Stylish women wear scarves. Right? But how come when we try to wear them, we end up looking either uber conservative or, well . . . dated?

According to style blogger and scarf aficionado, Une Femme, (yes, that is a nom de plume), there are two big mistakes when it comes to wearing a scarf:
1.  Trying to make it look “neat.”
2.  Lack of practice.

“Wearing scarves is a learned thing,” she explains. “If you want to have that French, effortless chic, it has to look sort of thrown on--but it’s really not. You have to play in front of the mirror--twist, fold. Get that muscle memory going.”



Une Femme began experimenting with scarves about 5 years ago, after she returned from her very first trip to Paris. “French women have a basic wardrobe and they accessorize it. I started looking up other women online who were doing scarf tutorials. Now I wear a scarf every day unless it’s just too warm.”

We love the way she uses scarves in her own wardrobe--chic and simple. Now it’s time to T.I.Y (tie it yourself).  Check out Une Femme’s 3 simple scarf tutorials and then haul that stack of scarves out of your closet and get twisting.

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Clip 1: Three Ties for Smaller Squares
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Clip 2: Large Silk Squares and Lots of Twisting!
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Clip 3: Two ties for long knit scarves. ("This features one of my favorite scarves, and a great one for beginners: The Eric Bompard cashmere "voile" scarf," says Une Femme.)