Scarves Scarf of The Day 2025 - Which Hermès scarf are you wearing today?

[papertiger]

Please wear and show whichever scarf pleases you day to day.

For inspiration, the weekly 2025 Scarf Theme Calendar is available here

 

[Maedi]

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.

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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!
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Please join me this week, and share the scarves that make you feel confident and strong!

Thank you for this fabulous introduction and thank you @HermesEchidna for your great hosting of critters week.

 

[Maedi]

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!

One of my favorite Cake songs. Saw them live in 2006 and 2024.

 

[Maedi]

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.

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This scarf even has some critters to form a bridge between weekly themes.

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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.

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A beautiful cw. Aren’t some of these roofs coppery?

 

[Redbirdhermes]

Thank you, Lellabelle, for such a wonderful launch into this week’s theme!

I wore the power suits with the broad shoulders to the office back in the 1980’s. You weren’t dressed, in my profession, unless you were wearing a matched, skirted suit. Not all of my suits had the broad shoulders though. I still have a few of my silk ties from that era - we tied them around and under our collars in a bow.

Last month an old colleague sent me this photo taken circa 1988-1989, sitting in a chair with three of my male contemporary colleagues standing behind me. I lifted my image out of the photo, but couldn’t get it to include my crossed legs in black sheer stockings. We wore black sheer stockings, actually pantyhose, A LOT. We also liked to have a suntan back then and it looks like I do! 😆

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The quality is grainy but you can see the padded shoulders, and the black lace floppy handkerchief in my breast pocket. (definitely was not Hermès.) I remember this hounds tooth suit well, actually. I wish I had other photos of myself wearing silk bow ties just to see. It seems so funny, the bow ties, looking back on it from this perspective, but it was hard to establish oneself as a young woman in a male dominated profession. We did what we could to be taken seriously. I even cut my hair quite short when I first started as if to signal, “Don’t worry, I’m not frou frou and spending time primping— I can do the job!”
I know many of you scarfies remember that era.

Now to more present times and how different they are in many ways! Last year I was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by our regional business publication, having been nominated by my firm for my work in the LGBTQ community. The publication staff came to my office to do a photo shoot and an interview. I wanted a sort of “relatable” power look so no pearls or gems around the neck. I wore a black Veronica Beard blazer which does have padded shoulders, but not to the extremes that we wore in the 80’s. I also decided to wear my green (some would call it Grass Green 😆 for those who remember my early thespian endeavors) Nuées Imaginaires for a solid block of one color. Some of the photos they published were in black and white including the one on the cover, so I was sort of disappointed that the scarf didn’t shine, but this photo below was included in the interior in full color.

My second choice for the shoot was Duo Cosmique in Noir, shown below, so I modeled them both and DW voted for the Nuées. I think she was right.


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Here is the Duo Cosmique that I almost wore. I couldn’t locate my selfie of this one but here it is flat.
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Congratulations on your achievements, and the story of dressing back in the 80s. You sent me on a hunt to find a photo of me in my wool gabradine Brooks Brothers suits with the little silk ties. None to be found as apparently taking a photo on my way to work didn’t happen. I did find a photo of me and my daughter taken exactly 35 years ago on Easter Sunday, 1990. Suit is a spring color, and the silk scarf a pale pink which was undoubtedly chosen for the occasion. Simply switch the scarf to get a power look. I loved being a working mom.



As for shoulder pads, here is a photo taken the previous summer when I was still on maternity leave. I'm wearing a sweater with shoulder pads, and the oversize glasses that were the height of fashion. My sterling silver pendant was made by an artist based on symbols from the Pacific Northwest. I wore it every day for years, and it is about my only connection to my Tsitsika scarf. I adore that art so much.



My Tsitsika. Love this design.

 

[Redbirdhermes]

A beautiful cw. Aren’t some of these roofs coppery?

Thank you, Maedi. I was thinking this colorway is Paris at sunset.

 

[Lellabelle]

Happy Sunday, Scarflandia. I missed you and it’s nice to be back.

Thanks, LellaBelle, Hermes Echidna for the last week that I’m catching up on (I’m giving up on catching up completely)and thanks Cookie , because last time I was here, it was Cookie who was hosting. I still need to check that week and study 🤔🤔everyone’s favourite knots!

Scarf grail mail ELeK with thanks to Croisette for the mod photos which helped me decide. I opened the package at work because I couldn’t wait and my clothes don’t match we’ll in this mod shot.

