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How to Tie a Silk Scarf: Seven Ways, from the Collar to the Bag Handle
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Everything begins with the same base fold — and the seventh way is not worn on you, but on the bag.
A 90 × 90 silk square is the most versatile accessory in a wardrobe: it is worn at the neck, in the hair, at the waist — and on the handle of a bag. Everything begins with the same base fold: the square laid flat, folded on the diagonal, then rolled from the point towards the fold until a regular ribbon is formed.
At the neck
The lavallière knot: the ribbon around the neck, two turns, a simple knot set off to the side, the ends left free. It is the most classic and surest way to wear it.
The slipped collar: the ribbon laid flat under a shirt collar, tied low with a flat knot — the silk replaces the tie without borrowing its stiffness.
The bandana: the square simply folded into a triangle, point to the front, tied at the nape. Relaxed, it calls for a supple silk with a heavy drape.
In the hair, at the waist
The headband: the ribbon laid over the crown of the head, tied under the nape, ends tucked in or left free. The headband of summers.
The ponytail: the ribbon tied around the elastic, one turn, a simple knot — the silk protects the hair where the elastic breaks it.
The belt: the ribbon threaded through the loops of a pair of jeans or tied over a dress, flat, with a simple knot at the hip. Where the EZER buckle belt asserts, the silk is content to suggest.
On the bag handle
The seventh way is not worn on you. Roll the square into a ribbon, fix one end at the base of the handle with a simple knot, spiral along the handle overlapping each turn by half, tie off at the other base and let the ends fall.
The gesture protects the handle — the part of a bag that wears first — and transforms it: a black Héritage bag with its handle spiralled in an ivory square is already another piece. One silk, two lives.