A warm hat, a heavy woollen coat or leather jacket, and a thick woollen scarf are the essential winter wears. Scarf plays very important role in protecting major blood vessels that are so close to skin in the neck.
Scarf is any piece of cloth to tie around the neck to protect the blood vessels from catching cold. Though this was the original purpose of scarfs, now-a-days, scarfs are also becoming fashion signatures of stylish chicks as well as modern blokes.
Many are wearing scarfs for parties and on special occasions. The scarfs for seasons other than winter are generally made up of light, smooth materials such as cotton. And the colour preferences are generally bright and attractive.
Many times a scarf that matches or contrasts the colour of your dress looks more attractive. In airlines, air hostesses wear milky white scarfs if their dresses are bright red or other bright colours. Some airlines have scarf colour and texture as the same that of main dress.
Wool, velvet, pashmina, viscose, hand-loom, lurex, Lycra, jacquard, silk, cotton are chiffon are some of the materials used to make scarfs. Each material has its own importance and serves a specific purpose of the wearer.
If we go by the utility aspect the terminology for scarfs include: hip scarves, beach scarves, neck scarves, body scarves, head scarves, prayer scarves and waist scarves
According to pattern style and appeal, terms for scarfs are: abstract, plain, printed, tie& die, embroidery, triangular, square and arafat. We have already described why arafat scarf got its name.
For special occasions, women generally go for costly designer scarves made up of pure silk, fur, satin or pashmina. Scarves with checks are famous after the name Arafat, as the Palestinian leader used to wear checked ones.
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