Here’s few of my power scarves and grails.
Zabavushka , Turandot, Into the Canadian Wild and Texas Wildlife

Can you help me w advice on this? I’m thinking of ironing this Zabavushka I got a month ago. The detail doesn’t show. Or is it best to wear it for a while and then it will open up more and show the design??🤔

Turandot is pleated too, but the design shows nicely.
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When I wear this Oliver scarf I feel happy and uplifted because of this magenta.
It’s my power scarf 😍

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And this Into the Canadian Wild! I love the pink hem.
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Welcome back @Helena7 and with a parade of power scarves, no less! You’ve neatly anticipated a few of the sub-themes for the week, too 😉👍 You have a fantastic collection.

Congratulations on the ELeK grail mail - this bold pattern definitely commands attention - bonus points for wearing it as a top to really showcase that beautiful design! I can totally see why the happy pink of the KO Texas Wildlife gives you a boost. Pink is your power colour I think 💗. The ItCW is stunning.

Re the Zab, I’m not sure that relaxing the pleats with wear will show much more of the details - the scale is larger than the Turandot. Ironing it flat is an irreversible choice though, so maybe live with it a little before deciding?

 

[Lellabelle]

What a knock out scarf, @Lellabelle! It exudes power for sure! Thank you for hosting this week that is taking me back to those days!

Now that is another fantastic power scarf, @Croisette7! You never disappoint and this one is smashing!

We are twins on this one, @EtsyBoss! It looks wonderful on you with the stripes and seeing it here makes me want to pull out mine! I am so sorry about that run. They are tedious to repair, it's true, but I think you will be able to do it!

Are you kidding me, @Redbirdhermes? You found yourself a Les Toits de Paris? How absolutely wonderful! That is a compelling color as well and it looks fantastic on you with the added advantage you mentioned of not looking like you've escaped from prison, which made me think of the film "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" Enjoy your beautiful and whimsical Paris roofs and rest easy that you are in no way representing your old company. 🤣

Fantastic photos, @Lellabelle! How exciting it is to have gotten those wonderful shots. That fluke shot is so classic and you captured it! You family must have been in heaven getting to see this so close up.
And yes! I am up for a trip to the Burke together. Let's find some time and do it!

Ohhhh- trout fishing. I've not done much of that at all, but I did take some fly fishing lessons and love the meditative quality of casting. Greenland - that must be an interesting place to visit and it sounds like the fish were abundant! Glad you saw some humpbacks - like the ones in the photos that @Lellabelle just treated us to.

@Jereni Oh yes, that is a very graily scarf in my book. I have two 140s but none of the 90's This one looks perfect on you as always, and with that particular shade of green of your jacket. You are such a great stylist for yourself (or maybe you have a stylist!)

Sisters on the Semelles, @Jacq1! I love the story of the amazing woman behind it too. I agree - wearing a grail makes one feel more powerful. Perhaps wearing a grail even lends us an extra measure of quiet confidence. And it's true that most people have no idea how special we think/know our scarves are. I was at a conference in Austin, Texas a few weeks ago with about 700-800 people, 90% of them the male. Of the 10% female I saw three other women wearing H scarves in passing. A 140 Etriers Silk, a 90 Chevaloscope, and a 90 Brides de Gala. That was fun to see!

OOOO! So pretty, that border! And look how expertly you have it tied here! Gorgeous and so special. Thank you for sharing this again, @EtsyBoss!

Thank you for your kind words @Lellabelle, and I do agree with you about how much softer the look is now versus then. It was a time of stylistically hard lines and sharp angles. Do you remember the Patrick Nagle prints that were everywhere back then? I actually owned one but it went with my ex because he loved it so much.

This is the one we had. There is a photo somewhere of us standing in front of it as it hung on the wall of our condo, and I was wearing this amazing Norma Kamali dress in the same yellow as shown here. Of note, the dress had very large shoulder pads...I should try to find that photo....
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What a great post! The Patrick Nagle print is great - it really captures the 80’s aesthetic - very Debbie Harry:

And yes, the dress and the photo sound like they would be fun to locate!

 

[Lellabelle]

Congratulations on your achievements, and the story of dressing back in the 80s. You sent me on a hunt to find a photo of me in my wool gabradine Brooks Brothers suits with the little silk ties. None to be found as apparently taking a photo on my way to work didn’t happen. I did find a photo of me and my daughter taken exactly 35 years ago on Easter Sunday, 1990. Suit is a spring color, and the silk scarf a pale pink which was undoubtedly chosen for the occasion. Simply switch the scarf to get a power look. I loved being a working mom.

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As for shoulder pads, here is a photo taken the previous summer when I was still on maternity leave. I'm wearing a sweater with shoulder pads, and the oversize glasses that were the height of fashion. My sterling silver pendant was made by an artist based on symbols from the Pacific Northwest. I wore it every day for years, and it is about my only connection to my Tsitsika scarf. I adore that art so much.

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My Tsitsika. Love this design.

