So, anyone else tie a small scarf around their wrists and walk around all day feeling very chic and fashion-forward (even though Man Repeller started doing this more than a year ago!)?  Well, I did and I LOVED it!

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I don’t wear this small square Italian scarf often because I usually need a scarf for warmth not decoration.  This scarf-as-bracelet option opens accessorizing doors, I tell you.  

Thank you for making my outfit more interesting, Scarf-Bracelet!
Thank you for making my outfit more interesting, Scarf-Bracelet!  I dig all the geometry going on in this outfit!

The best part is that the scarf-bracelet requires minimal skill, though it is handy to have a small child around capable of tying a knot rather than tying it one-handed.  I need more small square scarf-bracelet options so I need to go thrifting ASAP.  #idreamofthrifting

Step 1: take a small-ish scarf...
Step 1: take a small-ish scarf…
Step 2: Fold 2 corners in, then fold/roll and tie around your wrist.
Step 2: Fold 2 corners in, then fold/roll then tie around your wrist.
Et voila!
Et voila!

I normally wouldn’t have worn the scarf-bracelet with this particular outfit but I wanted to wear the top for my Spark or Swap project.

I love the pattern...
I love the pattern…
I love the long back hem and slightly sheer back - it's lightweight and super soft!
I love the long back hem and slightly sheer back – it’s lightweight and super soft!

I’m not sure if it’s the black neck and arm bands or the slightly boxy fit but I don’t wear this top nearly as often as I thought I would…

Top $3.50, pink skirt $7, BCBG suede ankle boots  $6.40, necklace and earrings are vintage Accessorize and tights from my closet because I woke up to a blanket of SNOW.
Top $3.50, pink skirt $7, BCBG suede ankle boots $6.40, necklace and earrings are vintage Accessorize and tights are from my closet because I woke up to a blanket of SNOW.

Your input was very helpful regarding the fate of my newsprint coat, and I’m asking for your help all month long!  At the end of the month, I promise to reveal who got voted off the island, I mean, which pieces went to the clothing swap!  The scarf-bracelet is staying, and I might even wear it again tomorrow, but…

Does this top SPARK joy or should it go to the clothing SWAP?  HELP!
Does this top SPARK joy or should it go to the clothing SWAP? HELP!

8 Comments

  1. Deanna Yoder Hassey

    This one is a tough one! I like it & how the back is black but I tend to like color near your face…not black & white. I say swap ??

  2. SuzanneDennis

    LOVE this top on you — its a keeper

  3. Kim Christopher

    You’re right. A bit boxy. I don’t hear love in this post so swap.

  4. Mike Annette Dominie

    Love the scarf turned bracelet idea. My vote is swap.

  5. Marcia Ferris

    Swap. The pattern is fun the cut … not so much.

  6. Joan Stoller

    A random thought, would the shirt look better wearing it backwards?!