Pulling off a scarfrequires a certain nonchalance.
Which is ironic, because the answer to the question how to wear a scarf?
is a complicated one.
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Photographer and author Jamie Beck looks to the French for scarf-styling inspiration.
Its just built into the French way of life, like putting on your socks.
A scarf adds elegance simply by the nature of wrapping a beautiful fabric around your body, she notes.
Photographer and author Jamie Beck looks to the French for scarf-styling inspiration.
Correct me if Im wrong, but Ive never seen someone behaving badly in a beautiful floral silk scarf.
I think it makes you look like a flower, she says.
Just drape it over your shoulders and tie it?
Tucked under a turtleneck at Paris Fashion Week, Spring 2025
Her favorites come from a brand calledScarf Shop, another product of Minnesota.
Lighter options, like their large wool cloud scarf, allow for maximum layering, minus the bulk.
Katarina Krebs wore a Copenhagen Studios checked wool scarf over wrapped overand aroundher head.
A folded, red patterned silk scarf peeks from a collar at Milan Fashion Week, Fall 2024
Plus, on an elemental level, its warmer.
Brands like Acne, Rodebjer, and Rachel Comey often offer scarves of this size.
Admitting shes extremely headwear-averse, Lim says that scarves permit her to remain hat-free.
A knit scarf draped casually around the neck in Berlin, 2024
Lims ethos aroundlightweight scarves, on the other hand, is to embrace versatility.
A light scarf can be folded in half and used as a top, or rolled into a headband.
Her favorite trick, however, is the scarf-as-reusable-giftwrap.
Katarina Krebs wore a Copenhagen Studios checked wool scarf over wrapped over—and around—her head.
Search furoshiki on YouTube for infinite tutorials, per her suggestion.
A scarf can also double as gift-wrap…
Or as a shirt.
Tie a scarf as a skirt to go out, per Hursts suggestion.
Embodying monochrome in an oversized grey wool scarf and sweater suit set at Paris Fashion Week, 2024
Use it as a shoulder strap for a beat up Louis Vuitton Speedy.
Wrap a scarf around your wrist.
Test fate and spin a scarf into a halter top.
A fringed blanket scarf accents all-black at Paris Fashion Week, Fall 2024
Theres no shortage of styling devices for this time-honored accessory.
Wrapped around your ponytail, twisted into a braid, or tightly piled atop the head.
Most importantly, the answer to how to wear a scarf is however you want, really.
A scarf can also double as gift-wrap…
Or as a shirt.
Alexandra Lapp draped an Hermes scarf over one shoulder at Paris Fashion Week, 2024
Julia Comil wearing a Dior silk scarf over a skirt at Paris Fashion Week, 2021
A scarf wrapped around the head provides bold contrast to a neutral suit at Paris Fashion Week, Spring 2025
A scarf tied around a ponytail at Paris Fashion Week, Fall 2024
A scarf braided into the hair at Copenhagen Fashion Week, Spring 2024
