Muffle Your Muffler

And so  it goes my friends… The cooler breezes of autumn are blowing the leaves off the trees and forcing us into warmer attire.  In order to keep away the biting winds, many of us turn to the tried and true: A scarf.  But, what seriously befuddles me is the notion that a colored skinny rat’s tail-like fluff of fabric is any means to keep the breeze at bay… Perhaps many of you  are familiar with the scarf I am describing – to label it a chic accessory is serious oversight, however to perhaps equate it to a dead muppet is more apropos and entirely accurate.  I see women all over town donning these flimsy polyester fuzz tails around thier necks  and I have to tell you that it absolutely horrifies me.  A scarf does two things: 1. keeps you warm – (therefore cashmere and wool make sense where as poly-whatever does not) and 2. Brings an outfit together/adds interest to a heavy woolen coat.  The barfy boa accessory I am discussing does none of the above.

So, what shall we replace these atrocious gnarled nooses with?  Pashminas are fabulous investments and come in a plethora of colors that will suit a variety of skin tones and compliment many-a-jacket or coat.  Pashminas are wonderful because they are large enough to not only swath around your neck, but also to throw over your shoulders once the jacket has come off.  Stick with cashmere since it will keep you the warmest.

While it may seem unlikely silk scarves are quite warm as well despite their thin-ness.  Try this season’s hottest look – a pattern – paisley is nice – and don’t be afaid of wrapping it in BIG loose bundle around your neck as Nicole is pictured right - The bigger the better with these babies!  The best part?  They make a basic tee and jeans look fab once the outwear gets tossed.

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