Scarves Scarf Of The Day - Which Hermès scarf are you wearing today?
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Thank you, Croisette and Mimi123 for complimenting the Rythmes! It's my only mousseline. I always thought this mousse format was the perfect one for the design.
Love this one Sickgrl! And it looks fabulous on you!
That is a stunning moussie! (It would probably look terrible on me, but it's gorgeous!)
Beautiful moma! This is so pretty in this size!
Neutral neutral neutral....I don't do them...the look terrible on me and I have gotten rid of anything that washed me out like my black and white Peuple du Vent, sad to say....
This is my most neutral scarf that remains. Plisse mousse of Musique des Spheres. Laid out, it has a cream background with some rather bright oranges, turquoise, brown and spring green, but when collapsed back in to its pleats the overall look tends to be softer and more muted.
This is my most neutral scarf that remains. Plisse mousse of Musique des Spheres. Laid out, it has a cream background with some rather bright oranges, turquoise, brown and spring green, but when collapsed back in to its pleats the overall look tends to be softer and more muted.
Soft and muted as it is, it's good you kept this plissé, bunnycat! It suits you.
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I enjoyed reading this week's discussion on neutrals. I have some cw's with greys and soft blues that look neutral to me. 
But now I'm encouraged to explore pale colourways like what's available this season for Brides Fleuries and Paperoles cw30. The latter one seems a true neutral to me.
But now I'm encouraged to explore pale colourways like what's available this season for Brides Fleuries and Paperoles cw30. The latter one seems a true neutral to me.
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Thank you kindly litchi! I thought about it once or twice, but I have a soft spot for it...
I enjoyed reading this week's discussion on neutrals. I have some cw's with greys and soft blues that look neutral to me.
But now I'm encouraged to explore pale colourways like what's available this season for Brides Fleuries and Paperoles cw30. The latter one seems a true neutral to me.
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That's so pretty! (And would look terrible on me...but I can admire from afar!)
Thank you! M et M is such a fun design - it works in all formats, but this is the only large I have (so far....!)
Thank you Litchi---Isn't it the perfect color for mushrooms??!!Your Champignons scarf is perfect!
Beautifully-written analysis, papertiger! This is very useful, and explains why many so-called "neutrals" don't work on me.
that's the idea
There are so-called neutral scarves and then there are personal neutrals.
Neutrals work on levels of contrasts between the same/similar shades and absence of colour (since they have almost no colour to define the design or pattern). Like a good black and white photo, a good design can be very sophisticated in a neutral and this is also why many think of the neutral variation as the definitive of any design.
Even neutral scarves have divisions between very high/hard contrast and low/soft contrast. The word 'neutral' makes it seem as though these should work for everyone but the wrong neutral can be as inappropriate as choosing the wrong colour. E.g. a geometric blk/wht scarf will suit someone with high-contrast and a dramatic personality whereas a shaded taupe will suit someone with less visible contrast between their features and wanting to create a more 'effortless' mood.
Those of us who always had a hard time wondering why neutrals looked a bit 'wrong' on us while others raved will have found modified neutrals and found personal neutrals that are not strictly neutrals in the non-colour sense of the word.
Then we get on to personal neutrals (I'm using myself as an example). 1. The modified neutral 'neutral'. Neither of the extremes above will suit me (I have a mixture of high and low contrasts, like drama but not too neat) and I know if a scarf has blk/wht it must also have a pop of colour (like Appaloosa with the black and white horse and strong colours all around, the horse's soft irregular spots also help soften the monochrome) . 2. The 'reads like a neutral' 'neutral': close to black and white shades like the examples I've shown so far, soft white/anthracite/aubergine of Mythique Phoenix, still pretty high-contrast but not hard or the soft white vert-gris/black-green with some soft corral of my Flamingo Party, still soft and muted but not indecipherable. Other personal neutrals can be (as you rightly surmised) shades that harmonise with someones colouring and therefore most flattering, therefore, mine could be olive green and dark-ish so Caducee Rock and both my C'est La Fetes can be considered neutrals too.
Hope this helps XXX
I especially like the way you combined the cadena with the plisse... I'm stealin' this, bunnycat! (Just like I stole your idea of a cadena with a twilly!)
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