Scarves

Women's scarves

Forcast scarves do two jobs. In the cooler months a wool blend scarf, like the Paloma Wool Blend Scarf or the Audree Wool Blend Scarf, is the layer that makes a coat feel finished on the walk to the office. Year round, silk scarves and slim twillies add a line of colour or print to a plain shirt, dress or bag. The range covers plain, houndstooth, check, leopard and fringed styles.

Choosing a scarf

Pick the size by how you want to wear it. A large wool blend scarf wraps twice or drapes open over a coat, while a square silk scarf such as the Janessa Silk Scarf folds down to a band for the neck or the hair. A twilly like the Bridgette Silk Twilly is narrow and long, made to knot at the throat, wrap a wrist or tie around a bag handle. Checks such as the Barossa Check Scarf and the Seville Check Scarf pair with plain coats, and the Leo Leopard Print Scarf lifts an all-black outfit.

How to wear a scarf to work

Tie a silk scarf at the neck under an open collar instead of a necklace, or loop it through the handle of one of your bags for colour without commitment. In winter, a wool blend in a tone close to your coat reads as tailored, while a contrast colour reads as the point of the outfit. Keep one plain and one print in the drawer and most days are covered.

Pulling an outfit together

A scarf is the easiest way to bring a knit and a skirt bought in different seasons into one outfit, because the print carries both colours. The same trick works across knitwear and skirts you already own. Silk and satin crease if left balled in a bag, so roll them instead of folding.

How to shop the range

Start with the coat or jacket you wear most and choose the wool blend scarf against it, then add a silk or twilly for the warmer half of the year. Scarves sit alongside the other finishing pieces in accessories and work well with the metals in the jewellery range.