Scarf of the day - which scarf are you wearing today?

[xincinsin]

Have you been to Dunhuang? If so, I am very green with envy right now. Puzzle often about your name; when I studied Chinese it was with the Wade-Giles romanization; all the newer ones confuse me.

This has to fit the theme for the week: "Serenity" by Zoé Pauwels/Rosenblatt (she got married a couple of years ago).

Never been to Dunhuang but I once had to translate a documentary about it Maybe some day...

My monicker is a play on sound because all three syllables are homonyms:
xin is the hanyu pinyin for the first character in the name of my birth country
cin is short for cinema; I work in the media industry
SIN is the IATA code for my nearest airport
I think in Wade-Giles, it would be hsin.

And I love both yours and ABQ2ATL's Serenite! Especially ABQ's mod shot. My powers of resistance are getting a very good work-out this week

 

[xincinsin]

So pretty xincinsin, you should definitely reach for this Reveries more often!

Will definitely try, dear Bova. I need to get my scarves in some semblance of order so that I stop reaching for the same ones over and over again. A library system with colour co-ordination key and seasonal rotation by solstice and equinox!

 

[Bostonjetset]

...and here's one by the grandson? Dimitri R(ybaltchenko) "Prieres au Vent". No longer positive, but I know Dimitri is one of the figures...I think the one at the top facing us.

I forgot all about Prieres au Vent! What a beautiful design. And since it is of the Himalayas, you can use it for two theme weeks [this week for China and the future one for Nepal....two birds/one scarf! HAHA]

Another of my art-in-a-box scarves: Reveries Japonaises. I love the design and the colours, but somehow never choose it when I reach for a scarf.

And specially for Bostonjetset: Japanese wave designs on two of my tomesode kimonos - comme Bateau Fleuri, oui?

Gorgeous kimonos!!!! And VERY Bateau Fleuri!

Sorry I've gotten so far behind
I had a lecture to give and I've been sunk in PowerPoint for a couple of weeks -- it feels good to be free!

You're right again, Jahna! I always think of Serenite in terms of "California Spa" rather than Japanese bamboo! I love your colorway -- mine is the one that's always turning up on the Bay, but I do like the green and white with the dainty lavender orchids.

I also have to include my new-to-me sepia ELenK -- twins with Maedi & frou frou -- and bright pink L'Art du Temari.

I forgot about Serenite also! Yours is so lovely.

Have we done Tibet yet?

Wonderful addition. I think you are the first to show it this week.

 

[Maedi]

Sorry I've gotten so far behind
I had a lecture to give and I've been sunk in PowerPoint for a couple of weeks -- it feels good to be free!

You're right again, Jahna! I always think of Serenite in terms of "California Spa" rather than Japanese bamboo! I love your colorway -- mine is the one that's always turning up on the Bay, but I do like the green and white with the dainty lavender orchids.

I also have to include my new-to-me sepia ELenK -- twins with Maedi & frou frou -- and bright pink L'Art du Temari.

So happy to be twins and the fuchsia Temari is a dream!

 

[Croisette7]

Lovely Spring colors on you croisette!


Oh, I like this knot a lot pirula, and it shows off this gorgeous CW of Jardin!


Awesome look sparkley, this is such a special design and I love that contrast hem!!




You really have a wonderful collection of Asian-themed scarves Jahna, thank you for sharing these beauties!

Thank you, dear Bova!

 

[andee]

Jahna,
Why are most of your pictures gone?
I am so sad to have missed them.
Love your commentary.

 

[momasaurus]

Will definitely try, dear Bova. I need to get my scarves in some semblance of order so that I stop reaching for the same ones over and over again. A library system with colour co-ordination key and seasonal rotation by solstice and equinox!

haha - a system would be amazing. My system is often just "quick, need to wear this snowy scarf before it's actually spring." or "oops, those fall colors don't look so great right now in the dead of winter." let me know if you come up with a system.... These weekly themes at least force me to look at what I have in the bottom of the drawer!!

