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Scarves Scarf of The Day 2025 - Which Hermès scarf are you wearing today?
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Good morning Scarflandia, and welcome to our theme for this week: Making an impression - power scarves which grab attention. Huge thanks to our dear @HermesEchidna for guiding us through a fun week of finding the creatures on our scarves. HE, I hope the cold is easing and that you’re feeling better soon. I thoroughly enjoyed the week, travelling and solving critter mysteries, delivered with your usual humour!
In preparation for the theme I've been thinking a lot about what constitutes a power scarf. The concept of ‘power dressing’ hit a peak in the 80’s, when shoulder pads were wide, hair was high and a sharp suit and statement scarf were the insignia of women staking a claim to the boardroom. A silk scarf and killer attitude were a potent combo for the fearless females ‘breaking the glass ceiling’, to attain positions of authority that were previously the exclusive domain of men. Go back a few decades and Chanel’s iconic suit was a similar revolution in fashion for women demanding to be taken seriously in business and enterprise in a post war era. It seems when we want to change the way we are seen, the first thing we change is the way we dress.
Fashion is, and has always been, a signifier of who we are and how we want to be perceived. As far back as we choose to go in history, people have adorned themselves: with flowers, shells, feathers, coloured rocks and beads; as our tools and skills advanced: gems, jewels, metallic threads and fine fabrics. Advances in dyes greatly expanded the range and volume through which our clothes and accessories could communicate. As a signifier of wealth, social status, birth, culture, rank and profession; clothing is intricately tied to power. Sartorial weaponry is a tried and tested tool of social evolution, and revolution.
The power comes from within; a well-chosen accessory can help us tap into that inner reserve, expressing confidence and intent to shape the world around us. When we want to feel our best self, when we want to be seen, or heard, an attention-grabbing scarf can be an instant hack to the result we seek. A bold persona can shield and protect us, a bright colour can lift our spirits, a lively pattern can infuse energy, and a familiar theme can anchor us. In this way, our simple silks empower us.
A power scarf is one that makes us feel powerful. Whether that’s a scarf that is bright, has bold patterns, high contrasts, strong motifs, an eye-catching knot, or something else entirely is a personal choice. There are no wrong choices for this theme of empowerment, just opportunities to lift ourselves up!
I’ll start us off by sharing a silk that’s precious to me, and checks most of these boxes. I had some meetings this week where confidence and resilience were needed. This beautiful pop of colour was the boost I needed, and knowing there was a tiger hidden in the folds helped too!
Please join me this week, and share the scarves that make you feel confident and strong!
In preparation for the theme I've been thinking a lot about what constitutes a power scarf. The concept of ‘power dressing’ hit a peak in the 80’s, when shoulder pads were wide, hair was high and a sharp suit and statement scarf were the insignia of women staking a claim to the boardroom. A silk scarf and killer attitude were a potent combo for the fearless females ‘breaking the glass ceiling’, to attain positions of authority that were previously the exclusive domain of men. Go back a few decades and Chanel’s iconic suit was a similar revolution in fashion for women demanding to be taken seriously in business and enterprise in a post war era. It seems when we want to change the way we are seen, the first thing we change is the way we dress.
Fashion is, and has always been, a signifier of who we are and how we want to be perceived. As far back as we choose to go in history, people have adorned themselves: with flowers, shells, feathers, coloured rocks and beads; as our tools and skills advanced: gems, jewels, metallic threads and fine fabrics. Advances in dyes greatly expanded the range and volume through which our clothes and accessories could communicate. As a signifier of wealth, social status, birth, culture, rank and profession; clothing is intricately tied to power. Sartorial weaponry is a tried and tested tool of social evolution, and revolution.
The power comes from within; a well-chosen accessory can help us tap into that inner reserve, expressing confidence and intent to shape the world around us. When we want to feel our best self, when we want to be seen, or heard, an attention-grabbing scarf can be an instant hack to the result we seek. A bold persona can shield and protect us, a bright colour can lift our spirits, a lively pattern can infuse energy, and a familiar theme can anchor us. In this way, our simple silks empower us.
A power scarf is one that makes us feel powerful. Whether that’s a scarf that is bright, has bold patterns, high contrasts, strong motifs, an eye-catching knot, or something else entirely is a personal choice. There are no wrong choices for this theme of empowerment, just opportunities to lift ourselves up!
I’ll start us off by sharing a silk that’s precious to me, and checks most of these boxes. I had some meetings this week where confidence and resilience were needed. This beautiful pop of colour was the boost I needed, and knowing there was a tiger hidden in the folds helped too!
