Scarf Tying
In Paris, women wear scarves all the time! Not only do they wear them, they look great in them and I?ve decided that there must be a special 'scarf tying' gene that's missing from my gene pool!
Paul and I have sat at cafe observing the 'neck wear' trying to pick up clues about how it's done. There's the long scarf that goes around the neck many times, the shawl, a little fluffy look at the collar and it goes on and on. They all look so wonderful and the colour and interest that the scarf adds is a look I covet. It looks so easy - anyone can do this - wrong!
I now own 4 scarves! When I purchased them, I tried them on (with the aid of the friendly sales assistant) and they looked wonderful - the perfect accessory to my wardrobe. Next day, even with practice, I couldn't replicate the look that they'd created around my neck and ended up with the regular 'boy scout' knot, or the simple 'cross-over' the old ladies in church use - at least at home - here young and old have scarf tying down to a science! I'm left wondering if I will ever get it right.
As you can see, blending in has its problems and I stick out as a tourist without ever saying a word - you just need to look at my neck!
I have included a website with instructions on tying scarves for those of you similarly challenged http://members.aol.com/modefrance/tying/scarf_tying.html
CDF
November 13, 2003
11:22:04 AM 
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