Scarf Anxiety

Now this looks fabulous. And of course it inspires me to try it myself.
This way? That way? Is it over or under? I lean way in to scrutinize the picture.


It usually ends badly.






So then I try and follow written directions. Here are some for what is called a "buckaroo" tie, which sounds intriguing.
Step 1
Begin with a folded oblong or a bias-band folded square scarf. Drape the scarf around your neck, then grasp opposite ends of the scarf, one in each hand.
Step 2
Wrap the scarf once around one or two fingers of your left hand, from over front to back and back over the fingers with the end hanging down and loose.

You know what? I'm going to step in here and abbreviate these directions, because I can't follow them. It's like trying to assemble a bicycle or a fiberoptic Christmas tree (which I have done).


For me it ends up being Napkin at a Restaurant scarf.





Maybe stay away from the face, huh? Maybe try a scarf as a belt. How bad can that be?


I am not comfortable with this. I feel like a hippie. I feel like people are pointing and staring.

And truly to analyze this, that is always my problem. It's why I buy things and don't wear them. I think people are pointing and staring. And yet that's why we buy things to wear, isn't it? So people will notice?

There's also the color question. A big choice confuses and disorients me. I walk away feeling I have bought the wrong color. And then of course I never wear it.



The length confuses me. Do I want a swirly ethereal presentation? Or short and chic? WHAT DO I WANT FROM LIFE? DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE!

Some suggestions I would never try.

On me, this would be Aunt Jemima Hits the Golden Years or Welcome To The Concentration Camp.

Maybe I'm better off never getting out of my pajamas. But wait. I can't decide on those either.




Yours in fashion confusion, dear reader.
A bientot
love,
becky