Please join me this week, and share the scarves that make you feel confident and strong!
Thank you very much for this explicit introduction to this week's theme, @Lellabelle . When I saw the theme in the list, I thought this was not for me, frankly, I don't want to make any impression. 😁 But the way you explained it I think I can manage. And of course I can confirm 100% that this Tyger gives strength, you know that I'm your twin. 🥰
Thank you for a power-intro!!! And the 80s throwback!!!
Look forward to see what this theme brings out!!
And not least: what a truly great scarf!! I always feel that strong colors and cat-prints speaks serious business, and I am sure yours did!
So beautiful Croisette - these colors really pop against the black!
Lovely!
What a fun week this has been! Thank you so much, and I hope you’re feeling better!Good evening.
A last bow on critter week…
First: Thank you for playing along this week! I am so happy that you joined me on the critter crusade, the bug finding mission, the Safari of cute. I have learned a lot.
I had no Big ending planned, but will use the last day to highlight some of the funny and bizarre creatures, which does not fit any zoological category or is just doing fun stuff - or which I have overlooked during the week.
The amphibians and reptiles
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Or the really odd ones
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Emile et une nuit and Carnaval des animeux are two scarves which - along with Animapolis - are really showing wierd critters having a good time!!!
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During the week I have wondered why some animals are more abundant than others. I have only seen very few snakes on scarves, but there are at least a couple of sloths and armadillos. Why?
Rare Snake and friends
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There are even scarves with both pink sloths, camels and dragons!!!
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We have so many monkeys, but only one instance of a great ape (Animapolis to the rescue), and while I know of both several puffins, hoopoes and flamingos I really wish for a kiwi and a dodo.
What are the animals you wonder about never appearing on a design, and which would you wish for?
🦍🦣🦤🦫🐐🐖🦏🦂🐌🫎🐜🦇
Last cutie from me before the easter week - you decide for yourself if it is a bunnie or a duckie 🦆🐇
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wish you a lovely weekend!
(There’s a snake hidden in the trees of Faubourg Tropical!)
Thank you sweetheart!
It certainly would! ❤️
Beautiful - I love this cw!
And I almost did the same this week - there has to be some critters hidden in there!
Thank you!
There’s a Miniature Museum here that I take my granddaughter to - they have a Kachinas area and we always take some time there to look over them… and I often wear a Kachinas there for a SonS!
Fabulous intro - the looks you showed made me think of the song Short Skirt/Long Jacket, by Cake…
“I want a girl who gets up early
I want a girl who stays up late
I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity
Who uses a machete to cut through red tape
With fingernails that shine like justice
And a voice that is dark like tinted glass
She is fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She's touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnng.... lonnng jacket”
This Tyger Tyger would bring the power for me too - what Grrrrreat color!
Thank you for your leadership on this week of animal investigation @HermesEchidna and while being under the weather. I hope you are back to tip top shape soon! I've been loving all of your posts.Good evening.
A last bow on critter week…
First: Thank you for playing along this week! I am so happy that you joined me on the critter crusade, the bug finding mission, the Safari of cute. I have learned a lot.
I had no Big ending planned, but will use the last day to highlight some of the funny and bizarre creatures, which does not fit any zoological category or is just doing fun stuff - or which I have overlooked during the week.
The amphibians and reptiles
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Or the really odd ones
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Emile et une nuit and Carnaval des animeux are two scarves which - along with Animapolis - are really showing wierd critters having a good time!!!
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During the week I have wondered why some animals are more abundant than others. I have only seen very few snakes on scarves, but there are at least a couple of sloths and armadillos. Why?
Rare Snake and friends
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There are even scarves with both pink sloths, camels and dragons!!!
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We have so many monkeys, but only one instance of a great ape (Animapolis to the rescue), and while I know of both several puffins, hoopoes and flamingos I really wish for a kiwi and a dodo.
What are the animals you wonder about never appearing on a design, and which would you wish for?
🦍🦣🦤🦫🐐🐖🦏🦂🐌🫎🐜🦇
Last cutie from me before the easter week - you decide for yourself if it is a bunnie or a duckie 🦆🐇
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wish you a lovely weekend!
Is it a bunny or a duck reminds me of a classic illusion that appears in nearly every Intro to Psychology textbook I can recall : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit–duck_illusion
It is often used to illustrate how a 'fact' can be heavily influenced by one's perspective.
From wikipedia -
Thank you, dear twin! I’m so glad you can see a way to participate in the theme. Sometimes the most powerful impression a scarf makes is on ourselves. I hope you’ll share your Tyger this week, which is so beautiful on you, as well as any others that make you feel strong 🐅
Any and all scarves are on theme, as always!
