Team Scarf or Team Necklace

I must admit I am a lover of both!
I find it hard to choose, sometimes I wear both, and take my scarf off when I have arrived. If I had to choose it would be team necklace.

September 4, 2012 at 2:57 pm

Angie

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This is going to be a VERY close race.

September 4, 2012 at 3:00 pm

Debbie

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Team necklace!!

September 4, 2012 at 3:02 pm

teeandcee

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I’d be Team Scarf if they didn’t make me hot. I adore the look of t-shirts w/ scarves but alas, no can do.

September 4, 2012 at 3:03 pm

Rebecca

Definitely scarves! 3 seasons of the year anyway I wear them daily. Summer here in Auckland can be quite muggy but the rest of the year is not great weather wise so I always have some pretty fabric draped around my neck.

September 4, 2012 at 3:04 pm

Diana

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Team Scarf, but I wear a lot of necklaces too. Sometimes I even wear both at the same time.

September 4, 2012 at 3:05 pm

Gaylene

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Team Scarf! I broke down and bought a couple of necklaces a few years ago, but they have hung in my closet ever since. They make me feel like a Christmas tree every time I’ve tried to put one on. On the other hand, scarves are both functional AND pretty.

September 4, 2012 at 3:13 pm

Sylvie

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A few years ago I would have been Team Necklace because I wore one daily and never wore scarves other than for warmth. Now I am Team Scarf because they are an essential part of my winter style. I still wear my necklaces but I wear them under the scarf as they are always lightweight pieces that don’t make a statement.

September 4, 2012 at 3:14 pm

celia

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Team Scarf, all the way.

September 4, 2012 at 3:14 pm

déjà pseu

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Team Scarf, bien sur! Though I won’t rule out the occasional necklace.

September 4, 2012 at 3:20 pm

clearlyclaire

Team scarf for me. For some reason I struggle with necklaces. Every time I wear one I keep wondering if my outfit would look better without it. When I wear my long pearls, I feel as if I’m really calling attention to myself for some reason. On the other hand, I think nothing of draping on a scarf and going about my business. Funny.

September 4, 2012 at 3:26 pm

Jamie

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Put me on the bench – I love to wear both!

September 4, 2012 at 3:35 pm

bookwormmoran

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I am team necklace, but I love scarves and have a bunch. As I get older, I would like to make more use of scarves, since they cover a multitude of sins and add a nice pop of color near my face, but I am really not great at making them look good.

September 4, 2012 at 3:41 pm

Rebecca

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Team Necklace – I am utterly scarf impaired – cannot make them look good and they tend to make my chest look even bigger then it already is. No one really needs that.

September 4, 2012 at 3:49 pm

JAileen

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I wore necklaces until I started to get a rash from them (yes, sterling silver!!). I definitely like scarves, especially knitted ones.

September 4, 2012 at 3:50 pm

Caro in Oz

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Couldn’t live without my scarves in winter & my necklaces in summer. This may be cheating – sorry if it is – if I’m on the bench I’m in good company:)

September 4, 2012 at 3:52 pm

Sihaya

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Team necklace hands down. I find that I admire scarves on others but it often feels like a hassle to wear one myself. I love my necklaces.

September 4, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Preppy Pear

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I really like scarves in my casual wardrobe – they keep me warm. I wear cotton and wool scarves, never silk ones. I seldom wear jewelry apart from my wedding ring and a watch, but so many ladies on here wear necklaces so well, I may be inspired to start wearing them myself.

September 4, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Angie

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Finally. Some company on the bench

We have a tie. WOW! This is close.

September 4, 2012 at 4:07 pm

Angela

Necklace, all the way! Last count I had 80. I started wearing them 16 years ago to detract from my Then pregnant tummy and the pile grew and grew. I only NOT wear one 3 or 4 times a year

September 4, 2012 at 4:08 pm

DeniseP

Love them both, but will choose team necklace. It’s so much easier for me than to fool with tying a scarf.

