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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 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 . 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 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 bag with its handle spiralled in an ivory square is already another piece. One silk, two lives.