Lol, yes the 80’s had an optimism, along with their edge. We could do with tapping into some of that attitude about now! I promise I’ll throw in a blazer or two for this week, though I don’t have any with ginormous padded shoulders - mercifully, that fashion trend is over! (Knowing how trends cycle, it will no doubt resurface at some point and I’ll be forced to eat my words!)
Thanks for the kind words about Tyger. It’s so pretty that I feel prettier wearing it. It’s certainly one that does the heavy lifting for you! Which is part of its ‘power’.
My scarf of last night SOLN is a relatively new one that has quickly become a favorite one: Tatouages Marins. It has one of those "what is this animal" mysteries from the deep on it.
It also has an impressive new snag which I made with a fingernail I hadn't realized had split. It's a good 9 inch long snag. It will be a good challenge to fix it. Once I do, maybe this will graduate to power scarf CSGM status simply because it's gonna take some Superwoman level persistence and hand-eye coordination to coax this one back into place.
Thank you @Lellabelle for introducing this week's theme. I look forward to seeing everyone's bold and beautiful, quiet power, and confidence-boosting silks!
It also has an impressive new snag which I made with a fingernail I hadn't realized had split. It's a good 9 inch long snag. It will be a good challenge to fix it. Once I do, maybe this will graduate to power scarf CSGM status simply because it's gonna take some Superwoman level persistence and hand-eye coordination to coax this one back into place.
Thank you @Lellabelle for introducing this week's theme. I look forward to seeing everyone's bold and beautiful, quiet power, and confidence-boosting silks!
Thank you, dear Cookie! I’m off to google the song - I think this one escaped me, but I love the lyrics. “Fingernails that shine like justice” is such a great way to describe the ‘corporate claws’ that a good manicure can present 🤣. Another fun sub theme to explore!So beautiful Croisette - these colors really pop against the black!
Lovely!
What a fun week this has been! Thank you so much, and I hope you’re feeling better!
(There’s a snake hidden in the trees of Faubourg Tropical!)
Thank you sweetheart!
It certainly would! ❤️
Beautiful - I love this cw!
And I almost did the same this week - there has to be some critters hidden in there!
Thank you!
There’s a Miniature Museum here that I take my granddaughter to - they have a Kachinas area and we always take some time there to look over them… and I often wear a Kachinas there for a SonS!
Fabulous intro - the looks you showed made me think of the song Short Skirt/Long Jacket, by Cake…
“I want a girl who gets up early
I want a girl who stays up late
I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity
Who uses a machete to cut through red tape
With fingernails that shine like justice
And a voice that is dark like tinted glass
She is fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She's touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnng.... lonnng jacket”
This Tyger Tyger would bring the power for me too - what Grrrrreat color!
I plan to talk about colour this week. This Tyger is interesting, as pinks and blues are usually soothing colours for me, but this combo is definitely attention grabbing. It’s the contrast perhaps?
YES! A fabulous power scarf! I don’t have a JQ and this is the one I covet - it’s a beauty. No surprise you look and feel powerful in it; it’s fit for a queen (which you certainly are in Scarflandia!)
Red is such a power colour, and this combo with the green is packed with energy and vibrancy. Jaguars are masters of ‘silent’ power; invisible until they are ready to be seen ❤️
Thank you @EtsyBoss and sorry to hear you snagged your lovely cashmere. It looks like a clean pull though, so with some patience and persistence this should fix nicely! There’s a great tutorial thread on the forum.
Our ‘battle scars’ are reminders of our strength. Signs of life lived (and a shawl that’s loved!).
Welcome @Lellabelle to what is going to be an amazing week of power scarves. The Eighties suits take me down memory lane. I have broad shoulders so I generally removed the shoulder pads from my jackets. In many cases they were just tacked in place and easy to snip out.
Orange is a color that gets noticed. It is the color of traffic cones, hunting vests, and prisoner jumpsuits for this reason. I don't have many orange scarves, but I do want to introduce yesterday's scarf mail.
This scarf even has some critters to form a bridge between weekly themes.
Many years ago my company was bought out by a European firm and changed our company color from a sky blue to bright orange. A few years later the European firm spun us off, and my first question was, are we getting rid of the orange? Nope, we kept it, as management recognized it as a powerful branding tool.
Today's scarf is a darker shade of orange that I think will fit nicely into my wardrobe. It also won't make me think that I'm engaging in pro bono advertising for my former company, or that I might be mistaken for an escaped convict.
Introducing Les Toits de Paris as my power scarf of the day.
