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

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#5,086
darkstar66 said:
Hello and good morning,
Super interesting theme and thank you for your very helpful and thoughtful insights so far. First, I am not a collector, I buy what I love. For me, there are not so many rules, the most important one being that I have to love a scarf, liking it isn't enough. I have a budget for luxury, so this sets limits to my craving which is not bad. Mr. Agrume's principles are very practical and quite plausible, I think. Only for me they are difficult to put into practise. The Swiss market is very small, we have 9 million inhabitants. If I want to sell something outside of Switzerland (we are not part of the EC), customs fees and handling by the shipping company has to be paid by the buyer, which adds about 30% on the original price. Very unrealistic for me to sell, so I have to try to sell on the local market. Lately I sold my Les Tambours for a bit more than 100 Euro. You see my limits. Ah, I forgot to mention that the same applies of course to me, if I buy something outside of Switzerland = approx. + 20% So, here is my Brazil détail and my second Brazil, the regular one.View attachment 6164159View attachment 6164160View attachment 6164161View attachment 6164162
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Both are so very pretty on you darkstar! The black Detail is dramatic beautiful!❤️
 
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#5,088
Redbirdhermes said:
Today's scarf is recent scarf mail. It is a design I've been wanting, at a reasonable price, in excellent condition and it has a red hem. Now that I have it I'm getting a kick out of looking at all the amazing details.

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Introducing Metamorphoses par Hermes-Paris as my scarf of the day.

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Congrats on your find, Redbird! Although it has some creepy faces.
 
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#5,092
FA73 said:
Ah, rules...

Here are mine:

1- I collect only three themes: world cultures (costumes, myths, rituals, folklore), nature (biodiversity, gardens, landscapes, representation of animals in art etc.), and scientific explorers and voyagers. I have been able to abide by these rules, have to resist very hard when I desire a scarf not falling into these categories (Les toits de Paris would be one.. fortunately, resistance has not been needed since I never came across one that was affordable...)

2 - I used to have a rule of no multiples of the same design, which became no multiples in the same format of the same design, which became, ok whatever. I now have four exceptions to this rule (Aline Honoré (surprise!)'s Parure de samouraïs, Sieste au paradis and Au coeur de la vie and now Pavement). The new rule is, no more than two of the same design.

3 - For me, a Hermès scarf is a carré, so no triangle or twilly or rectangle (making rules to restrict the buying really). Only 140 and 90. I have only one plissé, which was a gift.

4 - The key words are meaningful, love, and wear. I need to like the design flat and tied, not too busy, not too empty, not too classic, not too futuristic, not too figurative, not too abstract. Then the usual suspects: fill the void, colors that work, avoid large borders.

5 - When something does not work, as it usually happens when I stray from the rules, rehome and don't look back. I did so with a praised Acte III that absolutely did not work for me.

So here are two rule breakers:

Expéditions polaires françaises - Missions Paul-Emile Victor. I don't particularly care for the design - very classic, the size of the dogs, lots of blank spaces - so I seldom wear it. But I had to have it as Hermès honors a major explorer, Paul-Emile Victor, whom I deeply admire. And also, this scarf found me, I believe in signs.

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The other one is this Cavaliers du Caucase, I think it was my first CSGM. Absolutely love the theme, the warm orange and the lavender. Tied, it is beautiful but I find the design messy and too busy. I did not like the feeling of slight annoyance each time I looked at it. So I rehomed it. It did not sell and sat on the consignment site for over 200 days. I finally asked for it to be shipped back with the idea of selling it elsewhere. I looked at it and liked it again. For now, it stays.

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FA73, your Caucase is precious in orange/blue ... I would never sell it!
 
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My scarf rules have certainly evolved since I started all this but have stabilized of late.

I typically avoid:
  • Large borders, esp white
  • Super vif colors - they compete too much with my coloring / make my hair look dull, etc.
  • Scarves with lots of blank space - ESPECIALLY when there is an intricate middle, then blank space around it… BdG BdG BdG BdG…
  • ^Related, designs that are particularly unbalanced in some way. Drives me nuts when there’s like one corner that’s strangely blank and I have to avoid it.
  • Playful, cartoony designs in very playful colorways. I always like these in theory but they tend to make me feel like I’m wearing nursery room wallpaper.
  • Scarves with only two colors. This may be weird, but I just like being able to pair a scarf with more than 2 colors in my wardrobe, otherwise it can feel kind of limiting.
  • Classic, equestrian designs (usually)

My ‘Go’ rules:
  • It’s one of my grails!
  • It’s an Alice Shirley or Annie Faivre in a flattering cw.
  • Evenly distributed pattern that’s not too big or too small.
  • Jewel tone, emerald-y greens - resistance is fairly futile! Good thing there aren’t many of them.
  • Animals, plants and trees, landscapes.