September 4, 2012 at 4:24 pm

ClaraT

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I bat for both teams

September 4, 2012 at 4:37 pm

qfbrenda

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I guess I’m on the bench. I love necklaces in the summer and scarves in the winter. If I HAD to pick I would go with scarves since I’ve been loving bracelets and earrings more often than necklaces lately.

September 4, 2012 at 4:37 pm

Henley

Team necklace, all the way. I couldn’t style a scarf if my life depended on it. I so admire women who can.

September 4, 2012 at 4:38 pm

carol3012

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Team necklace. Easier to not goof on a short neck, and I don’t hafta worry about being too hot indoors. Or dropping food on it..or..something..

I envy those that can pull it off though. I don’t know just how they tie those things..

September 4, 2012 at 4:52 pm

sarah

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Benching it. A year ago, I would have said Team Scarf hands down, but I’ve been trying to work necklaces into my style this year.

September 4, 2012 at 4:54 pm

sarah

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mmm… those lemon fairy cakes are delicious : )

September 4, 2012 at 4:55 pm

Debby

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On the bench. I love both!

September 4, 2012 at 5:01 pm

merwoman

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Well I wear a necklace from my dear SO 99% of the time – it’s an essential for me. But while I’ll occasionally wear another necklace (pearls) – I reach for a scarf far more often, especially in the winter.

While you’re considering which team I’m on, could I please sample one of those delicious lemon fairy cakes?

September 4, 2012 at 5:05 pm

Enginemom

Benching myself. Pass the fairy cakes, please!

September 4, 2012 at 5:12 pm

MsMary

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I have and wear both, but my heart is with Team Scarf. Like Claire, I have a somewhat difficult relationship with my necklaces for some reason.

September 4, 2012 at 5:13 pm

Mellllls

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well i am absolutely team earring. i just can’t not wear earrings. since reading ylf, i have gotten concerned that sometimes a necklace and earrings are too much, so i have been wearing more and more scarves as a result…so team scarf for me these days.

September 4, 2012 at 5:16 pm

nycbeck

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Team necklace for me. I have such beautiful works of art in silver that I have collected over the years and am known for my jewelry. Scarves seem to cover too much of my short neck so I mainly wear them with coats.

September 4, 2012 at 5:29 pm

Antje

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Well, this question would have been so easy for me to answer 3 years ago – team scarf all the way. I never ever wore necklaces back then. But after meeting you, Angie, and going shopping with Sihaya, I suddenly discovered necklaces, and now have many that I enjoy and wear often. This means fewer decorative scarves, especially in spring, summer, fall. However, I still adore scarves, and I also like the “Euro-ness” of the look, and so I will always, ALWAYS be on the lookout for great new scarves.
I guess if pressed I’d join team scarves. But not my much

September 4, 2012 at 5:32 pm

April

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Team Necklace.

September 4, 2012 at 5:34 pm

missvee

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Team both, but not at the same time! Ouch, it’s not comfy sitting on the fence.

September 4, 2012 at 5:36 pm

Jill McKechnie

Team scarf.

September 4, 2012 at 6:15 pm

Thistle

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Team necklace

September 4, 2012 at 6:17 pm

Ana

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Team necklace!

September 4, 2012 at 6:26 pm

Suz

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Team scarf all the way.

Like Claire, I seem to have trouble with necklaces. Most of them don’t seem to like me. Or I try to wear them with the wrong outfits, I guess. Is this a problem for those of us with long necks/bony chests, Angie?

My second trouble with necklaces is that during the time of year I tend to want to wear them, it’s too darn hot – they make me very uncomfortable. Sometimes they are pinchy. Yuck!

In fall/winter, scarves do a great job of filling a too-wide neckline for me. They also add pattern and colour to my plain tops and dresses and jackets. I tend to buy more plains than patterns for my main pieces and so scarves inject a bit of that, plus often a different texture. I love them, even though I sometimes don’t know how to tie them properly!

September 4, 2012 at 6:52 pm

Susie

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Team Necklace! But I really admire scarves on others so I would like to try wearing them more often.

