is 07-- the gris chine background. CW06 was too harsh on me.

How gorgeous, LKB, I am stunned! So beautiful with your pale sweater, too. It's very cheerful and springlike. Is that a friendship/heart knot? I love it. Congratulations on your acquiring it. And thank you for this information. I so love learning about our scarves.

Thank you @Karenska! The knot is from a tutorial by @Yoon daily scarf called "double x knot." It is a bit bulky on a CSGM but a nice alternative to the standard ties...

This is absolutely dreamy, LKBNOLA!

Yes it is @Croisette7 and it reminds me of my beach house at sunset with the oranges and blues...

SOTD, off-theme, but it’s one of my grails - mini BdG geant triangle in heavenly navy, champagne, vermillion and that one purple block. Does anyone know the official name of that color, please? I would say magenta. The pin is Nicole Barr’s Santa Moon SS and enamel.
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I have always loved this design on you @Karenska! Can't help with the color, though...

Today I'm wearing Persona by Loïc Dubigeon, which I find most interesting for the masks. According to Hermès, "These figurines and African masks from different periods belonged to tribal chieftains and were handed down from generation to generation as tokens of power or objects of ritual."

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I have two artists' masks hanging in my home. The first was made by a Native American artist which we purchased many years ago and hangs above my desk. The second was made by my daughter and is in my kitchen. She was fortunate to work a couple of summers during high school at a local puppet and mask theater. She is now an artist and an art teacher herself.

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How very cool and interesting @Redbirdhermes -- the masks on the scarf and on your wall! (Your daughter is so talented!)

 

[LKBNOLA]

Meeting a friend for lunch today. She lived in India so I am wearing Philip Dumas' Beloved India and a little Boucher elephant pin. I found some fun information on this scarf (credit to @Snausages) which relates to our theme. It does remind me so much of a happy children's book illustration...

"The style of this design is like a child's picture book illustration, characteristic of the folks art of India. It remains a tradition in India to paint elephants for important celebrations, adorning them in rugs, embroidered balls, pompoms and fringe. The most talked-about feature of this scarf has to be those wonderfully whimsical toes! "

 

[Nomad]

I hope you find one to love!This is 07-- the gris chine background. CW06 was too harsh on me.

Thank you @Karenska! The knot is from a tutorial by @Yoon daily scarf called "double x knot." It is a bit bulky on a CSGM but a nice alternative to the standard ties...

Yes it is @Croisette7 and it reminds me of my beach house at sunset with the oranges and blues...

I have always loved this design on you @Karenska! Can't help with the color, though...

How very cool and interesting @Redbirdhermes -- the masks on the scarf and on your wall! (Your daughter is so talented!)

Yes. I noted that I liked 6 and 7. But that was all I noted lol. Yes! The gray background was so great w these happy colors. thanks

 

[Nomad]

scarf imitates art in collection imperiales by Caroline Baschet csgm.
“Produced in collaboration with the Museum of Decorative Arts, this square is inspired by Chinese cloisonné of the Ming and Qing eras. Most of them belong to the archives of the museum. France of the XIXth century manifested a taste for Chinese art and important private collections are born. In 1923, the David David-Weill banker, who was a first-time amateur, donated more than one hundred and fifty cloisters from the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1644 - 1912) periods, the last two imperial dynasties. Baroness Salomon de Rothschild will also enrich the museum with its donation. The so-called cloisonné technique consists in creating patterns by means of thin strips of metal placed on the field, forming networks which will be filled by the enamel. Floral and geometrical motifs among which the horse rides, a highly symbolic Chinese animal, often associated with the dragon. The extreme refinement of this composition pays tribute to the subtlety of this art.” ( a post on Jolis)

 

[Foxy trini]

Actual SOTD. Duo cosmique

 

[Redbirdhermes]

Completely off topic but you rarely see mace on people shelves!! One of my fav sweet/savory spices

Ha, ha. Thank you, @Julide . Yes, we use these cinnamon and nutmeg spices quite a lot here during the holidays. I left the spice bottles in the photo to give perspective to the size of the mask. When DD came home from the play where she used this mask about 15 years ago now, I couldn't claim it fast enough. She has since worked in theater doing set design, and often teaches a class in mask making.

 

[Nomad]

SOTD, off-theme, but it’s one of my grails - mini BdG geant triangle in heavenly navy, champagne, vermillion and that one purple block. Does anyone know the official name of that color, please? I would say magenta. The pin is Nicole Barr’s Santa Moon SS and enamel.
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So great! This is my fav Cw as well. I almost bought it but I missed it by minutes.

