How to Wear a Long Scarf

Knowing how to wear a long scarf is crucial if you like to stay on the cutting edge of fashion. Long scarves enhance casual or business wear, or accessorize a formal ensemble. Long on style, throughout history fashionistas have praised long scarves for their timeless appeal and ability to flatter women of all ages. Show your superb fashion sense by integrating long scarves into your accessory wardrobe.

Long scarves are incredibly versatile and are worn in a multitude of dramatic configurations. Tie, wrap, drape, and wind long scarves, with or without fringes, around your neck or waist. Wear long scarves in your hair for extra pizzazz. Create jewelry-like chokers, lariats, and bracelets entirely made with scarves. Whether you like bold, subtle, classically feminine, hip urban funk, or your fashion sensibility lies somewhere in between, long scarves in their brilliant array of colors and wonderful textures like silk, cashmere, satin, and wool complement every outfit.

A gorgeous long scarf gives you unlimited fashion mileage by adding flair to your look while also accentuating the positive and camouflaging the negative. Choose scarf colors that play up your eyes and skin tone or emphasize your tiny waist. Long scarves draped about the neck look soft and engaging while hiding marks or wrinkles. Add interest to short and long hairstyles with gleaming silk scarves. Balance an extra long neck with an artfully placed long scarf. Spruce up that well-worn business suit and go from drab to fabulous wearing a long scarf in rich vibrant tones around your neck, shawl-like, or as a belt. Everyday jeans and denim jackets take on a distinctly elegant edge when accessorized with long fringed scarves. In fact, every outfit comes alive after a long scarf makeover!

The best way to learn how to wear a long scarf is to view videos online that show you practical step-by-step instructions. Think outside the box and make up some of your own unique styles of wearing a long scarf. Wearing scarves is a personal statement and only you know how understated or dramatic you want to look.

Long scarves are for all seasons, and these two easy and popular looks for wearing a scarf around the neck work well to keep you warm in winter or to accent a favorite summer ensemble. Whether your scarves are woolly or the finest handcrafted silk, try these styles for instant glamour.

Style A

1. Hold each end of the long scarf in your right and left hand
2. Stretch the scarf out full length in front of you
3. Place the mid point of the scarf on the front of your neck
4. Bring the two ends of the scarf behind your neck and cross over at the nape of your neck
5. Drape the two long ends of the scarf in front

Now, your neck is nicely encircled with the scarf, and you have the two long ends draped in front. Finally adjust for comfort and choose how far apart you wish to have the two long ends – they can meet mid-way or be separated further apart for a different look.

Style B

1. Holding the ends of the scarf in your right and left hand, stretch out and fold the scarf in half
2. Place the halved scarf at the nape of your neck and wrap around to the front
3. Take the two scarf ends on the one side and place them both through the opening at other end
4. Pull the long ends through

To finish, simply adjust the scarf to be slightly loose or taut at the neck for a double layer look that is the epitome of high style!

Long skinny scarves work magic as jewelry. Wind a skinny long scarf around your wrist and tuck in the ends to create a funky bracelet. Wind a shimmering bejeweled long scarf in silk or cotton around your neck and tuck in, tie a knot, or secure with a whimsical pin at the back or front for a simmering hot choker look! Lariat style necklaces using delicious bright colors and gauzy gossamer-like fabrics are simply divine. Easily make them by hanging the scarf around your neck with the ends in front, and then tie a knot midway down your torso.Voila!

• Contrary to what some people think, you don't need a long neck to wear a long scarf, it's all in how you wind them.
• To turn an everyday ponytail into a stunning hair 'do', gather your long hair up and use a fabric covered elastic to secure. Now, wind a skinny long scarf a few times (depending on how long your hair is) around the elastic, then pull the long ends down through your hair (tail) in a zigzag weave for a lovely braid effect. Leave some of the scarf tail peeking out at the bottom for the fresh and pretty look of even longer hair.
• Choose complementary or even contrasting colors to those of your outfit.
• Pull long scarves through belt loops leaving the ends hanging in front or to the side for a terrific looking belt.

Collect long scarves in a wide variety of lengths, colors, and patterns, as well as different fabrics. Once you have mastered the art of how to tie, wrap, drape, and wind them to achieve several styles, your long scarves will surely become one of your favorite ways to accessorize today, and for years to come.

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