Scarves Scarf Of The Day - Which Hermès scarf are you wearing today?
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Another Brides Fleuries ... the first scarf I have let go from my small collection. Love the design, but the bright (almost optic) white is just too stark a contrast with my skin tone and with my wardrobe which is soft blues and grays. Lesson learned - just being beautiful isn't enough, it needs to also go with me and my closet
I have trouble with the stark whites too (except in mousseline).
I think you reined it in pretty well ABQ in that second pic! Very nice!
This is a great topic. I learn so much when everybody gets into the details about what does and does not work for them and why. I am not ready to rehome my errors yet, so advice is welcome, but if all you have is sympathy, I'll take that too.
This one I still hope I can reclaim: Au de la cinq mers, in gold, black, and what I hoped was a wine color but is oranger than I thought. The pics in this current ebay listing get the colors about right, though you can't see that there are some highlights that are traffic-cone orange, yiikes:
I wanted a regal scarf, and it is regal. But I didn't know yet that a black border gets lost in my black wardrobe (thanks again for that insight, ElainePG) and that I prefer a pattern that goes all the way to the hem.
I thought either the gold wouldn't be too bad on me or -- ha ha -- that I could diminish or hide it (there's your "WTH was I thinking???" Hide it with what? A false beard?). But the beauty of this one is in the wonderful detail, and if I scrunch it up to hide the gold, then it's just a black border with some mustardy bits and what's the point?
I do get compliments on the details when I wear it in a draped bias fold that shows off the ships and fish and fabrics, but it's hard to make myself wear it when I have so many others that look better on me.
The details are so amazing on it, I agree to try it with deeper russet tones to bring those out.
I made a mistake when I bought (from a lovely reseller... it definitely was NOT her fault!) this colorway of Giverny. The black border is wider than I'd like, and disappears against my black outfits, so I generally tie it as shown below. But then that puts all this yellow against my face, which only works if I wear a ton of makeup. As you can see in the photo, I try to minimize the yellow by wearing a contrasting necklace, but I don't think it does too much.
So the scarf ends up sitting unloved in the drawer, poor thing, and I really ought to re-home it; perhaps now that I've confessed my sins here, I'll do just that!
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I like this Giverny folded this way. And because the shirt you are wearing comes past the scarf, the yellow is played down since it is not right next to your skin.
Oh- that is that red that looks really atrocious on me! Love the scarf, but can't do that particular red.....I think it looks great with the striped shirt!
I'm sorry you are feeling so poorly. This is a hard yellow to carry off, but against the blue shirt it is lovely!
I love, love Pani La Shar Pawnee and went thru a period of orange scarves. Once that period was over (ohh, about a few years ago
This mod shot is from the last time I wore him.
I wonder how this would look against one of the paler shades in the scarf???
BIG Thank you for all your likings to my previous posting.
Here is my "what was I thinking" - A Cheval sur mon Carre". I went for it during those times when pink was my favorite color .. maybe still ?? The pink border, those pink horseshoes ...BUT this scarf stays mainly in the box.
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These multi pastel hues are also hard to wear, I think. There's a CW of Coupons Indiennes that has similar ice cream shades that I know would be a bear to wear. I wonder if contrasting against a shirt in a darker shade of something in the scarf would work for it?
Well here’s mine. I love the design and it has sentimental value due to its Opera Garner theme. But...
The pink feels too sweet and the hits of brown, orange and red don’t cut the sweetness.
It never ties nicely, you can never see the pretty bits enough.
I now have the pink Pegase which is more sophisticated so I reach for it when I want pink.
Looks better on the bed than it does on me.
Does she stay or does she go? Perhaps try harder. Can’t remember last time I wore it:
The pink feels too sweet and the hits of brown, orange and red don’t cut the sweetness.
It never ties nicely, you can never see the pretty bits enough.
I now have the pink Pegase which is more sophisticated so I reach for it when I want pink.
Looks better on the bed than it does on me.
Does she stay or does she go? Perhaps try harder. Can’t remember last time I wore it:
Try your Mors ring to show the fun parts so it's folded like on your bed. I like the color (surprise surprise!
). Wear with taupe???Like this:
Try your Mors ring to show the fun parts so it's folded like on your bed. I like the color (surprise surprise!
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This is a great idea bunnycat. Thanks, will try.
I’ve tried Taupe. I’ve tried light gray. Meh. It’s not bad with stark white, which is a good color on me.
Wow. Love these pairings, especially the middle picture. This is really a fun week.
