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Chloe Vintage Batik Scarf
Read more: Chloe Vintage Batik ScarfThis is a wonderful oversize scarf from 1977 by Chloe. I love the batik look of the design and the muted colors. This would have been from Karl Lagerfeld’s time as designer for Chloe.
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Perfume & Scarves
Read more: Perfume & ScarvesI have several vintage scarves that were promotional gifts from fragrance and cosmetic companies such as Estee Lauder and Jean Patou. These all come from my grandmother or mother’s collection. My grandmother was a writer for the New York Times and covered fashion, style and beauty in the late 1960’s – 80’s. In this role…
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Midcentury Mod Blues
Read more: Midcentury Mod BluesThis stunning silk scarf has no label but I love the painterly texture and the shades of blue. It’s very reminiscent of the marble and veining patterns that are so popular now, displaying how everything comes around again!
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Yves Saint Laurent Vintage Scarf
Read more: Yves Saint Laurent Vintage ScarfI love the shocking pink and black combination of this Yves Saint Laurent silk scarf. The abstract design feels so modern and begs to be framed and hung on the wall like a piece of art.
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Napoleon & Hermes
Read more: Napoleon & HermesThis is a Hermes scarf titled “Victoires et Scenes Militaires de la Vie de Napoleon” (“Military Victories and Scenes From Napoleon’s Life”). It was designed in 1949 by Hugo Grygkar who is credited with creating the very first scarf that Hermes produced (in 1937). Grygkar is called “the father of the Hermes scarf” and…
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Op Art Threads
Read more: Op Art ThreadsVera Neumann’s artwork and scarves are largely identified with painted florals, butterflies and other natural motifs. However there is also a large group of geometrics in her work. I was surprised and thrilled when I spotted this scarf and purchased it not too long ago. I hadn’t ever seen a scarf like this by…
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Dots and Blues
Read more: Dots and BluesSomehow I seem to have collected a lot of scarves with variations on the polka dot. Less surprising is that most of them are in shades of blue…
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New York
Read more: New YorkI’m off to New York City for a few days so I thought this piece was appropriate (although it does have some condition issues). I recently rediscovered this handkerchief in my collection. It is by the artist Carl Tait who designed holiday greeting cards, table linens and handkerchiefs among other artistic pursuits. He had…
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Wild Animals – Vintage Gant Gaither Scarf
Read more: Wild Animals – Vintage Gant Gaither ScarfWe all love an animal print and this scarf is a great example. The designer is Gant Gaither who did a series of paintings and sculptures of animals in the 1970’s called “Zoophisticates.” He painted wild animals such as leopards, zebras, monkeys and panthers in fanciful settings, and eventually began transferring his artwork to scarves…
