Scarves Scarf of The Day 2023- Which Hermès scarf are you wearing today?

[paula24jen]

Well, dear friends, some of y'all have posted vintage scarves and some of you have posted scarves that are older than your tender years and still others have posted "golden oldies," but I have yet to see an award for a vintage scarf worn by a scarfie of the exact same vintage, so here goes. The Oscarf "Lifetime Achievement Award" goes to this lovely silk who, like me completed 70 turns around the sun in 2023.
Les Chemins de l'Iles de France, 1953
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It took me a few years of planning and quite a bit of help and advice from folks here and in other corners of the Scarf Universe to find this so it may also deserve an award for most successful collective search...
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Absolutely stunning on you!

 

[HermesEchidna]

Well, dear friends, some of y'all have posted vintage scarves and some of you have posted scarves that are older than your tender years and still others have posted "golden oldies," but I have yet to see an award for a vintage scarf worn by a scarfie of the exact same vintage, so here goes. The Oscarf "Lifetime Achievement Award" goes to this lovely silk who, like me completed 70 turns around the sun in 2023.
Les Chemins de l'Iles de France, 1953
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It took me a few years of planning and quite a bit of help and advice from folks here and in other corners of the Scarf Universe to find this so it may also deserve an award for most successful collective search...
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That is an exquisite scarf - and a proof of great scarf hunting skills. Also you look stunning in it! Congratulations!

 

[BlueLilac]

I have a few other awards to present today (one will depend on lighting, timing and opportunity). In 2023, I acquired my first (and likely to remain only) exceptional scarf, Pois Couture Ex Libris, sometimes also called Ex Libris au Pois. This is a 90 mousseline embroidered with small bright blue beaded discs. I did not have a classic Ex Libris in my collection so I was thrilled to add this one. The Oscarf for "Best Exceptional" in my collection goes to this lovely piece (albeit by default)...
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This is stunning @LKBNOLA

 

[violetkool]

You are really, really Good at styling and wearing Them as well, so they should not have all the credit themselves

I love this cw of your twilly and th ebehapi as a choker is inspired @violetkool. I think you get the award for Best Director of a Performance by a Twilly (any twilly)!

You are both too kind 😍

 

[redheaddem]

Well, dear friends, some of y'all have posted vintage scarves and some of you have posted scarves that are older than your tender years and still others have posted "golden oldies," but I have yet to see an award for a vintage scarf worn by a scarfie of the exact same vintage, so here goes. The Oscarf "Lifetime Achievement Award" goes to this lovely silk who, like me completed 70 turns around the sun in 2023.
Les Chemins de l'Iles de France, 1953
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It took me a few years of planning and quite a bit of help and advice from folks here and in other corners of the Scarf Universe to find this so it may also deserve an award for most successful collective search...
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This scarf is stunning and so are you dear @LKBNOLA 😍

 

[GloWW0rM]

I have a few other awards to present today (one will depend on lighting, timing and opportunity). In 2023, I acquired my first (and likely to remain only) exceptional scarf, Pois Couture Ex Libris, sometimes also called Ex Libris au Pois. This is a 90 mousseline embroidered with small bright blue beaded discs. I did not have a classic Ex Libris in my collection so I was thrilled to add this one. The Oscarf for "Best Exceptional" in my collection goes to this lovely piece (albeit by default)...
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Beautiful, @LKBNOLA! It reminds me of the Sangles en Zig Zag Pois Rainbow that we are twins on so by extension maybe you have two exceptional scarves?

Edit: I know that the Sangles en Zig Zag Rainbow isn’t technically an exceptional.

 

[Nomad]

Helloooooo Scarflandia!!
I wish you all the very best in 2024 and - ahem - lots of silky adventures!

I am - again - woefully behind… I blame the long holiday weekend(s) and perhaps a tad, a scooch, a weeeeee bit of the Champagne!

So - golly… decisions to make, categories to invent.

2023 was a year of several grails (), and a very soft slide down the CSGM slope… who knew it would be so fun?!?

Without further ado <drumroll>
Best Pink in a CSGM - Patchwork Horse
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Best Alice in Wonderland Garden - Le Jardin de Lelia Au Bloc
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Best Grail in CSGM - Parures de Samourais - wearing today!
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And finally the Oscarf to the CSGM that I flat out adore and would cry if it were lost - Schererazade*
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(Yes - I know that’s a strange choice, but each time I wear it I am astonished at how beautiful it is ❤️)

Your thrill with your schere is infectious. It’s a beauty! These all are so special and varied. And agree this pink is gorg

An Oscarf goes to this grail for being longest on my wish list to finally come my way this winter:
La Vie du Grand Nord by Aline Honoré

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yes!! Congrats! It is tdf

One of my sweetest acquisitions in. 2023 is the green plaid madras EL moussie bandana. I just love this cw. SOTD, paired with an Irish brooch depicting the Children of Lir.
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It’s a special scarf. And what a unique brooch. Must look up the story

Carrick Bend warmed my neck today as I tried to get my step count done outside and close my activity rings. Almost there for today!