Well, how pink is it really? In this picture, only the hem. (I actually love this picture....)BIG Thank you for all your likings to my previous posting.
Here is my "what was I thinking" - A Cheval sur mon Carre". I went for it during those times when pink was my favorite color .. maybe still ?? The pink border, those pink horseshoes ...
Now I am seriously thinking if I should re-home it.
Do you wear the brown/tan shade in the scarf? That might work. I like it on the black dress, maybe without pink cardigan.
I'm disappointed that it doesn't tie well. I have scarf mail coming (this design), but it's been stuck for THREE WEEKS at JFK, so I am not amused. (customs? It comes from Japan, but I have bought plenty of stuff from Japanese sellers.)
The scarf is darn pretty the way you've tied it. And it's darn pretty on you. Just my opinion.I made a mistake when I bought (from a lovely reseller... it definitely was NOT her fault!) this colorway of Giverny. The black border is wider than I'd like, and disappears against my black outfits, so I generally tie it as shown below. But then that puts all this yellow against my face, which only works if I wear a ton of makeup. As you can see in the photo, I try to minimize the yellow by wearing a contrasting necklace, but I don't think it does too much.
So the scarf ends up sitting unloved in the drawer, poor thing, and I really ought to re-home it; perhaps now that I've confessed my sins here, I'll do just that!
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Oh that is annoying. I wonder what the hold up could be....
Agreed. That was a lotta pink.
Tan is not a color I wear, more dark browns, but I’ve not tried it with those primarily because they’re so Fall/Winter and this scarf is so not. But I’ll try it and see.
Lucky for me that a seasoned tying pro will soon be working with this design. Hope you’ll give me some pointers. The design disappears in a cowboy knot on me, but maybe I’m doing something wrong. It would be so much better if design extended further into the border.
I like it with your shirt. I like the shirt a lot, too. i have multiple b&w shirts myself. The deep red and gold stands up to the shirt but doesn't fight it. Cookie, you got yourself an outfit!
Beautiful and I would love to have it bc it's a warmer pink, which works w my coloring. I've always, always loved your scarves and your styling but I can see why you don't grab this one. Most of your scarves seem to be cooler in tone (like the cardi in your photo) which is gorgeous w your coloring! I wish I could wear those cool, crisp colors but they make me look sallow.
Brazil is a design with which I've had no luck. One is a Brazil II 90. The colours of the feathers are glorious, but there is so much blank space in the design and on the borders that it is quite difficult to tie without showing wide expanses of chocolate brown. I'm not giving up on it yet...
The other Brazil is a pareo. The US seller took her photos under a warm orange light which totally changed the cw of the cotton. The mauve and green practically vanished. It looked mainly butter yellow and tangerine orange. I could have done a SNAD but it cost too much to ship it back. And the feigned ignorance of her replies to my messages led me to believe that she wasn't an honest seller and I would be asking for trouble if I did a return. So yes, a confirmed candidate for re-homing once I actually take the time to figure out how to sell it (or maybe I'll just go the consignment route).
The problems I have with it: I'm not a fan of the muddy mauve background colour, the mauve-viridian-yellow-orange colour palette is out of my comfort zone, and since I prefer smaller formats, if I'm going to manhandle swathes of material, the extra effort should be for a cw I actually like. That said, this is my SOTD since I decided that I should actually wear it again to see if there are any redeeming factors.
The other Brazil is a pareo. The US seller took her photos under a warm orange light which totally changed the cw of the cotton. The mauve and green practically vanished. It looked mainly butter yellow and tangerine orange. I could have done a SNAD but it cost too much to ship it back. And the feigned ignorance of her replies to my messages led me to believe that she wasn't an honest seller and I would be asking for trouble if I did a return. So yes, a confirmed candidate for re-homing once I actually take the time to figure out how to sell it (or maybe I'll just go the consignment route).
The problems I have with it: I'm not a fan of the muddy mauve background colour, the mauve-viridian-yellow-orange colour palette is out of my comfort zone, and since I prefer smaller formats, if I'm going to manhandle swathes of material, the extra effort should be for a cw I actually like. That said, this is my SOTD since I decided that I should actually wear it again to see if there are any redeeming factors.
What a very sweet compliment CoffeeSLP, thank you!
You know I never noticed how that cardigan pink and the Soirée pink “clash” until tonight! Never again.
But the color itself is I think fine on me. But by way of comparison, I reach for this regularly. I think it proves your point:
Welcome all the comments. You’re all helping me give this one a real chance!
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