Sometimes when I was younger I would play make-believe. I had a big old costume box, which was really a cardboard filing box that I had claimed with a sharpie and poor spelling. It was a treasure trove. It was the turn of the century. It was a far away fairy land, a kingdom where flower petals and rain water were the special ingredients in magical potions and flowing scarves were anything from veils to skirts to wings. Wondrous, garish chiffon and silk – scarves had transcendent power. You became something else with the right scarf.
Some things never change.
Everything Old is New Again:
Marilyn Monroe & Lindsay Lohan
Marilyn Monroe & unknown
Grace Kelly & Stana Katic
Sophia Loren & Beyonce
Brigitte Bardot & Nicole Richie
‘Little Edie” Bouvier Beale & Jennifer Lopez
And then there is a host of contemporary celebrity scarf styles which keeps the imagination and play-acting going.
Flower Child:
Drew Barrymore; Mischa Barton
Quirky:
Emma Watson; Katie Holmes
Preppy:
Natalie Portman; Kate Bosworth; Julianne Moore
As the Main Event:
Rachel Bilson; Jessica Szohr; Rihanna; Gwyneth Paltrow
With a Blazer:
Jennifer Aniston; Sarah Jessica Parker; Kate Hudson; Kirsten Dunst
Animal Print:
Kate Moss; Sofia Coppola; Keira Knightley
Being Political:
unknown; Colin Farrell; Angelina Jolie
Sculptural:
unknown; Christina Hendricks; Lucy Liu
Faux / Fur:
Grace Kelly; Maggie Gyllenhaal; Emma Watson; Mary-Kate Olsen
So there you have it — my visual representation on how scarves essentially let us play, from childhood fantasy to adult posing. That’s a wrap.
