Vingage Necessities: Accessories, Scarves

I have just updated the Betty Draper makeup part of the costume post with pictures, and added pictures under the Hallowe'en party post.

I am going to go back to vintage necessities for today, and discuss one of the most important accessories for vintage wear: the scarf. Scarves have many different shapes and sizes. When I think vintage I think silk scarves. Silk scarves can be square or oblong:

Scarves were worn for more than just keeping warm. They were tied over a woman's hair so that it would stay intact on a windy day, or with the car windows rolled down. You fold the square scarf into a triangle and tie it under your chin. For an oblong scarf, you wrap it around your neck and tie in the back. I wear scarves most days, and always try to pick up one or two when I go vintage shopping.

In the first picture I am wearing an oblong scarf, and the second a square one. Sometimes I wear them as a bandana, headband, or, if the are big enough, as a wrap for a cool evening stroll.