The weather in Melbourne is getting cooler and its time to start layering up and thinking about extra singlets, tights under jeans, cosy jackets and scarves. I myself am a big fan of the scarf, in all colours of the rainbow. On a dreary grey Melbourne day when the population of our city is cloaked in black, a pop of colour from a scarf will separate you from the crowds, and keep you warm!
Today my scarf of choice is magenta pink, a crocheted number that is longer than I am tall and a good 10cm wide. It’s a gorgeous knit, but it does leave pink fluff everywhere I have been – on my black dress, on the seat of my car, on my chair at work. I was kinda hoping to channel Carrie Bradshaw from the first Sex and the City film but have since realised her scarf is red (and so am now desperate to head out and pick one up in that hue!)
Scarves come in all shapes and sizes, can be wrapped around your neck as many times as you can manage or hang loose (although never hang them evenly, it will make you look short!). I prefer the bulky ones with a high up ballerina-esque hairdo and some killer boots, over the knee suede flatties for me today.
You can pickup some relatively cheap scarves at our favourite High Street stores – Sportsgirl, Forever New, Dotti, Portmans and even Target, but here are a few of the more impressive tidbits from the wonderful world of the web.
Stella McCartney Hand-Knit Scarf, $565.00 by Stella McCartney at Bergdorf Goodman
Fendi Zucca Logo Knit Wool Long Scarf, $210.00 by Fendi at Forzieri
Check Scarf, $265.00 at Burberry
I LOVE scarves in winter (actually I do fancy them all year round). I bought a netted, loop collar yesterday at Country Road which is pretty cool- kinda like a roped spider web that you can wear loosely around your neck (in place of a necklace) or wrap twice for a more scarfy look.
I think I’m going to go with the chunky necklace look with silk tunics etc. Keep you posted!
That Stella McC one is awesome. I love scarves A LOT! Today I’m wearing a zebra print one with silver thread from Marks & Spencers LOL.
I totally agree Sarah! My current obsession is a huge red cotton scarf I can wrap around my neck about three times… Counteracts my black leather jackets and blazers and definitely adds a touch of colour to the New York streets! My tip? If you aren’t after something with too much detailing, a cheap option is to go to a fabric store and buy a metre of fabric (Cotton is best because it doesn’t fray – Silk also, but it is more expensive) and snap, you’ve got a big scarf, for less than ten bucks! Remember when that Louis Vuitton leopard print scarf came out last year? I was in loveee but couldn’t find any good cheap alternatives so I bought a metre of leopard print silk from a fabric store in Melbourne, and it was my Winter go-to and complimented almost every outfit.
Hope you try it!! Loving the blog, I’ve been slack lately. An afternoon reading your blog has inspired me though.