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Very stylish! Did you have this Selle de Dignitaire in your “on the bubble” stack a few days ago? I hope I’m wrong because it looks great with the dark grey turtleneck sweater.Resolution number 6: Work (a little) and learn (a lot).
This forum is incredible in its kindness and richness of exchange. I never imagined that it would be such a mine of good ideas, as much for clothing and jewellery combinations as for knotting. So here is a nice goal for 2023, to feed myself with your magnificent publications to really highlight the potential of scarves (and indirectly the coat rack).
Thank you again!
SOTD Selle de dignitaire first tied any way and then a little improved. I still have a long way to go but I will find some exceptional masters here !
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Sweet puppers is SO sweet! Congratulations on the lovely new shawl. It’s perfect on the oatmeal and has a care-free 60’s vibe.SOTD is a brand new CSGM.. Mon Premier Galop.. keeping up the NY resolution to try out softer colors. I'm liking it, and I think my sweet puppers does too.
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Wow! What a parade of moussie beauties. I think I have to start looking for one.Thank you, @momasaurus , for that jaw dropping parade of gorgeous La Vie du Grand Nord scarves. Proof that I should not stop with just one colorway. Simply stunning.
I have been inspired by our dear @Cookiefiend to get a few more mousseline scarves. (Thank you, Cookie.) Three 140s entered the collection during 2022: Les Leopards, Etude Pour un Iris-Arc en Ciel, and Brides Rebelles.
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My New Year’s resolution is to wear and enjoy my moussies, remembering that they aren’t just for summer.
My Scarf of the Day is Brides Rebelles mousseline.
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Love your giant Brazil DD. Those colors speak to me and I like the feel of DDs as they feel similar to the wash scarves.One good thing that has come from this week of resolutions is tracking. I have been resistant to it for almost 10 years now...(Mr Bcat will confirm I am really that stubborn) But after several of you mentioned it this week I decided to give it a go. So I made a list and had so much fun, I went back through 2 years of SOTD pics to see how consistent I am, instead of just 2022 as I had intended. I was surprised to find my wearing of 90cm scarves so consistent in both 2021 and 2022, and also my wearing of large formats and cashmere. So I set up another round to track 2023.
Yesterday, I managed a legit 2 scarf day. I wore Sweet Dreams 100cm when I went out walking in the cool morning. But I had to make beads and complete a special order yesterday, so I had to change to work clothes for awhile. Then later, I didn't feel like unboxing the wool again, so I opted for a throw and go Brazil giant DD to keep me snuggly in the afternoon and evening.
Also, I did not wear black yesterday. Win!!!
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Congratulations on your new CSGM, and you have a very cute dog.SOTD is a brand new CSGM.. Mon Premier Galop.. keeping up the NY resolution to try out softer colors. I'm liking it, and I think my sweet puppers does too.
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This is such a great scarf! And it looks fantastic with your jacket and top. You have great style and pair your scarves and outfits so well.Another resolution: STOP buying gavs! @FizzyWater and @bunnycat related amusing anecdotes about the unsatisfactory feeling of leaving the boutique/airport shop/flagship empty-handed. Lipsticks would be more budget-friendly, but too often, I ask to look in the gavroche drawer when I can't find something I hoped for and walk out with (an admittedly lovely) consolation prize.at how many have multiplied in my scarf drawer over the years! So I am carefully now editing. However, the editing/curating does not necessarily mean fewer scarves. My true confessions example is that I rehomed two different Baobab Cat gavs because they were format placeholders for what I really wanted, which was this:
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This is another exceptionally flattering color combination on you. Gorgeous! And thank you so much for your kind words. Yes, I think my anneau is rose gold. I had forgotten I had it which was a nice surprise.Another resolution: STOP buying gavs! @FizzyWater and @bunnycat related amusing anecdotes about the unsatisfactory feeling of leaving the boutique/airport shop/flagship empty-handed. Lipsticks would be more budget-friendly, but too often, I ask to look in the gavroche drawer when I can't find something I hoped for and walk out with (an admittedly lovely) consolation prize.at how many have multiplied in my scarf drawer over the years! So I am carefully now editing. However, the editing/curating does not necessarily mean fewer scarves. My true confessions example is that I rehomed two different Baobab Cat gavs because they were format placeholders for what I really wanted, which was this:
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Hello, twinSOTD is Lanternes which is do versatile, easy to knot and style.View attachment 5685198
Sorry for the low light. I leave in the dark and return in the dark for work.