Today I'm wearing Persona by Loïc Dubigeon, which I find most interesting for the masks. According to Hermès, "These figurines and African masks from different periods belonged to tribal chieftains and were handed down from generation to generation as tokens of power or objects of ritual."

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I have two artists' masks hanging in my home. The first was made by a Native American artist which we purchased many years ago and hangs above my desk. The second was made by my daughter and is in my kitchen. She was fortunate to work a couple of summers during high school at a local puppet and mask theater. She is now an artist and an art teacher herself.

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So cool to have her masks! They are amazing and what a talent. such a unique scarf too. Love seeing it actually tied here.

Actual SOTD. Duo cosmique

Yes!!!

 

[Cookiefiend]

Popping in with my SOTD Faubourg Tropical - which is art in itself.

 

[HScarfCollector]

Coupons Indiens, homage to the art of Indian textiles

 

[Agrume]

Thank you so very much for your lovely comment, dear moma


Love that you highlighted these delightful dolphins


Thank you so much for your beautiful comment… It means so much coming from you! I didn’t recognize Tresors d’un Artiste at first from this knot! It is gorgeous and the perfect introductory scarf for the week’s theme. The style and layout of the illustration reminded a bit of a Matisse still-life


Such a fabulous design and amazing in this vibrant CW! The details resembling cloisonné are so intricate and beautiful


Oooh, I think that the retro living room idea is fantastic! I will find the pics I saved and share them with you via PM


Not stretching it at all! This is right on topic! A gorgeous CW and I adore the red hem echoing the colors of parts of the design. Love your accessories flat-lay, especially the flowered hat! I can imagine how chic you will have looked wearing these!


One of my favorite winter scarves. I wore my blue CW last week… Yours is divine!


You look amazing! Love your shoes and the hat, too!


Speechless… You are wearing one of my all-time Grail shawls!


Well, my favorite is the black CW but must be honest and say that every CW is marvelous and yours is dreamy


What a lovely comment… Thank you most kindly! You make all the work worthwhile


Beautiful!


What an amazing artpiece! Ans, when tied, it has a watercolor quality to it


Love Carre Kantha so much! Though I own a green moussie, I wish I had a 90 and my fav CW is your red


Perfect scarf for the week… a pictorial classic! Glad you posted it as it had to be featured this week


Love them on you


Perfect post for the week! The illustrations on the scarf are literally lifted from the original tapestry. Such a masterpiece and essential to the art lover, especially of medieval art and textiles. I was planning to post about this design but no longer have to since you so beautifully posted about it.


It is fabulous! So wearable… and I love the pin!


Magnificent silk and extraordinary etchings! Are they contained in book format?

Thank you kindly, Fifi! The two separate etchings are not part of the leporello, but framed for us to enjoy.

Françoise de la Perriere’s Early America pays homage to colonial America. The carré features an image of George and Martha Washington at its center executed in the simple, naive style of 18th century American portraiture and of Fraktur folk art which was a beautiful and decorative art style practiced by the Pennsylvania Dutch and German of the 17th-18th centuries. During that time, many people from the Alsace Region in Germany and Switzerland emigrated to the Pennsylvania countryside and their art aesthetic was adapted to American themes. The name Fraktur refers to the pointy quality of the writing style.


Surrounding the central graphic, there appears a delightful parade of animals, birds and children portrayed in the style of the popular American folk artform of paper cutting, or “carnivet.” In paper cutting, sheets of paper are folded several times and then painstakingly ornamented by cutting patterns with a small sharp scissors or a penknife called a carnivet. When the carefully cut sheets are unfolded they reveal designs that have a handmade feel and whimsical iconography. The beautiful designs of animals and children seem to be made made using the marble paper that was so popular in the 18th century.

Thank you, Fifi, for explaining the background! It is a beautiful scarf.

Merci beaucoup, Croisette!

I love the Nutcracker, but I love even more your plissee!

Thank you so much, Agrume!

So well paired. Kudos!

Thank you so much for your compliment, Fifi! I have never seen the red as festive, but of course you are quite right!


You leave me speechless. As per usual.

Lovely, RBH!

All soooo wonderful, Karenska, especially the Arbre and the Chemin. You tied them so nicely!

Thank you kindly, Cookiefiend!

LKBNOLA, thank you so much! Can you imagine that that regate ring spent years unused in my closet until I found tPF and learned what I could do with it?