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What lovely photos, thank you for sharing them, with us @Redbirdhermes.

Tsitsika is the KO that appeals to me most, for the PNW fauna. It’s one of the relatively few Hermes scarves to feature a bear, too. The pendant is a perfect match for the scarf. It resembles some of the orca forms that can be found in Indigenous art.

 

[Maedi]

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?

@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! 🦦

Thank you and I can’t get enough of your adventures and experiences. I first visited Vancouver, V Island, Nanaimo, Tofino with a friend in 1989. It wasn’t easy getting to these remote areas as we relied on public transportation and hitchhiking. I live in the PNW and am in awe of that region, so spiritual in so many aspects (Cape Flattery), such rich history, art (Emily Carr)and culture.

 

[Maedi]

Thank you, Lellabelle, for such a wonderful launch into this week’s theme!

I wore the power suits with the broad shoulders to the office back in the 1980’s. You weren’t dressed, in my profession, unless you were wearing a matched, skirted suit. Not all of my suits had the broad shoulders though. I still have a few of my silk ties from that era - we tied them around and under our collars in a bow.

Last month an old colleague sent me this photo taken circa 1988-1989, sitting in a chair with three of my male contemporary colleagues standing behind me. I lifted my image out of the photo, but couldn’t get it to include my crossed legs in black sheer stockings. We wore black sheer stockings, actually pantyhose, A LOT. We also liked to have a suntan back then and it looks like I do! 😆

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The quality is grainy but you can see the padded shoulders, and the black lace floppy handkerchief in my breast pocket. (definitely was not Hermès.) I remember this hounds tooth suit well, actually. I wish I had other photos of myself wearing silk bow ties just to see. It seems so funny, the bow ties, looking back on it from this perspective, but it was hard to establish oneself as a young woman in a male dominated profession. We did what we could to be taken seriously. I even cut my hair quite short when I first started as if to signal, “Don’t worry, I’m not frou frou and spending time primping— I can do the job!”
I know many of you scarfies remember that era.

Now to more present times and how different they are in many ways! Last year I was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by our regional business publication, having been nominated by my firm for my work in the LGBTQ community. The publication staff came to my office to do a photo shoot and an interview. I wanted a sort of “relatable” power look so no pearls or gems around the neck. I wore a black Veronica Beard blazer which does have padded shoulders, but not to the extremes that we wore in the 80’s. I also decided to wear my green (some would call it Grass Green 😆 for those who remember my early thespian endeavors) Nuées Imaginaires for a solid block of one color. Some of the photos they published were in black and white including the one on the cover, so I was sort of disappointed that the scarf didn’t shine, but this photo below was included in the interior in full color.

My second choice for the shoot was Duo Cosmique in Noir, shown below, so I modeled them both and DW voted for the Nuées. I think she was right.


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Here is the Duo Cosmique that I almost wore. I couldn’t locate my selfie of this one but here it is flat.
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What a fun analysis of styles and style rationale then and now. You look smashing in both pictures.

 

[darkstar66]

Hello,
Dreaming of being at the sea, a place which always brings me calm and strength.

 

[Croisette7]

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.

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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!
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Please join me this week, and share the scarves that make you feel confident and strong!

It's just splendid on you, Lellabelle! ... twins!

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!

Thank you Cookie!

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 so much, you're so sweet, Lellabelle!

Croisette, Regal looking! I love it.
Thanks for the ELeK photos I requested. I got my pink cashmere! 🙌 Your lighting was better and it helped me decide.


I love that pink one on you and your special tie😍.

I was absent and overwhelmed w ‘life stuff’ 😂for a long time but I missed all of you here, lovely people.
Just reading these last few pages to catch up somehow!

So sorry I missed the whole week, I would have loved this!! I’ve collected Dallet, Shirley, Oliver and Animapolis scarves like there’s no tomorrow 😂😂 and Annie used to be my favorite H scarf designer because her scarf was the first one I bought at the boutique. Oh well! Another time.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful collection with us.
Hope you feel better!

Katharina Luis’s, I agree w LKBNOLA, a beautiful scarf but I love your new haircut!!! 🙌🌷

CedarWax, your teacher was right 😂🥰, what a cute story. Twins on this one and it’s so pretty on you!

These are so pretty, Karenska
Hope all is well 🌸🌸

So happy for you, Helena! ... enjoy! ... and thank you!

Happy Sunday, Scarflandia. I missed you and it’s nice to be back.

Thanks, LellaBelle, Hermes Echidna for the last week that I’m catching up on (I’m giving up on catching up completely)and thanks Cookie , because last time I was here, it was Cookie who was hosting. I still need to check that week and study 🤔🤔everyone’s favourite knots!

