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Quick summer styling note: The 80s twisted head scarf is back, thank you Fendi!

Head scarves from the Fendi Resort 2014 collection
I don't know about you, well I do when I look back at those retro photos, but many a day/night in the 80's was spent wearing a twisted head scarf. Or pretty schmatta, if you will. Well, the cute little scarf continues to make a runway comeback. This time, thank you Silvia Venturini Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld for including the heady styling in the Fendi resort 2014 collection, pictured above.  It's an easy look to try. My favorite twist is: Hold the ends together and twist the scarf around Shorter scarves can be tied off to the side or behind the nape of your neck Longer scarves are best when twisted at the forehead for a take on a turban and

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I bet you can steal this Miu Miu runway look now. Like THIS WEEKEND. Try a Neckerchief, why don’t you?!

It's been quit a whirl with fashion weeks around the world. Ya know that the word,"week" is the biggest misnomer. It may be roughly a week for every international pit stop, but the major showing season is  about a month long… then there are the others. Don't get exhausted. We have a pretty good idea of what's hot to come from New York, London, Milan, and Paris, AND the street style of those dolled up showgoers. I've got something really sweet and simple right off the Miu Miu Fall 2013 runway that you can incorporate into your wardrobe, NOW. Like this weekend kind of now. A neckerchief! Lauren Ralph Lauren Polka-Dot Small Square Silk Scarf  Ok, you may have to

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Scarf This Up: Mommy Chic Wrap & Spiffy Bowler a la Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys arrives on a flight at the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport with her son Egypt in Paris, France.
I'll Have What She's Having:  A voluminous scarf  and a menswear hat to effortlessly glam up the most basic outfit. It REALLY is that easy. Getting out of the house sometimes, can be an effort in itself. Particularly, on those down low, kick back (ha!), whirlwind of errands and mommydom days. Or maybe, just a work at home, no one sees me until, crap, I have to go out and look good kind of day. Now what? Oh yeah, for many of us this kind of day is far more realistic than a pair of stilettos and a slinky sheath.  On the dressier side, it's almost by route, You pull a perfectly fitting dress off a hanger, add some gorgeous shoes. Off you

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Don’t miss out on limited edition scarves! Hermes Hiroshi Sugimoto- Couleurs de l’Ombre Covetable Scarves

Hermes and Hiroshi Sugimoto's new line of limited edition scarves -Couleurs de l’Ombre, are destined to become collectors items you'll never want to stop wearing... Leave it to Hermes to tap artist Hiroshi Sugimoto to create one of the art & fashion worlds most covetable accessories to come this season with a range of scarves. >> DON'T MISS:  Scarves Shopping Guide Featuring ombre prints in an assortment of vivid hues, they make for an easy to wear scarve that you'll be able to add lush shots of color with well into fall. >>FoS VIDEO: How to wear a scarf Simple yet decadent, they're just about precious enough to want to hang on a wall to observe... Declaring “I believe that art

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How to Wear a Scarf In Your Hair For A Touch of Vintage Summer Chic

Sure, it's a bit 80's retro but the sassy head scarf looks so fresh now As summer heat is quickly coming upon us wielding it's hideous attempts to wreck our hair, what is a babe like you to do to look great, beat the heat, and keep the hair off your face? Twist a little scarf on your head for instant chic! Take a cue from the street chic inspiration photos from Stylesight or think back to the clubby days of early Madonna for a little head scarf style. It's really simple and easy and the look and feel depends on the design of your scarf. >> WATCH SHARON'S HOW TO WEAR A SCARF VIDEO If you feel a bit

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How to Wear a Scarf- Video Tips on How to Tie a Scarf

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Sharon Haver for About.com Video Series 10 Ways to Wear a Scarf from the Sharon Haver for About.com at Barney’s New York Style Video Series… The first of my Style Video Series for About.com is released and I’d love to share the video with you. Scarves are so on trend right now and please watch for some helpful how-to tips on how to make a scarf a fantastic accessory in your wardrobe! Watch: How to Tie a Scarf... >> Lot's more tips about how to wear a scarf from this link. Transcript: 10 Ways to Wear a Scarf with Sharon Haver Hello! I’m Sharon Haver, the founder of focusonstyle.com. And

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Scarf It Up… Scarves on trend, but don’t tell the Europeans

The idiot-proof guide to Euro-style scarf folding I bought some cute scarves and afraid that when I tie them I look like my grandmother. What's the best way to wear a scarf and look on trend for fall? (Cincinnati, OH) >>WATCH: My how to wear a scarf video The big, slouchy scarf is having its American fashion moment. I've been interviewed about this a few times recently, with more to be published. But, what about this so-called trend? Europeans have been casually wrapping a long or very wide scarf around their neck in cafes from Paris to Rome with all spots in between, up and down, or left and right for as long as I can remember. Perhaps, this classic

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GOING, GOING, GONE… Pashmina Wraps Up

Dear Sharon: On a recent plane trip, the woman sitting next to me was draped in a shawl to keep warm. I asked her what it was and she said “pashmina." Then, I started to notice a stole revolution all over the place… everyone seems to be wrapped up, except me!  I spoke with a fashionable friend about shopping for one. She said I shouldn’t waste money on last year’s trend. My friend even offered to give me one of her old pashminas if I really was so desperate to covet this look. Is pashmina really passé? – To Have Or To Has Been   Dear Has Been: Overdone. Overcooked. Saturated. Totally five minutes ago in real fashionable circles. So last

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Carrie Carre: Ditch the Big Silk Flower, This Season’s Sex and the City Trend is the Hermés Head Scarf Bandana

Get a heads up as to what trends are to be seen on television's most fashionable show, HBO Sex and the City on Sarah Jessica Parker. Gosh, I love NYC buses… if only I had more time to spend on them. Imagine a cross section of a roaming window on what's happening combined with the most expressive peanut gallery and you've got NYC Transit in a quasi-cracked nutshell. While trudging up Madison Avenue yesterday, there was a certain loquacious skirmish going on as everyone scampered to the rear right bus windows. SHOPPING GUIDE: Scarves Oooh, the thrill of seeing HBO Sex and the City filmed right before our traffic jam glazed eyes. While the not so celeb siting jaded were

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