April 30, 2008

Scarves: God giveth and She taketh away

There's nothing quite like the pain of loving and losing a beautiful silk scarf. I invited you to recount your tragic tales of M.I.A. scarves for the chance to win a replacement—a beautiful floral silk number by L.A. designer Pegah Anvarian, and many of you were kind enough to share your tales of loss.

One reader admitted to losing numerous scarves after tying them to luggage so she could identify her bags at airport carousels. Tsk tsk! Another reader suspected her cat of eating her three scarves. One poetic Stylephiler could recall the very first scarf she ever lost. "It was a very tiny one with a teddy bear print, I think it was hidden under a fir tree where I used to play with dolls and imagine their princess dresses."
In the end, I had to pick this entry by stariesky, who had a scarf fetish but was too scared to actually wear any of her purchases because she thought she had a short neck. By the time she realized her neck wasn't actually that short, it was too late...

"Really nice scarves have always been my weakness. I''ve splurged in the past, sometimes blowing half a paycheck on ones I''ve admired on other people but too self-conscious of my short neck to wear out. I figured I’d buy now and figure out how to put them on ‘later’. So I continued to add to my collection, storing them like a squirrel preparing for winter. When I finally got it in my head that there was really nothing wrong with the length of my neck, I excitedly went fishing for my scarves, ready to explode into spring. To my horror, I noticed the box I stored them in was gone!! After searching for two days straight, I find out my boyfriend found them while looking for a box of old clothes I left in my closet for his yard sale. Yep, they sold for a buck each. Boy did I ever learn my lesson. I really hope whoever ended up with my scarves managed to get a whole lot of use out of them."

April 30, 2008 in FASHION | Permalink