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Who has the nicest collection?
TIA
UC

Traditional stores which stock silk scarves (both plain silk and lined with cashmere):

1. Hermes. Very expensive. Without equal.

2. Turnbull & Asser. Expensive. Lovely designs and workmanship.

3. Paul Stuart. A little less expensive. I know a local New Yorker who makes the scarves.

I believe you do, Uppercase!

I bought a couple of nice ones from Liberty in the sales last year. You can pick up some very nice pashminas in Istanbul.

Thanks gents!

No, I have only one silk scarf but find that they can have such a large impact on an outfit that it would be worthwhile to add a few more.

Plus they are so lightweight and small that they are easy to take along when traveling.

Seitelman, don't you think that Hermes is hugely overpriced? I've never bought anything there in my life...

uppercase wrote: * * * Seitelman, don't you think that Hermes is hugely overpriced? I've never bought anything there in my life...

Yes. They are the most expensive. Sometimes the prices are laughable.

I must confess that I rarely pay full retail. My Hermes purchases are usually at the Hermes sales, eBay, and re-sale shops.

However, the quality of the silk, printing, design, etc., are superb.

A friendly warning: never let your wife enter Hermes. If she does, you are doomed.

Another brand worth mentioning is Michael Drake. I would place Drake as a close second to Hermes. In some ways Drake is equal or superior.

I agree that a light silk scarf can adds to an outfit. I never wear a coat without one.

Mark Seitelman wrote: A friendly warning: never let your wife enter Hermes. If she does, you are doomed.

Too late. Utterly buggered.

A slight diversion, for which I apologise, but referance to wives and their spending;

The less material there is, the more womens' shoes cost. Why?

You can get a "version" of a classic Barbour jacket, made by a known Italian fashion house, which is only half as good as the original, but which costs twice as much. Why?

aston wrote:A slight diversion, for which I apologise, but referance to wives and their spending;

The less material there is, the more womens' shoes cost. Why?

You can get a "version" of a classic Barbour jacket, made by a known Italian fashion house, which is only half as good as the original, but which costs twice as much. Why?

For pretty much the same reasons as a pair of limited edition 'designer trainers' can cost the same as a pair of hand made shoes from a top name. It's nothing to do with the quality of materials and skill in constructing and everything to do with conspicuous consumption. Such is the world we live in and I suspect it’s always been that way.

Sometimes ebay has scarves from the old Sulka days.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

A month or so ago I acquired a lovely silk/cashmere scarf from Davies and Son on Savile Row for a very reasonable sum - £30 I think. (I remember when I had a reliable memory... or perhaps I don't). Anyway, they were having a bit of a clearout - hence the sharp price, and they only had a few left - get in quick before the first proper cold snap of the winter!

how long would you like a silk scarf to be? it seems that they're all over the place....
UC

New & Lingwood have some very pretty scarves at the moment, but at £225 I can't afford them.

I bought one in Budd for £85 (maroon with a white/silver polka dot pattern).

I own more than I should...
I find that particularly with the rougher tweed jackets they add such a great touch of finesse when you are not in the mood / setting for a tie.