 

[Jahna]

Jahna,
Why are most of your pictures gone?
I am so sad to have missed them.
Love your commentary.

Thanks andee, I DO blather on, don't I!
I think if you click on the links you can still see the pictures. In the past the pictures themselves used to stay in the posts, and I miss that; so much more fun to see them. Well, with your encouragement I will keep rattling on; the history and information in Hermès fascinates me!

 

[ABQ2ATL]

My monicker is a play on sound because all three syllables are homonyms:
xin is the hanyu pinyin for the first character in the name of my birth country
cin is short for cinema; I work in the media industry
SIN is the IATA code for my nearest airport
I think in Wade-Giles, it would be hsin.

And I love both yours and ABQ2ATL's Serenite! Especially ABQ's mod shot. My powers of resistance are getting a very good work-out this week

Thanks for the name explanation, xincinsin! I love that SIN is an airport code -- mine is two airports: ABQ (Albuquerque) 2 (to) ATL (Atlanta), reflecting the places I've lived the longest plus frequent trips back and forth. (it's fine to call me abq2atl or just abq, by the way -- it's a bother to type all those caps)

Glad you like Serenite -- I got mine for a good price on the Bay and it came with a note that said it had been a never-worn gift from a dear friend who had since died. I'm so glad the original owner came to terms with re-homing a scarf that deserves to be worn and admired! Here's another shot to show that it's got butterflies, too.

 

[ABQ2ATL]

haha - a system would be amazing. My system is often just "quick, need to wear this snowy scarf before it's actually spring." or "oops, those fall colors don't look so great right now in the dead of winter." let me know if you come up with a system.... These weekly themes at least force me to look at what I have in the bottom of the drawer!!

I have a spreadsheet of all my scarves arranged by color and also by artist. My technique for SOTD is to copy the year theme list (see the first entry of this thread) into a Word doc and then add the names of all the scarves I think will fit into each week's theme -- yes, I've got a draft for the year done already. If one scarf is coming up twice in a month, I might hold the first or second showing. It's fun to think about the designs for awhile, especially when you need to find critters or bugs or places...
How do other Silkies do it?

 

[AnaTeresa]

I have a spreadsheet of all my scarves arranged by color and also by artist. My technique for SOTD is to copy the year theme list (see the first entry of this thread) into a Word doc and then add the names of all the scarves I think will fit into each week's theme -- yes, I've got a draft for the year done already. If one scarf is coming up twice in a month, I might hold the first or second showing. It's fun to think about the designs for awhile, especially when you need to find critters or bugs or places...
How do other Silkies do it?

That is intense! Although, I suppose once one builds a collection, there has to be some way of tracking matters. I have four 90cm silkies, one 140cm mousseline, and one 140cm cashmere GM so for me, I just grab whatever matches what I am wearing.

I am both interested and intimidated by scarf spreadsheets!

 

[ABQ2ATL]

That is intense! Although, I suppose once one builds a collection, there has to be some way of tracking matters. I have four 90cm silkies, one 140cm mousseline, and one 140cm cashmere GM so for me, I just grab whatever matches what I am wearing.

I am both interested and intimidated by scarf spreadsheets!

Hi Ana Teresa -- it's a slippery silky slope and I'm sure others here will agree that you can get more before you know it! I think spreadsheets are pretty common, but I don't know that everyone keeps the same info.

Here's a link to Mai Tai's system, included after her discussion about whether to leave a label on or take it off. Mai Tai keeps everything in an envelope for each scarf, or at least writes it on a note card. http://www.maitaispicturebook.com/2012/09/Care-tag-Hermes-scarf-remove-or-not.html I've finally started photographing my paper H tags with the colorways listed, but I should have started way sooner! You're at a good place if you're new to H scarves.