September 4, 2012 at 6:55 pm

christy

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Team Necklace! I love scarves and I wear them all the time when it’s cool/cold as part of my outer layer, but when it comes to accessorizing an outfit, I’ll choose a necklace almost every time.

September 4, 2012 at 6:58 pm

Zapotee

I’m team necklace for now.

September 4, 2012 at 6:59 pm

Dana

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Team necklace. I wear scarves, but not nearly as much as necklaces.

September 4, 2012 at 7:40 pm

Transcona Shannon

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Team Necklace. Without a doubt.

September 4, 2012 at 7:45 pm

Desmo April

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I like both but I wear necklaces way more so team necklace for me.

September 4, 2012 at 7:50 pm

DonnaF

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Team scarf all the way! I must have dozens. And dozens. And dozens. I need them to inject a bit of color and pattern into what I wear.

September 4, 2012 at 8:02 pm

KathyL

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Team necklace! I wear a necklace daily, just a small diamond on a chain that my hubby got me many years ago. I like scarves in the winter for warmth and to accessorize but usually take them off once I get indoors.

September 4, 2012 at 9:01 pm

Joy

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Any lemon fairy cakes left? I’m on the bench with this one, although I’ll cheer for team scarf..

September 4, 2012 at 9:20 pm

alldogs1

Merwoman, I can relate! I always wear a small ruby heart pendant DH gave me. I guess I’m on the bench because I’m probably on Team Bracelet or Team Earrings. I almost always wear the same small gold stud earrings, but I have fun stacking & switching bracelets, so I’m thinking I’m mainly Team Bracelet. I’ve started wearing scarves & necklaces since I’ve been here, though!

Megan

September 4, 2012 at 10:28 pm

Ginkgo

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Have happily switched to Team Scarf in the last year. Scarves somehow jazz me up, make me look more awake and dynamic…and most importantly, distract from my long skinny neck. I’m careful to choose one that flatters my eye color or skin tone, and that’s more difficult to do with a necklace.

September 4, 2012 at 10:47 pm

erika

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Team necklace…pearls!
Our winter here in Pretoria is very short, and that is the only time when it’s cold enough for a scarf.

September 4, 2012 at 10:50 pm

goldenpig

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Team Necklace! I like how it provides a finishing touch on an outfit (and is much easier for me to wear to work to wear than a bracelet). I have amassed several scarves but rarely wear them–they just feel so fussy to wear. They’re either choking me or the ends are flapping all over the place. And it takes too much mental effort to think of how to tie them. I guess scarves are just not practical for my lifestyle, with toddlers who can grab them or dangling down when I’m trying to see patients and do procedures. I guess I should give them more of a try, but it always seems easier to wear a necklace instead.

September 4, 2012 at 11:01 pm

goldenpig

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Also, most of my clothes are brightly colored and patterned already, so I don’t need the patterned scarfs to “jazz up” my clothes. I suppose if I had mostly neutral solid color clothes I’d want the scarves to serve as the pop of color/pattern. But usually my clothes, shoes and bags serve that purpose already–scarves would be way too ALGO on top of all that. That said, I do like the scarves I have–I should make more of an effort to incorporate them into my outfits.

September 4, 2012 at 11:05 pm

Deborah

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You will have bench me! I like and wear both necklaces and scarfs equally so I couldn’t choose.

September 5, 2012 at 12:00 am

rute

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I’m on a scarf phase.. so team scarf!

September 5, 2012 at 12:19 am

jen

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I don’t wear either

September 5, 2012 at 2:19 am

JennyAnne

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Necklace. I love the color and softness of a scarf, but I feel more comfortable in a necklace. Plus, scarves aren’t practical 6 months of the year in FL, no matter how lightweight.

September 5, 2012 at 4:08 am

Ingunn

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I love both! If I don’t wear a scarf, I normally wear a necklace. Sometimes even together. Is there more room on the bench?

