Essential French Style, The Scarf

French Style

A visit to Paris confirms that essential French style is a scarf. The scarf is an important part of French style in every French woman’s wardrobe. Scarves keep you warm, and they improve the look of any outfit. Scarves give women French style, a more worldly, sophisticated, and refined look.

French women have numerous scarves in different colors, lengths and textures. They wear scarves in a variety ways: to cover their hair, wrapped and knotted styles around their necks, around their waists, as headbands or on a ponytail and tied to their purses.  Scarves are worn year ’round in a variety of fabrics from silk to cashmere. Scarves keep you warm in cold weather when tied around the neck or can be worn around your shoulders when you are on an airplane, to keep you warm, or as an evening wrap .

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Instant Style: The Scarf
We have the “It” Handbag, the “It” Shoe and now the “It Scarf”. During the last few years we have witnessed scarfs being worn day and night, on young and old, and for casual or dressy occasions. Not only do they come in different sizes (over sized for drama or soft silks for a feminine look) and in every color(s) imaginable, they can transform your look instantly.

Accessorize Like the French
The French chic know how to transform their look with accessories. They accessorize to change the look of their neutral color, classic, basic style clothing. French women know how to add a trendy accessory every season.  They accessorize their basics with one or two other colors. They always buy trendy items that go with what they have in their closet.  A good quality bold, splashy color handbag or a trendy detail like a new shade of lipstick will accessorize a basic.