Orange is a color that gets noticed. It is the color of traffic cones, hunting vests, and prisoner jumpsuits for this reason. I don't have many orange scarves, but I do want to introduce yesterday's scarf mail.
This scarf even has some critters to form a bridge between weekly themes.
Many years ago my company was bought out by a European firm and changed our company color from a sky blue to bright orange. A few years later the European firm spun us off, and my first question was, are we getting rid of the orange? Nope, we kept it, as management recognized it as a powerful branding tool.
Today's scarf is a darker shade of orange that I think will fit nicely into my wardrobe. It also won't make me think that I'm engaging in pro bono advertising for my former company, or that I might be mistaken for an escaped convict.
Introducing Les Toits de Paris as my power scarf of the day.
It will find its way to you at some point @Awillow!
@FA73, thank you so much! You should definitely keep it on your bucket list to do more of it someday! I'm glad you enjoyed my account of our experience. This is a special part of the world for sure.
Thank you so much, dear @LKBNOLA! I notice that you spelled Tzitzika with an z instead of an s, so I am taking note of that and will do a search with this spelling and see what else comes up. Knowing you, the amazing writer that you are, z is the proper consonant. And yes the experience WAS like the scarf title! We felt a little like we were in a movie and it was a bit surreal. We had no idea what was in store for us when we found a spot to tie up at the public dock which was crowded with utilitarian fishing boats. Our education began right away when we went to register and pay for our slip. The kindly older harbormaster, who was Kwakuitl, offered us a lesson on how to pronounce it and Kwakwaka'wakw - which is about as easy as it looks - not very. 🤣 But it's a little like make the sound of a duck.
Thank you at @CoastalCouture! I'm glad you liked it, and yes, it does make the scarf quite meaningful! It seems there are others who concur with you about the critter being an otter! 🦦
Thank you so much for showing yours and for your sisterly words, @EtsyBoss! I do believe that it was YOU who brought this design to my attention in the first place when you posted your scarf maybe a few years ago. I was blown away by the design and your description of it, and how much of a grail it was for you. I was intrigued and hoped one would come my way ever since. I imagine it is a design most meaningful to those of us from the PNW. I love your colorway - it's so soft and pretty!!! Is the border light blue or is that a soft gray?Yes! We are definitely sisters on this! Congratulations on finding one of these to call your own. Yours is beautiful. I treasure mine. As a PNW-er, I am grateful to have one of these treasures. The detailed representation of nature that is critical to the culture of Kwakiutl People that KO has masterfully drawn is very special. It sounds like you were gifted an unforgettable encounter. Wear yours in good health @CedarWaxWing
Here's mine -
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@Lellabelle I'm glad you liked my story and the scarf. I know you and @EtsyBoss share many of the same experiences of being here in the PNW. Seeing orcas and humpbacks never gets old, does it? 🐋
Love seeing these two hand-holding otters @Lellabelle! Adorable!🦦🦦
@Lellabelle It looks like you were at the Burke Museum! We are just 10 minutes away from there and haven't been in sooooo long. Must get back over there! We are twins on the Wild Singapore, BTW. It looks perfect with your golden hair and against your gem colored top! ♥️
Thank you @HermesEchidna, and thank you for hosting such a wonderful week of scarf critters!
There is nothing like eating fresh caught wild salmon, but then fresh-caught wild seafood of any kind is wonderful. We also pull Dungeness crab and spot prawns from the sea in the summer, and in the fall we fish for salmon, halibut, ling cod, black cod, snapper and the like depending on what's running. Are you a seafood lover too?It was my pleasure to share it @Katharina Luise! I had been meaning to find the time to put it together and decided I needed a diversion from the real world last week. ♥️
Thank you for your kind words @Cookiefiend!
@Maedi - I love knowing that you hold our area so dear! ♥️ Have you spent a lot of time here? I was born here and DW came from the midwest U.S. decades ago - we will always keep a footprint here in the San Juan Islands because it's so special, as is "the Peninsula" and Vancouver Island. We haven't done it in some years, but we used to take our boat up the west side of Vancouver island to fish for salmon in very rugged conditions, mooring the boat at night in a town that completely closes down in the winter. But the beauty is stunning (and the salmon plentiful.)
I often think about the earlier inhabitants and how they survived in these environments. The San Juan Islands were inhabited in the milder seasons by the Samish tribe. Whenever we go to build anything we are required to have an archaeologist certify that we are not building on top of anything considered important by the tribe, and the tribe must sign off on it.
Lastly, I think you are the fourth person to concur that it is an otter! It's unanimous! 🦦