September 5, 2012 at 4:21 am

Sue Kantor

It depends on the outfit! LOVE most all accessories and depends on time of year, pattern in outfit, neckline and my mood.

Nice post Angie…gets you thinking.

September 5, 2012 at 5:05 am

Parsley

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Firmly on the bench, here.

September 5, 2012 at 5:12 am

Ruth

This is an easy one: Team Necklace.

September 5, 2012 at 5:28 am

Stargirl

Team scarf in the winter and team necklace in the summer. But, frankly I wear scarves as long as possible and I’d prefer to wear them year ’round if it wasn’t sweltering.

September 5, 2012 at 5:40 am

Astrid

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Team Scarf all the way! I wear them the whole year round.

September 5, 2012 at 5:45 am

ManidipaM

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Team necklace it is. I’m just not confident in my wrapping skills yet!

September 5, 2012 at 6:44 am

Angie

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The closest race ever on YLF. Neck to neck

Still plenty of room on the bench and enough fairy cakes to go round.

September 5, 2012 at 7:15 am

cheryl

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Team necklace! I have tried scarves a few times but they just don’t feel like me. I don’t even wear necklaces nearly as much anymore, maybe its a summer thing.

September 5, 2012 at 8:01 am

deb

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Neither. I dislike anything around my neck.

September 5, 2012 at 8:07 am

Laurinda

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Bench me.
Are fairy cakes low carb?

September 5, 2012 at 9:02 am

Jonesy

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Ever so slight edge to Team Necklace, because I only really wear scarves in the cold months but I love wearing necklaces year-round.

September 5, 2012 at 9:31 am

Kristin L

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Team necklace all the way. I feel weird if I leave the house without one one.

September 5, 2012 at 9:52 am

Scarlet

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Definitely team scarf. Scarves are decorative AND functional.

September 5, 2012 at 10:08 am

calmwave

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Like Mellls and a few others, I love my earrings and bangles, so necklaces are benchwarmers for me. Although just learning different ways to tie scarves (and not being all that successful at variations yet) a new sacarf has recently garnered some very positive feedback, so Team Scarf for me.

September 5, 2012 at 10:11 am

sinead

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Team scarf! While I’ve gotten better about wearing (my few) necklaces, it’s the scarves that seem to make or even save an outfit. And I find I get such a kick out of finding new scarves for the season- when I try to buy necklaces it feels like a chore.

September 5, 2012 at 10:17 am

Mary from Ohio

Team Necklace-
personally cannot stand all that material wrapped around my neck. I just don’t get it.
They just seem so silly to me, especially when it is hot as heck, and someone is wearing a scarf for the sake of accessorizing “in some way”.
Do I sound like I am sick of seeing them? sorry.
Mary

September 5, 2012 at 10:26 am

Vicki

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First, I’m Team lemon fairy cakes, because of my love for sweets and secondly I’m on the bench with cheeks full as I truly wear necklaces and scarves fairly equally, with necklaces getting a little more attention in the hotter months and scarves being enjoyed during the cooler parts of the year. Dessert, on the other hand, is a year-round accessory!

September 5, 2012 at 11:02 am

RoseandJoan

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Yum lemon fairy cakes.

Both my scarves and necklaces are orphaned right now (even my pearls) so I’m on the bench by default.

September 5, 2012 at 11:48 am

CocoLion

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Because you are offering lemon cake, I will sit on the bench! My values are so easily corrupted and my vote is easily bought.

(But assuming there was no lemon cake, I would be on team necklace.)

September 5, 2012 at 11:55 am

Lisa

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Scarf, scarf, scarf! I adore my scarves and sport them year round. In cooler months it’s rare I am not wearing a scarf, even with a turtleneck!

September 5, 2012 at 12:14 pm

texstyle

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Team necklace!

September 5, 2012 at 12:48 pm

Inge

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I want to join you on the bench because those fairy cakes are calling my name:-) But I have to be honest: I’m on Team Scarf. They are the loves of my (accessory) life. But for the record: pearl necklaces come in a close second, and I feel exactly the same way about them as you do, Angie: it’s not because I’m not wearing them so often that I have stopped loving them. On the contrary!

