These scarves I ordered them on EU site, so I haven't felt them myself. Just had family check the scarves were alright and took photos for me. But I did try a different CW of the same design in store, and it didn't feel particularly stiff to me compare to other scarves I bought from recent years. Although I'm relatively new to the H carres club, this is only my 8th season, so I'm not sure what the older ones were like from the boutique. All my older ones were from resellers, so I don't know if the softness on some are due to storage or other possible reasons. I remember reading somewhere on the forum that some more experienced collectors said H changed their formula for the sizing material so the feel of the scarf is a bit different these days. I'm not sure if that could be what it is?