I just got a new watch. I must get back on track with closing my circles. Great work!!
And carrick was a great Mens design

I kicked off our Oscarfs by sharing my Dans Un Jardin Anglais, one of my UHGs that I was lucky to acquire this year and the one that won the Oscarf Award for Best Grail… But I also ticked off these three others from my Grails wishlist in 2023… So, I will give these three lovelies the Oscarf Award for Best Grails in a Supportive Role…
Beginning with this fabulous CW of Mythiques Phoenix
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And, the ever coveted yet elusive to me: Biarritz
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Finally, the special edition Aloha Ala Moana giant silk that I honestly thought would never cross my path
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Wow wow. Speechless

I am emerging from my holiday season overeating coma! Thank you @Living.la.vida.fifi for a great closing intro and to all scarf mistresses for a delightful 2023.

The Oscars usually start with Supporting Acting awards, so I shall start my Oscarfs with Supporting Scarfies. These beauties found their way to Ye Olde Scarf Drawer by way of Silken sisters

Texas Wildlife 70
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Tapis Persans twilly
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Parures de Samourais
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Tropical Modernisme pareo
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Chevaux de la Collection
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Awe…all from scarfies!?!? Wow amazing. Love the pareo! I missed out on this one this month. Still bothered by it

My nominee today for, ”The One That Almost Got Away…” La Vallee de Cristal (didn’t I warn you, I can’t stop wearing it?!?!). When I learned of it months ago, and perused all the colorways online, I couldn’t decide which I liked best. Then some brilliant scarfie said something that I think also crossed my mind - how it reminded her of Anne McCaffrey’s Crystal Singer series. This cw in particular reminds me of how the world looked to Killashandra before her “adaptation” when suddenly what seemed like the dull colors she was surrounded in exploded into a brilliant riot!

Well, fast forward to, I’m in the boutique, The Scarf is in my hand. I was still unsure of the cw (did I relate to the monochromatic landscape of the “before,” or the explosion of color “after” the transformation??? The only other cw they had didn’t fit the bill….). So, I left it there. And fretted. And showed DH who voted for the monochrome version (I didn’t even try to explain the book!). Still I fretted - should I contact the kind SS that provided his business card, to see if it was still available? Shouldn’t I? Days (seems like weeks) passed. Of course, you already know the ending - it WAS still available, and was kindly set aside waiting for me to pick it up 😍

Today I have hidden the unicorn away… she will be our little secret :

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I loved reading this story. We all can relate haha.

Good morning!!!

I have some more nominees for my personal Oscarfs, and here are the statues for the Good , the bad and the really ugly scarves of 2023.

As you know, I like vintage scarfs - both for their looks, the possibilities of doing a bargain and for the thrill of the chase.
I also love how they sometime really reflect their age in design and colors.
In 2023 two scarves came to me, which I would not say are particular beautiful, but certainly have their charm.
My Bad scarf Award goes to very Brown Skyros, and the ugly scarf Awards goes to Alfabeth. The ‘ugly’ label has been put on by DD, whom, as I Think I have mentioned before, declared this scarf to be the ugliest she had ever seen
Skyros
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Alphabet
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Then let us turn to the more bright side of life - the Good Scarf!
This year I got my hand on one of the most beautiful cw of scarves I know - the black/green/fuchsia/pink Coeur de la Vie. I have not worn it yet, just tried it on and admired it.
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Second statue of the Day is for Best Scarf Swap.
The story goes: I was offered to purchase a brand new in box with reciept marine Super silk quest. Someone had bought it as a gift, but plans had changed, and they could not get a refund and just wanted some kind of cash in hand for it.
Having just acquired the green SSQ I politely declined, but after a month they offered it to me for half the prize. My inner scarf goblin awoke, I bought it and the next Day I went Into the H shop and swapped it without any questions for this wonderful Parade et Fanfare - which I adore, and have both sisters and twins in here who feel the same I am sure.
Oscarf for Best Scarf Swap (and bargain) goes to :

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Wish you a Day full of both Parades and Fanfares!!!