RE: spreadsheet: I don't care much about WHEN I got a scarf, but I do record WHERE I got it and how much I paid. I have some favorite sellers on the Bay, for instance, and I like to remember H boutiques. I like to know the ARTIST -- I was shocked to realize how many Annie Faivre scarves I had, for instance! I don't have an alphabetical list of scarf names, as the COLOR is more important for deciding what to wear -- I store them by color, but also have that on the spreadsheet. I also note the YEAR IT WAS ISSUED, because I'm kind of nerdy, and the SIZE, which helps me find it when I decide to wear it.

 

[JRTgal]

Thanks for the name explanation, xincinsin! I love that SIN is an airport code -- mine is two airports: ABQ (Albuquerque) 2 (to) ATL (Atlanta), reflecting the places I've lived the longest plus frequent trips back and forth. (it's fine to call me abq2atl or just abq, by the way -- it's a bother to type all those caps)

Glad you like Serenite -- I got mine for a good price on the Bay and it came with a note that said it had been a never-worn gift from a dear friend who had since died. I'm so glad the original owner came to terms with re-homing a scarf that deserves to be worn and admired! Here's another shot to show that it's got butterflies, too.

Love this! Charming, fresh and welcome harbinger of spring.

 

[Pirula]

Hi Ana Teresa -- it's a slippery silky slope and I'm sure others here will agree that you can get more before you know it! I think spreadsheets are pretty common, but I don't know that everyone keeps the same info.

Here's a link to Mai Tai's system, included after her discussion about whether to leave a label on or take it off. Mai Tai keeps everything in an envelope for each scarf, or at least writes it on a note card. http://www.maitaispicturebook.com/2012/09/Care-tag-Hermes-scarf-remove-or-not.html I've finally started photographing my paper H tags with the colorways listed, but I should have started way sooner! You're at a good place if you're new to H scarves.

RE: spreadsheet: I don't care much about WHEN I got a scarf, but I do record WHERE I got it and how much I paid. I have some favorite sellers on the Bay, for instance, and I like to remember H boutiques. I like to know the ARTIST -- I was shocked to realize how many Annie Faivre scarves I had, for instance! I don't have an alphabetical list of scarf names, as the COLOR is more important for deciding what to wear -- I store them by color, but also have that on the spreadsheet. I also note the YEAR IT WAS ISSUED, because I'm kind of nerdy, and the SIZE, which helps me find it when I decide to wear it.

I'm off to go re-read Mai Tai's method.

I don't have an actual spreadsheet. What I do is keep a running, handwritten list of each scarf I have, in no particular order. Design, Artist, Year of Issue, Season of Issue (if I can riddle that out or just know it), and size. I mostly do this to keep the designers straight in my head. I tend to not forget things if I write them down, even just once. I keep the cw tags (of the ones I buy retail or the resale ones I'm lucky to find with tags) in the box with the scarf. Since I have so many older designs, I don't know the actual cws, otherwise that is another piece of information I would most certainly add to my hand written record. Lastly, for visual therapy as needed, I keep a Pinterest board of all my scarves and have a folder at the HSCI database with pics of them all, in the proper cws.

I still have a thing for the orange boxes, so I keep all my H scarves in them. Some scarves share a box and it works fine. I find 2 90s in one box fit quite comfortably. I have six gavroches in one 90 box and that works as well. The boxes are labeled, because I do have enough scarves now that that is necessary. But other than a "dark" stack of boxes and a "light" stack of boxes, they're not organized in any particular order.

Hmmm, I suppose if I ever get to really high number of scarves, I am going to have to get more formally organized! There is only so much looseleaf in the world, after all......

 

[frou frou]

Loving the weeks offerings of scarves from the Orient, i'm crazy about Japanese design and loved reading about the kimono designs which send me to

Sorry not to comment individually , just a cheer for all of you .


Pirula and Abq are super organised . I don't have so many 90cm, quite a few 70cm, one mousseline and six CSGMs so I have them all in my mind .

I've got to a stage where sometimes it feels so liberating to go scarf less , I have a new coat that looks terrible with anything H around the neck !