FINE Magazine's Blog: Playing with Scarves: FINE Magazines Top 5 Ways To Tie A Scarf

Seen on runways such as Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, and Louis Vuitton, light and wispy spring scarves are perfect for this time of year, with its crisp mornings and chill evenings, and are great for brightening up any lackluster ensemble into a fashion star.

Nevertheless, despite being one of the easiest pieces to put on, if you are still wearing your scarf merely hung around your neck, then you are missing a lot of its potential. This versatile accessory is able to be shaped and molded in an assortment of different ways that can make an old scarf feel new again, or take a boring one and make it feel special. As such, FINE Magazine is here to provide you with its Top 5 Ways To Tie A Scarf!

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1. The Half-Bow Scarf

To create the half-bow scarf, begin by looping the scarf around your neck and then tying it one time (like the first step of tying your shoelaces). Next, take one side of your scarf and make a loop (as if you were only tying one side of the bow on your shoelaces). Then, take the longer half of your scarf and wrap it in the front and then behind the entire scarf, next to your neck. After, fluff the bow to your personal liking.

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2. The Braided Scarf

This intricate looking scarf is actually quite simple. Merely double up the scarf and wrap it around your neck. After, take one end and thread it through the loop, twist scarf to create a second loop, and then thread the scarf ends through the other end of this second loop.

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3. The Layered Knot Scarf

To fashion this look begin by placing the scarf around your neck so that the ends hang in down your back. Then wrap the ends around to the front and loosen the sections of the scarf around your neck. Tie the hanging ends together and then pull the look around your neck in front of the knot.

4. The Double Looped Scarf

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To create this knot begin with the middle of your scarf on the back of your neck. Loop the ends of the scarf around and back to the front. Tie the two ends together with a simple tie to make the second layer.

5. The Slip Knotted Scarf

In creating the slip knotted scarf, begin by doubling your scarf and wrapping it around the back of your neck. Then, slip both ends of the scarf into the loop. Next, take one end of the scarf and tuck it around and back into the loop.

For further inspiration here are some of my favorite spring scarves: