Knotty and nice: Creative ways to tie winter scarves
There is nothing more effortlessly chic than a lovely scarf or pashmina
to keep you warm throughout the months. As cool weather
settles in, knowing how to knot a scarf in a few different styles can
add an element of interest to an outfit and has the potential to change
the look of the day altogether. Here are a few options to try out:
By Danielle Paluga
1. Simple over the shoulder.
This is fairly self-explanatory. This typically looks best if you are wearing
long pants, because the line of the scarf would otherwise be broken if you
wore a skirt or a dress.Wearing a scarf in this manner generally works
well with a longer wool scarf, thin or wide, but you can make the look your
own however you wish. Amber Hoge, junior, wears the look well in an
animal print. Hoge said: “I got this scarf at a Christmas party (recently).
I typically wear my scarf like this or I wear it in a loop around my neck.”
By Danielle Paluga
2. The wrap around.
The second simplest look you can do, but probably the most classic.
Requires just one wrap around your neck and can be tightened up around
the neck as need be. Mary Lee, a senior, has a tassel scarf that
implements the look. Lee said: “It depends on the scarf how it should
be worn. If it’s skinny I will pull it through.”
By Joanna Sullivan
3. The neck warmer
This can be achieved by playing around with the scarf, tying it around
as many times as possible. When you come to the end of the scarf, tuck
it into the rest of the scarf to secure it. The scarf will then look
something like this. Bren Thomas, a senior, said: “I mainly wear a
scarf because it keeps me warm and less for fashion purposes. Sometimes
I’ll tie the scarf around my neck like you would a bandana.”
By Danielle Paluga
4. The loop
This requires a semi-longer scarf because you will fold
the scarf in half. You will put the scarf around your neck like this,
doubled over, and take the two loose ends and pull it through the loop.
Megan McAlpin, a sophomore, said: “I got this scarf back in Noonan and
this is my favorite way to tie it.”
By Danielle Paluga
5. The up-and-over
This is a slight variation of the pull through, but instead of pulling
both ends through the loop, you leave one behind and pull through the
loop in the opposite direction. This works best with a thicker wool
scarf, but the one Savannah Jane Dancey, freshman, is wearing works
fine as well. Dancey said: “I have a lot of scarves and I like to wear
them in a lot of different ways.”
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on Dec 4 2009. Filed under Features.
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