ITALIAN SCARVES EXPLAINED

As many women do not a buy a new scarf on a regular base, some explanation about the most common sizes and fabric types can be useful. We will focus on the luxury designer brand scarves, made in Italy only.​

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Italian Scarves : Silk

 

The two most use silks are twill silk (little heavier silk) and chiffon silk (light weight/ see through). The Italian silk are printed for many decades in highly expert silk factories, situated mostly around Como, Italy

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The twill silk is mostly used on the 90x90cm / 36x36" foulards/ square scarves. This scarf looks elegant around the neck, but is also used as head scarf.

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The chiffon silk is often used for the "regular" shawl size 70x180cm / 17" x 71" and the extra large 140x140cm / 55x55" shawl/ wrap.

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Italian Scarves : Size
 

The twill silk is often used for the 90x90cm / 36x36" square foulard/ carre. The chiffon silk is often used for these sizes: 70x180cm / 70cmx200cm or less common the 45x180cm sizes. 

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Most brands like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Hermes, Valentino and more use similar sizing. Also almost all twill silk square scarves (also called foulard or carre) hand hand stitched borders.

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See the pictures for the Salvatore Ferragamo scarf collection of the last decade. Luxury women designer scarves, made in Italy.
 

Shop Salvatore Ferragamo scarves at outlet prices.

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