Accessories : Vintage Scarves
Lately I'm really into collecting designer scarves. Mostly vintage of course.
Actually, I have always loved collecting scarves. I have many scarves piling up on one corner of my wardrobe room, mostly unbranded with a couple of high-street brands. But despite the many scarves I have I actually almost never wear them. It seems that I only love collecting them but never wore them. Living in the tropics means I rarely wear scarves, because we actually don't get winter here. So I only wore scarves when I'm on vacation or when it gets really cold outside during rainy season.
With my intention to improve my wardrobe I decided to sort out some of my belongings including the pile of scarves. Well actually I haven't had the time to finish sorting the pile yet (because it's a big pile!) but I already started to reduce the amount by giving out some of them to my family. I also started to add some vintage designer scarves into the mix because I love hunting and finding vintage scarves!
I basically love the many colors and patterns of scarves, and I love how vintage designer scarves seems to have a story of their own. They are also the most affordable designer items to collect (although they are harder to get), so the thrill of finding them makes me happy (is that weird?).
It all started when I accidentally found a consignment store that sell Hermes twilly and scarves. They come complete with their orange boxes but the price was too expensive for me. I couldn't spare that much money for a piece of cloth (but maybe later I would! Because I still wish for an Hermes scarf) - but maybe not in the near future.
However, that experience made me realize that there's another thing I wanted to collect, which is : Scarves !
So I've been looking for designer scarves from then on (mostly vintage because it's cheaper then buying new ;p), and then one day I discovered a private seller that was selling her preloved Coach scarf. I thought the price was okay, it was about $30 while the retail price for Coach silk scarf is above $100, so I purchased it right away before someone else snagged it. It's a vintage Coach logo scarf in khaki brown and green. I couldn't get the series name of this style because it's vintage, but I do love the look of it. It's my first ever designer scarf! And hopefully the start of many 😜.
It's a thin rectangular scarf and it's made of 100% (raw) silk. It's actually almost see-through and it's lightweight, more suitable for fall or even summer. It's prone to snagging though because I accidentally pulled a thread when I tried it on (whoopsie!). But I still love it and I'm still trying to figure out how to use it and mix it with my style.
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Next, I found a thrift store that specializes in vintage scarves, handkerchiefs, and knick-knacks.
I regularly checked that store because they don't always have designer scarves in stock, so I have to browse and dig their collection every time I visit because most of them are just regular scarves. Sometimes when they do have designer scarves I couldn't find any style that I like so I skipped it and rather wait for a scarf that I really like.
From that store I've found a beautiful Lauren by Ralph Lauren floral scarf in the most prettiest color palette, very suitable for summer / spring colors ! It also happen to match the color of my Rebecca Minkoff Mini Mac ! I scooped it right away when I saw it because I really like the colors of the florals. It was offered at $15 while the retail price is around $60-$70 for Lauren by Ralph Lauren silk scarf. So it was a steal!
Then as an introductory bonus the owner of the store also kindly gave me another floral scarf! The free scarf I received was a Laura Ashley floral Scarf in muted color. It was also very beautiful and although it already shows wear and tear but hey, it's a free scarf :D
Top : Laura Ashley
Bottom : Lauren by Ralph Lauren
Bottom : Lauren by Ralph Lauren
Lauren by Ralph Lauren Scarf with Rebecca Minkoff Mini Mac in Purple
My last recent purchase from that store were these two vintage small scarves / 'kerchief below. I purchased these just recently. The store owner categorized them as "handkerchiefs" because apparently they are too small to even be considered as scarves, but I personally thought these were too big for handkerchiefs - so I'd say this is a very small scarf instead ;) Or maybe a 'neckerchief' ? Or a twilly ?
I originally wanted to buy the Moschino Cheap & Chic "Olive" scarf that I saw at the store, but upon close inspection and some contemplation later I decided that I don't really like the design and I was also looking for a square scarf instead of another skinny rectangular scarf. So I cancelled buying the Moschino scarf and decided to browse the store one more time. I dig the store's scarves collection until the very bottom and found these two neckerchiefs that were still in mint condition :
First is a Fendi neckerchief with an animal-print luggage design, and secondly a beautiful Celine with European royal/military paraphernalia theme.
I originally bought these two handkerchiefs to accessorize my bag. They are too
short to wear around the neck unless I wore it "stewardess style" a.k.a
tied really close at the neck. Are they actually twillies? I don't know I'm not sure, but I thought I'll be using these as accessory for my
bags instead.
The
Fendi neckerchief/twilly has a really nice design and I thought the colors would
suit my brown bags such as my MK JetSet Tote bag and my vintage Fendi
Zucca handbag (and my LV Neverfull Damier Ebene bag - Recent
purchase!!).
Fendi luggage scarf :
Worn with my new baby, Sir Louis :
While
the Celine neckerchief/twilly is just so pretty and beautiful by itself. I really love this kind of "royalty/military" print, and I think I might just use this as a normal handkerchief
instead -> You know...when I have the flu or when I need to wipe something off my table when I go out in the crowd I would just take this out from my bag instead of tissue, how classy right? Lol.
But It's surely more pretty than tissue 😉 Or maybe I would wear this one around my neck in stewardess style neckerchief :)
UPDATE : I found out that this mini Celine scarf also looks good when tied around my Longchamp Le Pliage bag as accessory :)
Celine scarf :
Aren't they beautiful?
I love vintage scarves so much ...
The retail price for these neckerchief is around $100-$150 each but I got it for $5 each! Talk about 90% discount, right?! I'm so happy I could dance!
While at the store I also saw a paisley-patterned scarf from Etro in a pale yellow / muted green color, but I didn't buy it because I was hesitant (because it's more expensive and I was already at my budget limit of that month). So maybe next time I'd buy that Etro scarf because I believe Etro is a good Italian brand with excellent quality.
I can't wait to see what my next vintage scarf purchase would be (;p).
Right now I'm on shopping ban because I just purchased my dream bag which is the LV Neverfull MM tote bag in damier ebene (another story for another post)!!
So I think there wouldn't be another designer purchase in the mean time...
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