Best Silk Scarves, August 2008

 

You can easily find a larger selection of scarves than that at The Way We Wore, but none with a clearer point of view. The silk accessories from the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s burst with color combinations (psychedelic yellow and orange) and prints (abstract signs of the zodiac) that you rarely see in newly minted squares. A recent visit to the store provided an unexpected endorsement: Victoria Beckham on her knees, pawing through the Diors and the Balenciagas. (If you insist on never-worn pieces, go to Kitson or Intuition, where the smartly edited stock allows you to affect the look of Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler, or Yasir Arafat.)