6 Tips for How to Choose a 90 x 90 cm Hermès Scarf

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Are you wondering how to choose your first 90 x 90 cm Hermès Scarf? Or to select a Hermès scarf for a friend or family member as a present?

Are you buying a Hermès scarf online but have no clue what to buy among hundreds of scarves, especially when the Hermès store is not in a vicinity near you?

Are you curious about why the popular ones don’t look as good on you as expected?

You are at the right place!

Hermès scarves are renowned in the fashion world due to the availability of a variety of colour palettes, creative artistic design ideas and excellent craftsmanship. Hermès scarves look beautiful in either fancy knots or casual natural flows.

There are 6 tips with comparison photos and tying solutions to help you choose a 90 x 90 cm Hermès scarf that is right for you!

Let’s unfold the 90 x 90 cm Hermès scarves and begin with the “O” (circular) area and the “X” lines.

1. The “O” area

The “O” or the 40 cm diameter circle at the centre is the key to choosing the right Hermès scarf.

This 1,257 square centimetres (cm.²) area, representing 15.5% area of the scarf, determines if the scarf is right for you because it is closest to your face, neck, back, eyes, and hair in any knot that evolves from a bias fold. If the scarf has suitable colours and patterns, it could give you a healthy glow and enhance your charm. Otherwise, you may appear aged, look tired or dull.

The neon orange petals burst at the centre with rich Royal blue contrast strongly within the “O” area in the enchanted Maître de la Forêt. However, the glorious colour combination could make someone look aged. The “O” area is difficult to hide no matter how it is tied. This dark colour scarf could be worn as a belt or hung as wall art.

Not only does the creamy-white background and pastel blue in the “O” area brighten up the face, but it could also brighten up the day. The elegant and exotic La Danse Du Cheval Marwari is a pleasure to wear.

2. The “X” lines and Four corners

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The “X” inside a square doesn’t mean the end of the world. The “X” lines are the un-ignorable lines for choosing the right Hermès scarf.

Many scarf knots are developed from the bias fold. Fold two diagonal corners towards the centre of the scarf and keep folding two sides to the desired width at your preference. The patterns on the “X” lines would appear in the bias fold, and these two diagonal lines determine how the scarf looks on you.

Even though the four corners are not as close as the “O” area to your face in the bias fold, the patterns located at the four corners and the end of the “X” lines are the most visible part of the knots evolving from the triangle fold.

The imaginative Les Artisans d'Hermès has negative space that appears on the “X” lines and inside the “O” area. It looks plain in a bias fold. A fancy tail knot could hide the negative space and show two diagonal corners at the same time.

The negative spaces act like dividers to separate the wild animal’s habitats in the magnificent Tanzanie. Two flamingos are gliding in the negative spaces between two positive spaces on the “X” line and within the “O” area. This scarf looks exotic when lay flat and magnificent when tied.

3. The Borders and Hem

Wide borders are very common in vintage Hermès scarves. Scarves with natural transition of the motif and plain wide borders are necessary, such as Tanzanie, Sichuan, Au Coeur de la vie, Jardin d’Hiver etc. Space is the breath of the art.

Some Hermès scarf collectors don’t like the wide borders because the motifs are hidden in a basic fold with a large proportion of plain wide borders. Some Hermès scarf collectors created the floral theme knots with plain wide borders.

The spectacular Into the Canadian Wild is a top to bottom design with no borders. To show the whole magic snowy owl requires excellent knot tying skills as the same as for showing the entire dragon in Cosmographia Universalis. Nevertheless, the borderless scarves reveal more details in the scarf with any basic knots or bows developed from the triangle fold. The contrast created as a result in a wavy knot looks stunning.

Hermès launched scarves with narrow borders and multi-colour hem in recent years. Both Faubourg Tropical and Space Derby are from the Spring/Summer 2021 collection.

The narrow borders and multi-colour hem add depth to the art and enhance the style in a fun, attractive and modern way.

4. Colours and Patterns

Illusions might occur as the result of different colour compositions between the official photos on the computer screen and the real scarf. The photos can’t tell the whole story of colour combination and pattern density. The best way is to try it in-store. Looking at the mirror with photos on the phone is an interesting alternative to try on at home.

5. Jewellery

Selecting a Hermès scarf for someone special who has everything or minimalist requires extra imagination and creativity on your part. Choosing a Hermès scarf that can match their favourite or memorable jewellery would be a good idea to express your love, gratitude and thoughtfulness.

6. Texture

See the comparisons of traditional and wash silk twill Part 1 & Part 2.

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