The LE colorway is beautiful with your sweater.Thank you for the kind comments, Maedi. After I posted my light blue scarf photos, I noticed that half the time I paired them with gray tops. Those scarves look more washed out. So I decided to post Bottes with a light and a dark top. I think the scarf is more striking with the dark navy blue top. Note that I wore Mineraux with a dark red top (I was thinking of the colors in watermelon tourmaline) and that scarf does pop more than the Peuple du Vent on gray below it. Something I have learned and will need to remember when selecting my outfit for the day.
As for Faubourg Tropical, I had recently acquired the Milan Limited Edition, which had colors very similar to this colorway, except that the border is pink. It was a close call, because I do love that blue colorway, but the LE won. (Please excuse the browning of the pink in the lower right of the LE photo. The light was uneven and it really affected those colors. The pink flowers there were exactly the same in both colorways.)
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Pawnee is stunning!I thought I was gonna be out for a brief errand but ended up being out for almost 5 hours between one thing and the other!
Pani la Shar Pawnee was my companion
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So pretty!This year I’m trying to identify holes in my 90s and (as someone said before me) shop my collection. The holes I can identify are warm greens (mostly dark), peachy pink, and the lack of anything with a strong border. As for shopping my collection, I was tempted by the cat scarf last season in the gorgeous beige dore until I remembered I had a similar style scarf with the gorgeous color fades with my feux du ciel!
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Resolution 5: let it go!
I think I've found the perfect anthem for the cruel dilemmas of the sorting collector. If my scarves could talk, I'm sure they'd be singing the Clash lyrics... (And I'd rather have that tune in my head than the Snow Queen... sorry if I polluted your eardrums...)
Until recently, the idea of rehousing a scarf was unthinkable for me. Nevertheless, the recent inventory is positive in that it makes me take a step back. So does @momasaurus ' courageous approach.
Anyway, I first considered the "butterflies in the stomach" effect that absolutely defines the favourites. Instead of wondering who should go, I prefer to select those I want to cherish (I have a lot of love to give). Finally, here is the pile of "slightly less loved than the others". I'd love your opinion.
I have to say that once the boxes were opened, it was like the first day again!
So should they stay or should they go?
SOTD, which almost went in the pile of all dangers and then I remembered that it looks great on black and goes well with this mohair jumper.
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Good day to all!
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Thanks for the comparison pictures LKB. I didn’t realize the blue/brown 90 JQ looked this dark when knotted. I have this colorway in the cashmere/silk format and never experimented with the 90 version. I adore your new JQ addition and hope to find one someday! Perfectly paired with textured lavender top.My SOTD is my new cw11 of Jaguar Quetzal. This started off being a CCP but has ended up being a duplicate. It started as a CCP on my very first JQ: the beautiful blue/brown/black. This was an early and beloved Alice Shirley in my collection but she and I have parted company on good terms. We had many joyful outings together, a beautiful complement to my then younger, brunette self. (Old mod shot pre-grey hair and lipstick adventures below.) I decided to find another, brighter JQ and last year I found cw02, a red/blue/green one-- quite dramatic for me. Even so I was in scarf lust with cw11 and kept an eye out-- y'all know how that is! In December I found cw11 but I simply cannot part with cw02! My beloved blue has found a new home with my beautiful 30 year old niece, who is just beginning her own designer adventures. So this may be less a tale of CCP than just the evolution of my love for a wonderful design... (and twins with @Nomad and @Awillow and @bunnycat, I believe!)
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What a beauty!Back again to draping a shawl around me instead of properly knotting a 90 silk. But it‘s gotten cold again and this shawl is part of my new year resolution to get this grail of mine in a third cw.
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Such a beautiful vibrant look! Nothing better than being warm, cozy, happy, and enveloped in Hermes silk.Sotd.
Resolution is to wear more of my most loved scarves. So much of the time I am wearing a scarf to see if I love it enough to keep it. I also want to add that I bought the costumes in pink and told myself I am keeping it “even tho” it has a lot of bright neon colors. Well what do you know…so does this kimonos.
Another resolution is to wear my scarves more since I just can’t in the warmer months. I might get 5 wears in for 3-4 months of heat. So in keeping with that resolution, today it “feels like” 35 degrees and I am cold. So I popped on my new oh so love Fleece, Sweatpants, my coziest and warm purple Ugh boots and my silk haha. I am a sight, but I am happy haha.
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