Now there‘s another scarf on my ever-growing wish list.

Aawww, thank you so much, Karenska!

Both cardigans and scarves are lovely. Red is a very difficult colour to match, all the more I congratulate you on these perfect red cardigans!

Oh, that green with the vivid pink is so lovely!


Thank you very kindly, LKBNOLA!

Thank you so much, Tasha!

Cookiefiend, thank you so much!

All so, so marvellous. Especially the Fauconnerie.

As always (and I am echoing many members here): Stunning.

That Clés…..

Hi, twin!

Thank you, dear Cookie, for that fun week! I learned so much…but then I always do, thanks to all the lovely ladies here!

Both so loevely!

That Kilim….

All just lovely. What more can one say.
Could you share a flat of the Parade de Leonhardi? Thank you very much in advance!

I love the H en bias, a perfect neutral!

That Turandot is far too pretty to be kept in it‘s box!

Fifi, what a great introduction. Thanks for hosting this week and showing us the connection between Scarves and Art!

Agrume, thank you very much!

RBH, to be honest, Mare aux Canards never really ticked any of my boxes. But the way you explained it helps me to think differently. Thank you very much for that!

That hem! And everything else! Sooo pretty!

That green brooch and the rest, all such a great look!

Thank you very much for your compliment, dear Karen!

That blue is so lovely, it gives the scarf quite another vibe. And the way you pair it with your sweater….

LOL! We need a knitting emoji here! (And there’s that fantastic blue again….)

I learned what to look for in Kantha. Thank you so much!

Sister (twice)! I meant to wear this tomorrow, will switch now. But FWIW, this is one of my favourite scarves of all times.

Both so lovely…..

Such fond memories are carried by this scarf. These are the best!

It looks great on you! Congratulations!

Wonderful.

Once again I like them all, but that Epopee wins hands down.

Thank you so much, Nomad!

Fabulous @Redbirdhermes --the blues and greens are so deliciously deliquescent...

Love this design (sisters with the very popular pink one) but had never seen the red in action-- just beautiful @bruxelles70!

And thank you for this great visual reminder of the iconic Jean-Louis David!

@Agrume (the epitome of elegant!)

The brooch is perfect and makes this a "Christmas Cats" look! Well matched @Karenska!

Thank you @Croisette7! I was trying to show more design and wearing an army green bomber style jacket so the Mors ring came in handy. Trying to cover all the bases of Normandy AND Bayeux!

Thank you, friend! I remember falling in love with your beauty on a sunny afternoon Upstate...

So lovely and the renderings are really true to the original. And a wonderful souvenir of a very special trip. It’s on my short list, for sure.

Thank you @Karenska-- you will love that part of France.

Thank you kindly @Agrume.

Wonderful in pink Agrume! Congratulations on a successful CCP! And the concertina folded display is so charming and really draws the viewer in-- like a lovely invitation. Lucky you to have talented artist friends!

Thank you so much @Living.la.vida.fifi for your comments. With Tresors I always think of the very poignant story of a young Matisse asking Pierre Auguste Renoir, so arthritic that his brushes were tied with soft cloths to his hand why he still painted when it was so obviously hard on him and Renoir replied something like "The pain will pass but the beauty endures." As for A la Gloire-- it is in fact a copy so one might argue if it is inspiration or simply imitation but there is room in art for homage as well and that often takes the form of the original...And Paperoles, like the carnivet and I guess origami, too working with paper to create design. We have probably all folded cranes and cut out heart chains and rolled flowers with constuction paper so its very tactile and real-- the business of making art!

Spectacular examples with compelling explanations! And each so very different from the other. A true feast for the eyes and the mind!
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Thank you so much, LKBNOLA! Yes, it is very special when you know the artist well.

When this week started, I thought that I couldn‘t contribute anything. Then I thought of Napoleon and a few others. And then I happened to find this old engraving on the internet:

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Here‘s the H-Scarf, my very first one, one that I love dearly. L’Hiver en Poste. Until today (while looking for a green one, as some tPFers know) I had never given a thought to the real Bull and Mouth. It seems that it really existed. I‘d never have found that out if it hadn‘t been for you all!

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Spot on, Susie, this winter wonderland is on theme and fitting for winter!