Today with Cheval Sirene … this one breaks a couple rules. Got some imbalance to the design and I think of it as mainly two colors.

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#5,096
Jereni said:
My scarf rules have certainly evolved since I started all this but have stabilized of late.

I typically avoid:
  • Large borders, esp white
  • Super vif colors - they compete too much with my coloring / make my hair look dull, etc.
  • Scarves with lots of blank space - ESPECIALLY when there is an intricate middle, then blank space around it… BdG BdG BdG BdG…
  • ^Related, designs that are particularly unbalanced in some way. Drives me nuts when there’s like one corner that’s strangely blank and I have to avoid it.
  • Playful, cartoony designs in very playful colorways. I always like these in theory but they tend to make me feel like I’m wearing nursery room wallpaper.
  • Scarves with only two colors. This may be weird, but I just like being able to pair a scarf with more than 2 colors in my wardrobe, otherwise it can feel kind of limiting.
  • Classic, equestrian designs (usually)

My ‘Go’ rules:
  • It’s one of my grails!
  • It’s an Alice Shirley or Annie Faivre in a flattering cw.
  • Evenly distributed pattern that’s not too big or too small.
  • Jewel tone, emerald-y greens - resistance is fairly futile! Good thing there aren’t many of them.
  • Animals, plants and trees, landscapes.

Today with Cheval Sirene … this one breaks a couple rules. Got some imbalance to the design and I think of it as mainly two colors.

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Absolutely perfect with your dress, Jereni!
 
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#5,097
AnnaE said:
I don’t necessarily have rules for buying scarves. I buy what I like. And I like most of them!

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Want beautiful jewel colours, AnnaE!
Croisette7 said:
I second Anna ... I have zero rules ... and wearing my
Plumes en Fête CSGM today

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And all your scarves are fabulous, Croisette! Those colours are fit for a King!
Jereni said:
My scarf rules have certainly evolved since I started all this but have stabilized of late.

I typically avoid:
  • Large borders, esp white
  • Super vif colors - they compete too much with my coloring / make my hair look dull, etc.
  • Scarves with lots of blank space - ESPECIALLY when there is an intricate middle, then blank space around it… BdG BdG BdG BdG…
  • ^Related, designs that are particularly unbalanced in some way. Drives me nuts when there’s like one corner that’s strangely blank and I have to avoid it.
  • Playful, cartoony designs in very playful colorways. I always like these in theory but they tend to make me feel like I’m wearing nursery room wallpaper.
  • Scarves with only two colors. This may be weird, but I just like being able to pair a scarf with more than 2 colors in my wardrobe, otherwise it can feel kind of limiting.
  • Classic, equestrian designs (usually)

My ‘Go’ rules:
  • It’s one of my grails!
  • It’s an Alice Shirley or Annie Faivre in a flattering cw.
  • Evenly distributed pattern that’s not too big or too small.
  • Jewel tone, emerald-y greens - resistance is fairly futile! Good thing there aren’t many of them.
  • Animals, plants and trees, landscapes.

Today with Cheval Sirene … this one breaks a couple rules. Got some imbalance to the design and I think of it as mainly two colors.

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But it’s a perfect match with your hair and your dress, Jereni!
 
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#5,099
Agrume said:
Today one rulebreaker scarf and one I would not have bought with my current rules (as @HermesEchidna pointed out, rules may fluctuate).

Plumes en fête would not make the list today, the design itself is not interesting enough. But I loved the rich colours and here in the Netherlands, it comes handy to have an orange scarf. So it is a keeper. SOYD, for the aftermath of King's Day.

Chasse aux pois, my SOTD, is a variation of Chasse en Inde, and I liked the dots so much (and the contrast hem), that I acquired it, in spite of it being a 140 summer silk and rather white.

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Chasse aux pois is fun and appealingly casual with the green shirt. I agree on Plumes and have two formats. That cake…
 
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