Scarves

Scarves don’t just keep your neck warm, they’re a great way to add interest and style to your look. How to tie scarves, how to coordinate with your clothing and accessories. Best scarves for travel.

Foulard de la semaine

“Jardins d’Hiver” scarf with scarf ring. Jacket is J.Crew navy linen, purchased recently. Because the collar has ruching detail, I wanted to keep the scarf…

Embracing Your Inner Bourgeois*

Or, What’s So Bad About Looking Respectable?*Title inspired from this comment from materfamilias on her post here, (responding to comments from the Scarves discussion at…

Foulard de la semaine

This is a smaller (70cm x 70cm) silk square. Fold diagonally into an oblong shape, then tie a knot in the center, and one on…

Foulard de la semaine

Moreton Bay Fig Morris Happy May Day! Back in my Morris Dancing days I would have been lacing up my bells about now to dance…

Rethinking Pink

If you aren’t watching the Battlestar Gallactica series on the Sci-Fi Channel, you should be. BG has some of the strongest, most developed and interesting…

Foulard de la semaine

Well, I’ve been told that the word I learned for scarf back in high school French class, “fichu,” is a rather antiquated word, along the…

Fichu de la semaine

It’s still a bit chilly here most mornings, and will be up until July. This is a nice way to keep your neck warm without…

Fichu de la semaine

Here’s one way I like to wear a silk square. (Once again, apologies for the blurry pic; our camera’s autofocus seems to not be working…

As Promised…

Pictures of my new Carré Hermés going through her paces. The auto focus on my camera does not appear to be working, so apologies for…