Inspiration knows no borders and it travels far and wide both in time and place and of course, in mind. The design we know as Paisley originated in Persia, was popularized in India and China and then Europe, where it became known by the name of the town in West Scotland where the cloth was manufactured. In 2016, Hermès partnered with Paisley Museum, selecting a design from the many books of samples held in their collections for the Paisley from Paisley scarf, a tribute to the city, it's fabrics and it's talented designers. In this past season Hermes issued another Paisley design, this time by Aline Honore-- Paisley Blossom. This is not an adaptation from the catalogues but an artistic reinterpretation of an ancient motif. From the story behind:
"Present since the Middle Ages in the Middle East, the "buta" motif representing a delicate teardrop leaf, extended to India in the 16th century, and two centuries later adorned large fabrics that were very popular in Southern Asia and Europe. Faced with such success, many British textile manufacturers decided to produce the cashmere shawls themselves. The village of Paisley, in West Scotland quickly gained fame for the quality of their fabric and fine methods, to the point where the motif's name became synonymous with the Scottish village by the end of the 19th century. Designer Aline Honoré reinterpreted it in an elegant and floral version."
I wanted to show my shawl flat so you can see the eight small "butas" at the top above the central large teardrop.
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And I am very delighted that despite the 79 degree days we have been having lately, today it was chilly enough for me to wear it!
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Lovely in those soft colours, LKBNOLA!

Beautiful, Agrume!


Thank you, fifi!


Thank you!


Thank you again, Susie!


This is absolutely dreamy, LKBNOLA!

Thank you so much, Croisette!

Agrume, the scarf is stunning and a very beautiful color. That hem! You chose well in your CC. And your leporello is so interesting! Love the Christmas tree churchscape.

Thank you so much, Karenska!

SOTD, off-theme, but it’s one of my grails - mini BdG geant triangle in heavenly navy, champagne, vermillion and that one purple block. Does anyone know the official name of that color, please? I would say magenta. The pin is Nicole Barr’s Santa Moon SS and enamel.
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Scarf + brooch + black top = perfect tripling!

Meeting a friend for lunch today. She lived in India so I am wearing Philip Dumas' Beloved India and a little Boucher elephant pin. I found some fun information on this scarf (credit to @Snausages) which relates to our theme. It does remind me so much of a happy children's book illustration...
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"The style of this design is like a child's picture book illustration, characteristic of the folks art of India. It remains a tradition in India to paint elephants for important celebrations, adorning them in rugs, embroidered balls, pompoms and fringe. The most talked-about feature of this scarf has to be those wonderfully whimsical toes! "
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Such a pretty design, LKBNOLA, and a festive red, too!

scarf imitates art in collection imperiales by Caroline Baschet csgm.
“Produced in collaboration with the Museum of Decorative Arts, this square is inspired by Chinese cloisonné of the Ming and Qing eras. Most of them belong to the archives of the museum. France of the XIXth century manifested a taste for Chinese art and important private collections are born. In 1923, the David David-Weill banker, who was a first-time amateur, donated more than one hundred and fifty cloisters from the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1644 - 1912) periods, the last two imperial dynasties. Baroness Salomon de Rothschild will also enrich the museum with its donation. The so-called cloisonné technique consists in creating patterns by means of thin strips of metal placed on the field, forming networks which will be filled by the enamel. Floral and geometrical motifs among which the horse rides, a highly symbolic Chinese animal, often associated with the dragon. The extreme refinement of this composition pays tribute to the subtlety of this art.” ( a post on Jolis)
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Wonderful CW, Nomad, and thank you for sharing those photos!

Actual SOTD. Duo cosmique

Great look - I wore mine today, too, and was just about to post the photo, twin!

 

[Agrume]

Popping in with my SOTD Faubourg Tropical - which is art in itself.
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Right you are, Cookie!

Coupons Indiens, homage to the art of Indian textiles

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beautiful!

 

[Agrume]

SOTD was Duo Cosmique, a contemporary interpretation of century-old symbols (and please note, no turtleneck for the third photo in a row!).

 

[Foxy trini]

SOTD was Duo Cosmique, a contemporary interpretation of century-old symbols (and please note, no turtleneck for the third photo in a row!).

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Hahaha lol at no turtle neck! Love how you’ve tied this. This looks to be the mid tone blue. I was torn on it versus the light blue and red. I ended hi with the light blue. All colorways are stunning! It’s amazing on you

 

[Foxy trini]

Coupons Indiens, homage to the art of Indian textiles

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A grail of mine in either of these colorways. Just beautiful! Congrats on having these in your collection

 

[Foxy trini]

Popping in with my SOTD Faubourg Tropical - which is art in itself.
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swoon! This is THE perfect sweater for this scarf.