Scarf grail mail ELeK with thanks to Croisette for the mod photos which helped me decide. I opened the package at work because I couldn’t wait and my clothes don’t match we’ll in this mod shot.

Here’s few of my power scarves and grails.
Zabavushka , Turandot, Into the Canadian Wild and Texas Wildlife

Can you help me w advice on this? I’m thinking of ironing this Zabavushka I got a month ago. The detail doesn’t show. Or is it best to wear it for a while and then it will open up more and show the design??🤔

Turandot is pleated too, but the design shows nicely.
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When I wear this Oliver scarf I feel happy and uplifted because of this magenta.
It’s my power scarf 😍

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And this Into the Canadian Wild! I love the pink hem.
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It looks amazinf on you!

What a knock out scarf, @Lellabelle! It exudes power for sure! Thank you for hosting this week that is taking me back to those days!

Now that is another fantastic power scarf, @Croisette7! You never disappoint and this one is smashing!

We are twins on this one, @EtsyBoss! It looks wonderful on you with the stripes and seeing it here makes me want to pull out mine! I am so sorry about that run. They are tedious to repair, it's true, but I think you will be able to do it!

Are you kidding me, @Redbirdhermes? You found yourself a Les Toits de Paris? How absolutely wonderful! That is a compelling color as well and it looks fantastic on you with the added advantage you mentioned of not looking like you've escaped from prison, which made me think of the film "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" Enjoy your beautiful and whimsical Paris roofs and rest easy that you are in no way representing your old company. 🤣

Fantastic photos, @Lellabelle! How exciting it is to have gotten those wonderful shots. That fluke shot is so classic and you captured it! You family must have been in heaven getting to see this so close up.
And yes! I am up for a trip to the Burke together. Let's find some time and do it!

Ohhhh- trout fishing. I've not done much of that at all, but I did take some fly fishing lessons and love the meditative quality of casting. Greenland - that must be an interesting place to visit and it sounds like the fish were abundant! Glad you saw some humpbacks - like the ones in the photos that @Lellabelle just treated us to.

@Jereni Oh yes, that is a very graily scarf in my book. I have two 140s but none of the 90's This one looks perfect on you as always, and with that particular shade of green of your jacket. You are such a great stylist for yourself (or maybe you have a stylist!)

Sisters on the Semelles, @Jacq1! I love the story of the amazing woman behind it too. I agree - wearing a grail makes one feel more powerful. Perhaps wearing a grail even lends us an extra measure of quiet confidence. And it's true that most people have no idea how special we think/know our scarves are. I was at a conference in Austin, Texas a few weeks ago with about 700-800 people, 90% of them the male. Of the 10% female I saw three other women wearing H scarves in passing. A 140 Etriers Silk, a 90 Chevaloscope, and a 90 Brides de Gala. That was fun to see!

OOOO! So pretty, that border! And look how expertly you have it tied here! Gorgeous and so special. Thank you for sharing this again, @EtsyBoss!

Thank you for your kind words @Lellabelle, and I do agree with you about how much softer the look is now versus then. It was a time of stylistically hard lines and sharp angles. Do you remember the Patrick Nagle prints that were everywhere back then? I actually owned one but it went with my ex because he loved it so much.

This is the one we had. There is a photo somewhere of us standing in front of it as it hung on the wall of our condo, and I was wearing this amazing Norma Kamali dress in the same yellow as shown here. Of note, the dress had very large shoulder pads...I should try to find that photo....
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Thank you CedarWaxWing!

 

[Croisette7]

Congratulations on your achievements, and the story of dressing back in the 80s. You sent me on a hunt to find a photo of me in my wool gabradine Brooks Brothers suits with the little silk ties. None to be found as apparently taking a photo on my way to work didn’t happen. I did find a photo of me and my daughter taken exactly 35 years ago on Easter Sunday, 1990. Suit is a spring color, and the silk scarf a pale pink which was undoubtedly chosen for the occasion. Simply switch the scarf to get a power look. I loved being a working mom.

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As for shoulder pads, here is a photo taken the previous summer when I was still on maternity leave. I'm wearing a sweater with shoulder pads, and the oversize glasses that were the height of fashion. My sterling silver pendant was made by an artist based on symbols from the Pacific Northwest. I wore it every day for years, and it is about my only connection to my Tsitsika scarf. I adore that art so much.

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My Tsitsika. Love this design.

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Lovely fotos with your daughter, Redbird!

 

[Croisette7]

Hello,
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Love your Rencontre and the matching earrings, darkstar!

 

[darkstar66]

Good morning @Redbirdhermes , you seem to be not only a red bird but also an early bird, considering at what time you give your first comments. 🤣 It's what time when you get up usually, 6 am, 5 am?😁🤗