Haha another great read!! Love love that parade. And oh my that gorg cw couer

Oh Hi again
In an unexpected second post, I have a third category - the Unexpected Grail Scarf.
The scarf I ended up being most happy about in 2023 was one I did not even know existed before seing it on a vintage shop site and Then vaguely remembering @LKBNOLA wearing it beautifully in here (and Thank you so much for that!)
This naturallly encouraged me and I am now the happy owner of Nothing but a dreamer - the winner of Unexpected / Unknown grail of 2023.
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Sometime everything just Fall Into place right? :
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Wordle hahaa. A beautiful scarf design.

Today I am wearing Mille et un Lapins twilly, with Behapi Double Tour bracelet layered on top as a choker. I should probably give an Oscarf to twillies for best format. So versatile and easy to wear.

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You wear and style these so well! Love it on this top. It pops

Well, dear friends, some of y'all have posted vintage scarves and some of you have posted scarves that are older than your tender years and still others have posted "golden oldies," but I have yet to see an award for a vintage scarf worn by a scarfie of the exact same vintage, so here goes. The Oscarf "Lifetime Achievement Award" goes to this lovely silk who, like me completed 70 turns around the sun in 2023.
Les Chemins de l'Iles de France, 1953
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It took me a few years of planning and quite a bit of help and advice from folks here and in other corners of the Scarf Universe to find this so it may also deserve an award for most successful collective search...
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Ahh the fainting couch and smelling salts time. Just stunning . Such a soft beautiful yellow

I have a few other awards to present today (one will depend on lighting, timing and opportunity). In 2023, I acquired my first (and likely to remain only) exceptional scarf, Pois Couture Ex Libris, sometimes also called Ex Libris au Pois. This is a 90 mousseline embroidered with small bright blue beaded discs. I did not have a classic Ex Libris in my collection so I was thrilled to add this one. The Oscarf for "Best Exceptional" in my collection goes to this lovely piece (albeit by default)...
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Clever girl with your ball earrings too. The scarf is beautiful! So classic and chic

 

[paula24jen]

Beautiful, @LKBNOLA! It reminds me of the Sangles en Zig Zag Pois Rainbow that we are twins on so by extension maybe you have two exceptional scarves?

Edit: I know that the Sangles en Zig Zag Rainbow isn’t technically an exceptional.

Quite by coincidence, my SOTD is Sangles en Zig Zag:

 

[redheaddem]

A very very happy New Year to all of you, dear scarfies 🤩

Thanks you for making this such a special place for all of us. I really enjoy exchanging with all of you, a wonderful creative and kind community ❤️

I have been enjoying the Oscarfs so much, especially the fun categories you all come up with.

My first Oscarf goes to my all time favourite H scarf (favourite format, overal favourite colours and my first ever H purchase too) : Grand Theatre Nouveau CSGM 😍 it is also my SOTD ( and of a lot of other days too)

 

[Agrume]

Doing some catching up! Bal de Soie is such an elegant shawl and looks so cozy and lovely on you, Agrume. And that organ is spectacular! I’m sure the concert was fabulous. Happy New Year to you and your DH, dear Agrume .

Thank you, dear Karenska, a happy new year for you, too!

 

[Cookiefiend]

I kicked off our Oscarfs by sharing my Dans Un Jardin Anglais, one of my UHGs that I was lucky to acquire this year and the one that won the Oscarf Award for Best Grail… But I also ticked off these three others from my Grails wishlist in 2023… So, I will give these three lovelies the Oscarf Award for Best Grails in a Supportive Role…
Beginning with this fabulous CW of Mythiques Phoenix
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And, the ever coveted yet elusive to me: Biarritz
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Finally, the special edition Aloha Ala Moana giant silk that I honestly thought would never cross my path
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Congratulations on these three beauties Fifi - they are absolutely gorgeous!

I am emerging from my holiday season overeating coma! Thank you @Living.la.vida.fifi for a great closing intro and to all scarf mistresses for a delightful 2023.

The Oscars usually start with Supporting Acting awards, so I shall start my Oscarfs with Supporting Scarfies. These beauties found their way to Ye Olde Scarf Drawer by way of Silken sisters

Texas Wildlife 70
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Tapis Persans twilly
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Parures de Samourais
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Tropical Modernisme pareo
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Chevaux de la Collection
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Wow!
Fantastic Oscarfs!

My nominee today for, ”The One That Almost Got Away…” La Vallee de Cristal (didn’t I warn you, I can’t stop wearing it?!?!). When I learned of it months ago, and perused all the colorways online, I couldn’t decide which I liked best. Then some brilliant scarfie said something that I think also crossed my mind - how it reminded her of Anne McCaffrey’s Crystal Singer series. This cw in particular reminds me of how the world looked to Killashandra before her “adaptation” when suddenly what seemed like the dull colors she was surrounded in exploded into a brilliant riot!