September 5, 2012 at 1:21 pm

shedev

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Team necklace all the way. Scarves confound me a little.

September 5, 2012 at 2:45 pm

Echo

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This is actually a complicated question. I do not wear scarves in the warmer months, as I run warm. However, as cooler weather approaches, I wear them daily through the fall/winter/spring. But for me they are always a part of “outerwear” (I realize there are conflicting definitions of the word), and they come off when I am indoors. I wear silk scarves, not wooly ones, but they are still more a part of the overcoat look than the underneath outfit.

So my solution is that I wear necklaces, too. With the scarf on, no one can see it anyway, and I do not find that it snags or is otherwise troublesome. Then when I go indoors, I remove the scarf and still have neck adornment.

So I have to bat for both teams here. Scarves are ESSENTIAL to my wardrobe, and I would be lost without them, but the same is true for necklaces.

September 5, 2012 at 4:17 pm

Angie

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Sounds like you are benched, Echo. I’ll pass the cake

And we still have a tie.

September 5, 2012 at 5:29 pm

Small But Mighty

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I think the point is that you have to choose, so I’ll say Team Necklace, but only because that’s the one I’d miss the most if forced to give something up. Also because that’s the team I’ve batted for the longest. Scarves are a newer component of my style. And finally, because my necklaces are the pieces that have the most sentimental value for me. Some were gifts, some were pieces I made, but most of them are really meaningful. I have a couple of scarves I bought in Paris that I would truly cry over losing, but all the rest would be pretty easily replaced.

But my style requires me to have access to both for different seasons and different outfits. I’m really relieved I don’t have to choose!

September 5, 2012 at 7:06 pm

fern

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Equal love. I wear more winter scarves – just because I don’t have summer-weight scarves. I am new to necklaces but I have been buying (& wearing) amazing stone/silver pendants on Etsy.
Equal love = bench = cake!

September 5, 2012 at 8:44 pm

fashionista

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I am on the bench here. I dont wear both so often. I tend to wear scarves/knit mufflers only in winter. Otherwise the summer is so hot here, you would want to take off those t-shirts, forget about wearing scarves!!!

September 5, 2012 at 9:42 pm

Marley

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Tough choice for me. Up until just a short time ago, I would have said Team Scarf – but then, I started seeing pics of me wearing scarfs – and I realized that with my short neck, there are very few scarfs that are all that flattering on me. I’m also gravitating more to necklaces these days because I am liking a less bulky look – so I’m going to play for Team Necklace!

September 5, 2012 at 11:38 pm

LadyBirdK

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Necklace…no, scarf! No, necklace! Arrgghhh! I can’t decide. I wear both fairly equally lately. I used to be all about the necklaces, but I am noticing that I am incorporating scarfs a LOT more. They seem to really “make” an outfit for me.

September 6, 2012 at 8:17 am

Saretta

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Team scarf for me. I like necklaces, but they tend to bother me one way or another. Scarves are always welcome, 9 months out of 12, to keep me warm

September 6, 2012 at 10:56 am

rachylou

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Hmmm. Difficult. To me these are totally different categories. A scarf for me is a functional basic, an essential. A necklace is solely for adornment.

But in any case, I’m not a big jewelry person, so Team Scarf it is.

September 6, 2012 at 12:28 pm

Kate

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Team Scarf, but only by a hair. I love and wear both.

September 6, 2012 at 9:29 pm

Mac

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NECKLACES! Of course, in the winter, I need a muffler but non-winter, non-outerwear choices, NECKLACES all the way.

September 8, 2012 at 10:16 pm

A.Kiernan

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Team both! (Just not at the same time).

For me it really depends on the outfit and the weather. In the summer, necklaces all the way. And in the super-hot weather, I go with large dangly earrings rather than wear something on my neck when it’s sticky out.

But in the fall and winter, I rock a scarf several times a week.

September 10, 2012 at 6:11 am

Angie

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