50 Ways to Wear a Scarf by Lauren Freidman (Chronicle Books, 128 pages) $18.95
Once banished to the winter wardrobe only to be pulled out to warm the neck on a cold day, scarves have made a comeback.
The modern wardrobe will include a variety of them in different sizes that will transport your look to another level.
Author Lauren Friedman says in her introduction, "a scarf is the last flourish, the exclamation point to the daily narrative of getting dressed, and it has the ability to truly make an outfit."
Using colour illustrations that are as elegantly presented as the scarves themselves,
Friedman offers a description and how-to lesson for 50 different looks.
Each one is shown with an appropriate wardrobe choice and then on the facing page is featured in a series of step-by-step drawings with instructions to how to create that look.
Classic styles named the square, the ascot, the drape and the easy breezy all offer a bright and accessible link to reinvented looks. Other techniques bring an uptown look to simple outfits.
Friedman has done an exceptional job at both the beautiful illustrations and the easy-to-follow instructions for each one.