Well, fast forward to, I’m in the boutique, The Scarf is in my hand. I was still unsure of the cw (did I relate to the monochromatic landscape of the “before,” or the explosion of color “after” the transformation??? The only other cw they had didn’t fit the bill….). So, I left it there. And fretted. And showed DH who voted for the monochrome version (I didn’t even try to explain the book!). Still I fretted - should I contact the kind SS that provided his business card, to see if it was still available? Shouldn’t I? Days (seems like weeks) passed. Of course, you already know the ending - it WAS still available, and was kindly set aside waiting for me to pick it up 😍

Today I have hidden the unicorn away… she will be our little secret :

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Heeheeheee - I love this! The scarf is gorgeous and… one of the things I love about the scarves is that they sometimes have a ‘secret‘ that only you (or another scarfie) knows about.
Our Samourais for courage, Horse derrières for - well - the horse derrières we have to deal with, a secret flower to cheer us, a rescued pup to give us hope.

And it’s gorgeous with brown.

Thank you - it was a serendipitous pairing… and one I won’t forget!

Good morning!!!

I have some more nominees for my personal Oscarfs, and here are the statues for the Good , the bad and the really ugly scarves of 2023.

As you know, I like vintage scarfs - both for their looks, the possibilities of doing a bargain and for the thrill of the chase.
I also love how they sometime really reflect their age in design and colors.
In 2023 two scarves came to me, which I would not say are particular beautiful, but certainly have their charm.
My Bad scarf Award goes to very Brown Skyros, and the ugly scarf Awards goes to Alfabeth. The ‘ugly’ label has been put on by DD, whom, as I Think I have mentioned before, declared this scarf to be the ugliest she had ever seen
Skyros
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Alphabet
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Then let us turn to the more bright side of life - the Good Scarf!
This year I got my hand on one of the most beautiful cw of scarves I know - the black/green/fuchsia/pink Coeur de la Vie. I have not worn it yet, just tried it on and admired it.
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Second statue of the Day is for Best Scarf Swap.
The story goes: I was offered to purchase a brand new in box with reciept marine Super silk quest. Someone had bought it as a gift, but plans had changed, and they could not get a refund and just wanted some kind of cash in hand for it.
Having just acquired the green SSQ I politely declined, but after a month they offered it to me for half the prize. My inner scarf goblin awoke, I bought it and the next Day I went Into the H shop and swapped it without any questions for this wonderful Parade et Fanfare - which I adore, and have both sisters and twins in here who feel the same I am sure.
Oscarf for Best Scarf Swap (and bargain) goes to :

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Wish you a Day full of both Parades and Fanfares!!!

Gorgeous - and I had a good morning giggle about the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!
I hope you wear your ACdelaV soon - it is a stunning scarf… I sometimes just look at mine and marvel over it.

Oh Hi again
In an unexpected second post, I have a third category - the Unexpected Grail Scarf.
The scarf I ended up being most happy about in 2023 was one I did not even know existed before seing it on a vintage shop site and Then vaguely remembering @LKBNOLA wearing it beautifully in here (and Thank you so much for that!)
This naturallly encouraged me and I am now the happy owner of Nothing but a dreamer - the winner of Unexpected / Unknown grail of 2023.
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Sometime everything just Fall Into place right? :
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Kismet!

Today I am wearing Mille et un Lapins twilly, with Behapi Double Tour bracelet layered on top as a choker. I should probably give an Oscarf to twillies for best format. So versatile and easy to wear.

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Love it!
I think you deserve an Oscarf yourself for showing us your incredible use of necklaces with the scarves and for having The Tiniest Neck Ever!

A lovely losange (one of my sweet formats!) and perfect with your cheery sweater, Cookie. Happy New Year to you .

Thank you sweetheart!

Well, dear friends, some of y'all have posted vintage scarves and some of you have posted scarves that are older than your tender years and still others have posted "golden oldies," but I have yet to see an award for a vintage scarf worn by a scarfie of the exact same vintage, so here goes. The Oscarf "Lifetime Achievement Award" goes to this lovely silk who, like me completed 70 turns around the sun in 2023.
Les Chemins de l'Iles de France, 1953
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It took me a few years of planning and quite a bit of help and advice from folks here and in other corners of the Scarf Universe to find this so it may also deserve an award for most successful collective search...
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Truly a beautiful scarf, it now has the most Beautiful owner!

