Summer is all about the scarf, winter is all about the scarf; in fact it is safe to say fashion is currently all about the scarf! Even our stylish sisters at Foschini are showing you three fun ways of wearing this essential accessory – check out the scarf tips here.

We recently came across a few new ways of incorporating this look into our wardrobes via the genius that is Kate Spade. Here she takes a vintage silk scarf and does wondrous things to it that we are definitely trying out – especially the gold chain idea. Tackle your favourite vintage and second hand shops and markets for cheap-cheap silk scarves.

This is how the fashion crew at Kate Spade are wearing their silk scarves.

1. Around the neck: no necklace required, fold your scarf in half corner to corner, then knot it at the back of the neck.
2. As a bracelet: fold your scarf in fifths horizontally, then tie it in a bow at the wrist.
3. In your hair: start with your scarf turned in a diamond shape. Fold the corners in to meet each other, and then roll each side until you have a band with pointed tips. Lay the scarf over your head and knot it at the bottom. 
4. On your handbag: as if you were making a headband, fold your scarf into a band. Bend it in half, then loop it around the strap of your handbag and secure in a knot.
5. On a chain: using a chunky chain necklace, pull one end of your scarf through a link near the clasp. Feed it through halfway, and then tie it through another link near the bottom of the necklace.