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

[bunnycat]

I was curious about this because I have some Japanese kimono silk called Oshima Tsumugi. Part of the creation process involves burying or dyeing it in mud. But I'd never heard of a Chinese technique for it. Guess what I found through trusty Google:
http://curious.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/clear-as-mud-conserving-chinese-mud-silk-in-british-columbia/
The article says mud-silk is produced in Southeast China and parts of Southeast Asia. I am now officially since my ancestors came from the former and I was born & bred in the latter.
Full moon appears to be optional.... but sure makes it sound romantic (DS muttered werewolves...)

Wow- that is super cool info. I'm going to have to read up now on it.

Imagine my surprise about the necklace and wrapping a scarf. I was messing around this morning and wore this today. It’s Cheval Phoenix wrapped around an opera length pearl necklace. View attachment 3894487

Those are lovely together!

 

[texasgirliegirl]

Here are two of my least favorite scarves.
The first one, Luna Park, was my very first H scarf and a gift from my husband before we were married. I love it for that reason but I wish that it loved me back. Too much gold perhaps.

The second one is Mors. It’s a strange combination of light teal with lilac and yellow. I can’t find anything to wear it with and it doesn’t look great with a white t shirt, even.
Any ideas?

 

[gracekelly]

View attachment 3894583 View attachment 3894584 View attachment 3894585 Here are two of my least favorite scarves.
The first one, Luna Park, was my very first H scarf and a gift from my husband before we were married. I love it for that reason but I wish that it loved me back. Too much gold perhaps.

The second one is Mors. It’s a strange combination of light teal with lilac and yellow. I can’t find anything to wear it with and it doesn’t look great with a white t shirt, even.
Any ideas?

Do I see some gray in the Mors? Pink shirt?

 

[eagle1002us]

Thank you eagle! Of course not. It is Elizabeth Arden, Simply Red.

I have always liked Elizabeth Arden lipstick, I used to wear one in (I think) the Mauve Dreams color. And I never wear lipstick mostly so her's was an exception. I will check out the Simply Red, Pautinka, thank you.

 

[eagle1002us]

OH, I am an old hippie from way back. Had a fake ID and was drinking at 14. Pretended I was dumb in school, then got into an ivy league college and surprised everyone. Didn't drive a car until I was 36 and pregnant and living in suburbia. Am not afraid of being laughed at or admitting I don't know something. Just stuff like that.

I think being a narcissist is the "in" thing today. I have nobody particular in mind. I just see from one of those Q&A sites that narcissism is a hot topic. All the q's were about relating to them, getting over them, how exciting it is to be with them -- it was really pretty funny.

 

[eagle1002us]

I’m so afraid of washing them myself! Maybe some day I will finally dare. I find that my stiffest one is the Reve d’Australie. It almost felt as if it was starched! Then I did a little research and learned that this was characteristic of many scarves of the late 90s. Do you know this to be true? I wish I had discovered PBF sooner! I kick myself everyday for not looking you up while busy with other things! Just glad I’m here now and learning so much from you and all the lovely contributors!

Yes, they were stiff as a board for years. It gave them a lot of body when they were tied. B/c by comparison the less starched or no-starch ones were like a limp rag dog. IMO the pattern was harder to see.

 

[texasgirliegirl]

Do I see some gray in the Mors? Pink shirt?

There is a little bit of gray.
With pink I feel like an Easter egg.
It doesn’t even work with a denim shirt...
Do you think it might work with a gray sweater?

 

[eagle1002us]

Ha! Very interesting! So you MAKE them? Wow!! They are beautiful and I love the knot for this particular scarf! Your story made me think of my doll collection. I stopped collecting years ago and so many dolls in my collection were gifts from my dad. When an acquaintance ran to tell me that Hermes had a beautiful vintage “doll scarf” (Hello Dolly) I immediately thought that I must have it. Thankfully I never pursued one because I don’t think I would have liked wearing that design.

