Show us your scarves ...

[Tomasso]

Nice additions to your collection. What does it number these days? BTW, I wonder if anything can be done to rehabilitate the fringe on old scarves. I have a few that have seen better days.

 

[Two Types]

I just counted them: there were 54 scarves in total. Then another one arrived in today's post! I am rather pleased with the new one: it is the first time i have found a Tootal scarf that is a perfect match for one of my cravats. I don't think I will wear them together, but it's nice to know i have the choice!

As for rehabilitating the fringe: whenever i have been forced to wash a scarf the fringe has looked awful. I don't think I have ever dry cleaned one. So, I really don't know the solution to that question.

 

[herringbonekid]

bought this 1930s scarf the other day. thick blanket-like fabric. tube construction:

 

[Two Types]

Does it have any labels?

Is it British?

I'm amazed that scarves can survive for so long without being eaten by moths.

 

[herringbonekid]

TT, no labels but i'd wager it's British. my 30s date is just an educated guess.

(got it from the Vintage Showroom, and was fleeced as you can imagine but had to have it !)

 

[Two Types]

Vintage showroom? Someone was feeling flush!

 

[herringbonekid]

flush / foolish... it's a fine line.

 

[Two Types]

It's a line we all walk at sometimes. I could say the same of myself when I bought the CC41 white scarf: I paid more for that than they charge for a perfect condition 1930s German stroller jacket in the less knowledgeable shops on Brick Lane.

 

[herringbonekid]

TT, i just saw that CC41 scarf on the previous page... very nice.

 

[Two Types]

Another Tootal:

It is rather faded but i bought it since I have a matching cravat to go with it:

 

[Two Types]

Another Tootal sporting scene:

 

[esteban68]

Just thought I'd share a couple of scarves I found a couple of weeks ago at a vintage charity event before we all put our scarves away for the summer!!!, a steal at £3 each I think?
Both are very good condition with very little wear, I don't think the Sammy one has ever been worn?

 

[Two Types]

Has the Tootal one lost its tassles?

 

[esteban68]

You have the expert eye TT, I hadn't even noticed, just checked and indeed it has though I reckon they've all been time consumingly removed as the scarf is too good and unworn....any idea what colour they should be as the holes are all there so should be easy to replace???

 

[Two Types]

It's difficult to say what colour they would have been: Dark green possibly, maybe red?

 

[Two Types]

Here's one for all you Canadians,

a vintage ice hockey scarf:

I also found this incredibly dainty scarf today. It feels much older than any of my other scarves:

 

[DNO]

That hockey scarf is quite different, Two Types, but I love that green Tootal, tassels or no tassels.

A couple of recent thrift store finds:

No maker but a nice heavy rayon fabric:

Again, no maker but a lovely silk scarf...much more elegant than it looks in the photo:

The quest continues.

 

[DamianM]

love the first scarf. I found a couple just like that but I like your design.

 

[Shangas]

I only have one scarf - Light brown wool. Now that it's winter Down Under (yes, we have winter here), it's finally coming out of the closet.

One day I'd like to buy myself a white wool scarf, like what the flyboys used to have back in the World Wars. They're cool...

 

[Two Types]

DNO: It's good to see you are still out there shopping for scarves. The brown one is a stunner. That is such a bold paisley print. It looks quite old.