Silk scarves

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Received a silk scarf gift the other day.

It's shorter at 160 cms than the usual wool scarf at 180.

So I don't think that you can really tie it like a wool scarf.

Plus I think that is not so much for warmth like wool but rather more for decoration if you will.

This particular scarf is a bright colored dry handed madder with a motif; guessing 25 ozs.

So my question is : how would you tie it and with what , and when, would you wear a heavy silk scarf??

TIA.

[Luca]

Silk in general has always seemed to me to be a material that is hot in the heat and cool in the cold; less than ideal, purely from a temperature standpoint.

That said, silk scarves are indeed very elegant ornament and I've often used them to effect neck/gorge closure when wearing a jacket without a tie during the so-called 'shoulder season' (which in London is substantive).
I think a simple once-around then over 'knot' should work perfectly well with the scarf you mention unless the material is exceedingly stiff.

[hectorm]

So my question is : how would you tie it and with what , and when, would you wear a heavy silk scarf??

Dear UC,
I wear the light silk scarfs next to my skin under open shirt collars. For the length you mention, tie a four-in-hand similar to a necktie and then loop one of the "legs" under and over at the front to cover the knot and give a neat look.
More substantial silk scarves (that sometimes have a backing or fringes) I usually wear them with a Parisian loop around the neck on top of suits before the colder season calls for an overcoat.

[Simon A]

Silk is a good insulator, which is why Chinese grannies wear quilted jackets wadded with the stuff in winter. A tight-woven silk scarf will keep you warmer in cold weather than a wool or cashmere scarf of greater weight.