Knot So Simple: How to Wear a Scarf
Make the most of your closet’s hardest working accessory with these fresh, fashion-forward scarf styling tips and tricks
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Knot so Simple: How to Wear a Scarf
Make the most of your closet’s hardest working accessory with these fresh, fashion-forward scarf styling tips and tricks
By: Team Liberty
In theory, we all know how to wear a scarf – just wrap around and go, right? But when it comes to beyond-basic scarf styling techniques, the kind that’ll help to take your outfit to the next level, plenty of imagination and a touch more strategic thinking is required. We’ve taken the (ahem) liberty to carry out the styling legwork for you via these easy, breezy step-by-step tutorials. There’s a scarf styling technique for every dresser – which one suits you?
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The Adventurer
How to: Using a flat surface for ease, lay your scarf down before folding both opposing corners inwards. Fold the outer edges inwards once more so one side is on top of the other. Finally, keeping your folds in place, lift and feed through your belt loop or around a bag handle, creating a neat knot to finish.
The Curator
You’re a custodian of refined and perfectly formed pieces. A curator of simple yet effective style, so it's no wonder that a scarf tied neatly around the neck is your signature.
How to: Lying the scarf flat on a surface, simply fold both sides in twice from the outside in, holding the folds in place as you wrap around your neck. Form a loose knot on one side, leaving a few inches of the end of the scarf out. Proceed to loop the other end of the scarf through the knot and pull to your desired length and tightness.
The Maker
You’re a tastemaker. A purveyor of beautiful things. Someone that inspires, rather than follows. So where others see a scarf, you see a whole world of opportunity. Why wouldn’t you transform yours into a bag?
How to: Delicately tie the corners of the scarf into two knots, creating a swaddle of silk for your on-the-go essentials.
The Composer
A promoter of the Avant-Garde, you invent style and design, drawing inspiration from all the elements around you, which in scarf terms, sees you transform yours into a twisted halter top.
How to: Joining two opposing corners together, wrap the folded scarf around your waist, tying a knot to your side. Lift the hanging corner up, twisting to create a makeshift strap. Finally, slip a ring onto the strap before lifting this over your shoulder and tying back onto your side knot.
Create two looks in one by opening up the twist to create a capped sleeve.
The Artist
You’re a born artist with an imagination that simply knows no bounds. So suffice to say, we’ve come to expect the unexpected from you. And as for the latest incarnation of your creativity? A sarong top that defies convention at every turn.
How to: Folding the two opposing corners inwards to create a large triangle, wrap the scarf around your back before crossing the corners over at the front to create a top. Finally, wrap the corners behind your neck, tying in a neat, secure knot at the nape of your neck. Adjust your pieces at the front for desired coverage.