There's something a little off or even scary about that design. The dolls look a bit like Miss Havisham (old and stiff) in Dicken's Great Expectations. But the scarf Parapluies (umbrellas) has women that look much more natural and relaxed. And they are in 19th century dress as well.

 

[eagle1002us]

This is the Correspondence which I never seem to reach for. I find the blue border nondescript and, if I tie it the wrong way, the pattern of little stamps makes me look like I'm wearing a granny blanket. So today, I'm hiding the border and pleating the stamps. Think I can keep this one.
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It looks magnificent the way you have it tied. With a simple non-distracting white blouse.

 

[Living.la.vida.fifi]

There's something a little off or even scary about that design. The dolls look a bit like Miss Havisham (old and stiff) in Dicken's Great Expectations. But the scarf Parapluies (umbrellas) has women that look much more natural and relaxed. And they are in 19th century dress as well.

LOL! I totally agree: scary looking dolls! Funny I don’t own a Parapluies being a serious designer and vintage umbrellas collector! It is a lovely design that may be in my future!

 

[Living.la.vida.fifi]

Yes! That sounds pretty much exactly like what I did do. (On the other hand, I also acquired Sulfures for the same reason...glass paperweights, so lampwork again but it's red and mousseline....I did that much more thoughtfully....).

I've been making beads and bottles for about 17 years.

The knot in the first pic is the flower knot. Super easy. There should be a tute on Maitai's site.

Wow! That is fascinating!

 

[eagle1002us]

I have a transformed scarf to share. I bought an old cw of Sangles quite deliberately about a year ago. It was the very first H scarf I ever saw, back when I was an awkward teen in Hawaii. I remember walking along Waikiki with my BFF, who has always been a sophisticated beauty, and we came upon a billboard that showed a picture of this scarf just fluttering in the wind.
I turned to my friend and said, "That is just hideous. I don't understand the point of scarves!"

Obviously, I had no idea what I was talking about. I bought this scarf to remind myself of the old adage that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

(Believe it or not, I had a similar moment with Birkins after that episode of Sex in the City aired many years ago - "ugh, I don't understand the appeal of Birkins. They're not very pretty." I am a self-admitted dolt!)

Now, even with this all said, this cw was just OK. Here's what it looked like in its original state:
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Lots o' primary colors. I didn't reach for it much. Then Hermesmatic blew into town and after one dip in denim blue, it looked like this:View attachment 3893054

Ooh, so much nicer! But I was curious about what another dip in violet would do, so back it went. The folks at Hermesmatic were incredibly obliging. Now it looks like this:
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I'm very, very happy with this experiment!

You are deep rich colors in jewel tones. Spectacular dye job. You have the color sense of a professional artist.
I'm deep rich colors in earth tones, ambers, burgundy, olives, golden brown.

 

[Living.la.vida.fifi]

View attachment 3894583 View attachment 3894584 View attachment 3894585 Here are two of my least favorite scarves.
The first one, Luna Park, was my very first H scarf and a gift from my husband before we were married. I love it for that reason but I wish that it loved me back. Too much gold perhaps.

The second one is Mors. It’s a strange combination of light teal with lilac and yellow. I can’t find anything to wear it with and it doesn’t look great with a white t shirt, even.
Any ideas?

Not crazy about the Luna Park either. But I love the Mors design, although the colors are tricky. Me, I might try it with a grey sweater or top. And also with the right shade of soft yellow.

 

[eagle1002us]

No need eagle. Didn't want you to think I had forgotten if you hadn't seen it.

I'm going to savor them over the weekend.

 

[xincinsin]

Impulse buy: Tatersale gavroche. This is what happens when I go shopping and drop by the H to chat with my SA. No intention of buying anything but my reptile brain goes "cute = buy" and I end up with little squares of silk. The double border of dark brown and chocolate are really not my thing, but since I like wearing gavs in pairs, I can lessen the impact by using another gav in a colour that suits me better.