I have a few other awards to present today (one will depend on lighting, timing and opportunity). In 2023, I acquired my first (and likely to remain only) exceptional scarf, Pois Couture Ex Libris, sometimes also called Ex Libris au Pois. This is a 90 mousseline embroidered with small bright blue beaded discs. I did not have a classic Ex Libris in my collection so I was thrilled to add this one. The Oscarf for "Best Exceptional" in my collection goes to this lovely piece (albeit by default)...
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Gorgeous!

Your thrill with your schere is infectious. It’s a beauty! These all are so special and varied. And agree this pink is gorg

yes!! Congrats! It is tdf

It’s a special scarf. And what a unique brooch. Must look up the story

I just got a new watch. I must get back on track with closing my circles. Great work!!
And carrick was a great Mens design

Wow wow. Speechless

Awe…all from scarfies!?!? Wow amazing. Love the pareo! I missed out on this one this month. Still bothered by it

I loved reading this story. We all can relate haha.

Haha another great read!! Love love that parade. And oh my that gorg cw couer

Wordle hahaa. A beautiful scarf design.

You wear and style these so well! Love it on this top. It pops

Ahh the fainting couch and smelling salts time. Just stunning . Such a soft beautiful yellow

Clever girl with your ball earrings too. The scarf is beautiful! So classic and chic

Thank you sweetie!
I am always tickled at how happy we get over the vintage scarves still - and how this board shares in that joy.

Quite by coincidence, my SOTD is Sangles en Zig Zag:

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Fabulous colors and such a great graphic!

A very very happy New Year to all of you, dear scarfies 🤩

Thanks you for making this such a special place for all of us. I really enjoy exchanging with all of you, a wonderful creative and kind community ❤️

I have been enjoying the Oscarfs so much, especially the fun categories you all come up with.

My first Oscarf goes to my all time favourite H scarf (favourite format, overal favourite colours and my first ever H purchase too) : Grand Theatre Nouveau CSGM 😍 it is also my SOTD ( and a lot of other days too)



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Lovely and such a happy color!

 

[Nomad]

In 2023 I purchased 5 in-season scarves. I work really hard to keep my in-season full cost purchases down since I have so many vintage I love and hunt for. And well…price increases leave a sour taste in my mouth. Once upon a time I bought 90’s for what $350 several years back, before Covid?

I actually love them all!! I bought studio bc DD plays the piano and orange cuit works well on me. I bought the marble because this marble isn’t just pastels and has that red I love, and least amount of blank background color of all my other marbles I have rehomed. I bought the bouclerie totally by surprise when saw in boutique and just fell in love. I bought costumes Bc I will buy any scarf with such strong cultural connection, and for cyclamen color, plus folk art vibes .
But if I was to award a “favorite 2023 season Oscarf” then it would go to Tulipomanie. I gasp when I unfold it. It’s so gorgeous. And I plan to add more cw’s for under retail whenever they may come up. But just the one Tulip for retail price is my rule.

Archive…

Nowwwww for 2023 seasons I am still not done. Waiting for Colibri!! No idea which cw

 

[GloWW0rM]

Quite by coincidence, my SOTD is Sangles en Zig Zag:

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Brilliant, brightening colours!

 

[Jereni]

My next Oscarf category will be Best After-Market Purchase… which is a terrible one to do in year 1 bc I got SO MANY and adore almost all of them.

In making an attempt to single out a few that really stand out, I will go with:

#1 Animapolis… kind of like other designs like Acte III and ELeK, I’d gotten the impression around here that this design is universally beloved, and after a side discussion with a lovely scarfie, I went for the blue and green one. I love it so incredibly much more than I even expected, and is also my SOTD.



#2 Sous le Charme d’Orphee - I’ve talked ya’lls ears off enough by now about how much I love this so I won’t repeat myself. Suffice to say that this would have been one of my grailiest of grails and hunted forever, but I managed to luck out and find it right away.


#3 Into the Canadian Wild. Because, lynxes. AMIRITE???!!!

 

[Nomad]

My next Oscarf category will be Best After-Market Purchase… which is a terrible one to do in year 1 bc I got SO MANY and adore almost all of them.

In making an attempt to single out a few that really stand out, I will go with:

#1 Animapolis… kind of like other designs like Acte III and ELeK, I’d gotten the impression around here that this design is universally beloved, and after a side discussion with a lovely scarfie, I went for the blue and green one. I love it so incredibly much more than I even expected, and is also my SOTD.

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#2 Sous le Charme d’Orphee - I’ve talked ya’lls ears off enough by now about how much I love this so I won’t repeat myself. Suffice to say that this would have been one of my grailiest of grails and hunted forever, but I managed to luck out and find it right away.
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#3 Into the Canadian Wild. Because, lynxes. AMIRITE???!!!
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Love them all!! And they all are on my list haha. Particularly that Orphee