HOT ACCESSORY: The headscarf will be a must-have accessory for the season

If you had solemnly predicted that the humble hanky and sensible headscarf were about to influence the latest, most chic fashion statement, no one would have believed you. But against all the odds it's emerged as one of the key looks for spring.

PUCCI 2011

Spotted first on the catwalks at Armani, Vivienne Westwood and Salvatore Ferragamo, it's a key accessory of the season and is destined to be the most wearable thing in your wardrobe.

 It's suggestive of more glamorous times and yet it's very classic. You don't have to wear it on your head, but as a belt or just tied to a bag. But what counts with a headscarf is the way it is worn and tied.

Audrey Hepburn

Grace Kelly

Like a man's choice of a distinctive tie, not to mention the way he ties it, so the many styles of headscarf can speak volumes, too. There is the "babushka", tied simply under the chin.

Jackie Onassis

 The "tie behind", which is knotted behind the head. And then the most classic tie of all: the "Kelly", the scarf wrapped over the head, around the neck and tied at the rear.
 

                            



Diane Keaton



                                                     

 

Sophia Loren

Headscarves aren't just for women with a supermodel body and you don't need a six-figure bank balance either - the high street has a plethora of trends styles, or try eBay for vintage silk scarves.

Clara Bow

 This trend is set to be huge and they are currently being worn by Alexa Chung, Mary-Kate Olsen and Victoria Beckham.
So what are you waiting for?





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