10 December 2009

Posted on | December 10, 2009 | 14 Comments

10 December 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.

Sources:

Leather jacket – Argentina, gift from father-in-law
Cream cardigan – Target
Blue ombre scarf – Chinatown
Blue green scarf – origins unknown
Gray jeans – thrifted
Boots – Banana Republic

End Notes:

It’s no secret that all three of us at academichic are big fans of scarves, and I am always looking for new ways to tie, wrap, or knot my collection. Today, I was inspired by S.’s use of two scarves at the same time. I grabbed two of my lighter scarves, layered them together, and then tied them using the “knot” method from this video on how to tie winter scarves.

Scarf Knot, originally uploaded by academichic.

I draped the scarves around my neck, keeping one side longer than the other. Then, I tied a knot about two-thirds of the way down on the longer tail. Finally, I tucked the shorter end through the loop of the knot and then fussed and tugged until I was happy with how things draped. I’m definitely adding this to my usual repertoire of scarf-tying techniques.

Also, I don’t know why it took me so long this season to tuck my gray jeans into these knee high black boots, but now I’m fairly certain you’ll be seeing more of this pairing. Sometimes I feel like it takes me a few weeks of cold weather to get reacquainted with what my freezing-temperatures wardrobe can do.