https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:18:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-395264 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:55:17 +0000 widethinker 395264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i like it with certain outfits. i wore it here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.widethinker.com/2011/01/rasberries-plums/" rel="nofollow">http://www.widethinker.com/201.....ies-plums/</a></p> <p>i've worn them with dress pants, through the belt loops, and didn't like it as much. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-395176 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:38:12 +0000 Shoot and Groove 395176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely, with the right outfit, I think it would look good. I've tried it myself and it just doesn't work for me, personally. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-395172 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:31:32 +0000 Anonymous 395172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Vix and Aunty, thank you for your thoughts. If I end up trying this look, I'll take a photo and run it by you all first. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-393138 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:49:23 +0000 Aunty 393138@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the idea and tried it out, but it did not work for me </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-393086 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:25:52 +0000 Vix 393086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Joy --</p> <p>Agreeing with all the "disclaimers" above -- don't count on it to add structure, not through belt loops, gotta be ok with a little 70s/boho vibe -- but I like doing it every so often, usually to add a little interest to an otherwise all-solids outfit.</p> <p>For me (Rectangle with undefined waist) I find wearing it lower-slung and *under* a jacket or cardigan works. Plus I suck at knots so this way I can hide mine!</p> <p>Seconding/thirding that the bloggers at Academichic do the look a million different ways; some might work for you.</p> <p>ps Dying over the waitstaff/dishcloth remark! That will definitely be stuck in my head the next time I try this, ha. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-393080 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:13:45 +0000 Anonymous 393080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, LOL, now I have the image of waiters with dishcloths. The "scarf" I have was actually intended to be worn at the waist. It's a strip of fairly substantial woven cotton fabric about the weight of twill but with a design woven into it . There's not a lot of fabric to deal with. I may also still have some dressy ones around of heavy silk. I often just wraped them, tied it once, and tucked the ends under so that nothing hung down, cummerbund style.<br /> AJ, thank you for the link. I found the scarf worn obi style with a belt over it especially interesting.<br /> Di, that's a wise comment about having a defined waist for this to work. Mine's not very defined anymore.<br /> Sveta, I loved how you styled the skirt. Thank you for correcting me about the belt color. I liked that it wasn't high contrast against the skirt with that outfit. I'm looking forward to your picture.<br /> Janet, it is hard to always have the right belt, isn't it? this appealed to me as a way to add interest on a very hot day without wearing a scarf round my neck.<br /> Thank you for your help, MaryK, Taylor, Kim and Freckles. I need a whole day (or two) to once-and-for-all figure out how to take a photo with my camera, upload it to the computer, and post it on YLF. I don't know how you do it so often, MaryK, but am so glad that you do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392992 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:01:41 +0000 Janet 392992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've done it, and I think it works best when the scarf is not necessarily recognizable as a scarf and looks more obi-like. </p> <p>Despite my substantial belt inventory, I always seem to lack just the right belt for an outfit, so *sometimes* the scarf treatment works. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392991 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:00:24 +0000 Sveta 392991@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I must confess: I tried my grey /white /black square scarf as a belt with the yellow skirt and quite liked it. That was the first time I really liked a scarf used like a belt. I was just playing around so I did not wear it out. I promise to post a picture next week, Joy.<br /> BTW, my belt was brown in the outfit you mentioned and the jacket was grey.:0 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392973 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:48:10 +0000 Freckles 392973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In fabric and notion shops they used to sell belt loop things that you put the scarf through for a more refined look. These actually looked great.</p> <p>I find of course it depends on the person and the outfit. Let's see...</p> <p>Edit: Rather they were a belt buckle that you put the scarf through and the ends stayed inside so the look was more polished. A different look than the other ones which can also be quite beautiful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392924 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:38:44 +0000 Queen Mum 392924@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it can be a fun 70's look if you do it right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392898 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:43:11 +0000 taylor 392898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not a fan...it always looks odd and forced to me:( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392893 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:34:02 +0000 MsMary 392893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I did it not long ago and ended up not really loving it: <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-friday-and-saturday-and-bonus-shot-of-my-lovely-houseguests" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ouseguests</a></p> <p>It's not a look I'm going to repeat any time soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392876 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:07:06 +0000 Di 392876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like it, but I can only occasionally get it to work right. Also, I have quite a naturally defined waist, which does make it easier, I think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392855 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:26:32 +0000 AJ 392855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the gals over at academichic.com use scarves as belts successfully:<br /> <a href="http://www.academichic.com/tag/scarf-belt/page/2/" rel="nofollow">http://www.academichic.com/tag/scarf-belt/page/2/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392849 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:00:04 +0000 Diana 392849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like and wear them with dresses or over tunics, usually at my high natural waist. I don't like them with pants (in the belt loops) or when they are too low slung (reminds me of how some waiters carry dishcloths in their belts to wipe down tables). </p> <p>For this look to work, I think you need a very thin fabric, and a fairly long and narrow shaped scarf, otherwise there is too much fabric. The scarf also does not work very well as a functional belt (as someone mentioned above, you can't use it on its own to create definition). So, for me, it works because I have a very defined waist and everything pretty much stays at my natural waist on its own. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392842 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:34:55 +0000 Anonymous 392842@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for helping me see this style problem rationally. Over the years one's eye gets used to sometimes too many looks, not all of them good ones.<br /> Sveta had a great looking grey belt with this skirt and her striped shirt. I'll look for a nice grey belt. MaryK's white belt was fab too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392819 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:00:55 +0000 celia 392819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've seen it well done and sometimes felt tempted to try. Personally I don't feel fab in them, even worn as a obi belt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392817 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:59:45 +0000 Angie 392817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*spanner*</p> <p>I am not a fan of scarves worn as belts </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392791 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:30:04 +0000 bella 392791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like this look on others and have even tried it myself a few times. However, I don't like it on me. I don't find it crisp or clean enough for my own style. It looks a bit fussy on me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392790 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:28:06 +0000 Vildy 392790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not all that different from an obi belt. For people who need the belt to do the<br /> work of smartly indenting the waist, a narrower elastic belt underneath can<br /> help. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392789 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:27:17 +0000 Ginny 392789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it would be an intersting twist if the right outfit. Not outdated i don't think. Agree withroseandjoan no beltloops!! lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392784 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:18:56 +0000 RoseandJoan 392784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>With the right outfit I think this could look fab, I'm not sure if I would wear a scarf through the belt loops on my jeans though as this was a trend just a few years ago. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarves-as-belts#post-392781 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:16:30 +0000 Anonymous 392781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Following a link here that I cannot find now, a blogger wore some outfits using scarves or patterned fabric for belts. I loved to do this in the early 80's but haven't sported this look for years. Today playing in my closet with the yellow raisin Halogen pencil skirt, I came across one of these scarf belts that goes beautifully with the skirt but is a bit too stiff for neckwear. So, dear Forum members, would wearing a scarf as belt (tied in a square knot) be hopelessly frumpy and outdated? Or is the look old enough to possibly look fresh again? </p>