A short history
Scarves are worn for multipurpose. These are the piece of fabric worn around neck, head and waist for fashion, warmth, cleanliness and religious purposes. Scarves are available in varieties of colors, shape, size, and fabrics. It is believed that ancient Rome was first one in making use of scarves but not for wearing instead they used for cleanliness. They were used as mens scarves to wipe sweets around neck and around waist as belt. Soon women started wearing scarves made from cloth. In ancient china too scarves were means of identifying officers or Chinese warriors rank. But scarves as fashion accessory – this happened with the beginning of 19th century for both men and women specially the womens scarves became hugely popular.
Scarves for general purposes
Earlier silk scarves were worn by pilots of aircrafts to protect their mouth from oily smoke coming out of exhaust and by the pilots of closed cockpits, especially by the pilots of fighter planes in order to prevent neck chafing. However its user friendly properties and luxurious look dragged it to fashion world and made it one of the most popular accessory. Woolen scarves during this era started to find its place on world stage. Tie and die technique called bandhani over woolen scarves now got the bigger platform and became famous for ancient Indian art work over it. Today these scarves are widely used to keep ourselves clean and warm. Knitted woolen scarves are warped around neck or upper body part for warmth often with head covers like hats, caps or other headscarves.
For warmer and dustier days cotton scarves are the best available accessory to keep unwanted climatic elements away. Being a non slippery fabric they can be best used as headscarf to remain protected from scorching sunlight and dry winds. Aside from said aspects, they keep your head clean. Cotton is staple fabric and its easy accessibility has made its scarf a ‘common cultural need’ among masses of different countries and highly supported by fashionistas.
Scarves for religious purposes
Many religions follow different dress code but the common thing among them is scarf. We can see many women wearing modest dress covering their heads or faces with scarves which is something deep into their religion and culture. Married Jewish women wear tichel to cover hair and men wear tallit for prayer. In Sikh religion long scarves are used as bandana to cover head by boys and sometimes by girls, before going to next level of turban. Some older Sikh wraps their head under bandana then use turban over it.
For Muslim women there is strict dress code. It must for them to cover head with two headscarves known as hijab and khimar and a veil to cover face. Keffiyeh is a kind of scarf used by Muslim men. In Christianity too scarves have their own place. They are used in liturgical vestments and commonly known as stole.
In use since centuries, scarves are now one of the most important trades for some countries. China and India are the two leading manufacturers of fashion scarves. Their handmade scarves are seen as masterpiece of art and as perfect option to gift someone and printed scarves are part of leading international brands like Prada and Missoni.
Scarves are worn for multipurpose. These are the piece of fabric worn around neck, head and waist for fashion, warmth, cleanliness and religious purposes. Scarves are available in varieties of colors, shape, size, and fabrics. It is believed that ancient Rome was first one in making use of scarves but not for wearing instead they used for cleanliness. They were used as mens scarves to wipe sweets around neck and around waist as belt. Soon women started wearing scarves made from cloth. In ancient china too scarves were means of identifying officers or Chinese warriors rank. But scarves as fashion accessory – this happened with the beginning of 19th century for both men and women specially the womens scarves became hugely popular.Scarves for general purposes
Earlier silk scarves were worn by pilots of aircrafts to protect their mouth from oily smoke coming out of exhaust and by the pilots of closed cockpits, especially by the pilots of fighter planes in order to prevent neck chafing. However its user friendly properties and luxurious look dragged it to fashion world and made it one of the most popular accessory. Woolen scarves during this era started to find its place on world stage. Tie and die technique called bandhani over woolen scarves now got the bigger platform and became famous for ancient Indian art work over it. Today these scarves are widely used to keep ourselves clean and warm. Knitted woolen scarves are warped around neck or upper body part for warmth often with head covers like hats, caps or other headscarves.
For warmer and dustier days cotton scarves are the best available accessory to keep unwanted climatic elements away. Being a non slippery fabric they can be best used as headscarf to remain protected from scorching sunlight and dry winds. Aside from said aspects, they keep your head clean. Cotton is staple fabric and its easy accessibility has made its scarf a ‘common cultural need’ among masses of different countries and highly supported by fashionistas.
Scarves for religious purposes
Many religions follow different dress code but the common thing among them is scarf. We can see many women wearing modest dress covering their heads or faces with scarves which is something deep into their religion and culture. Married Jewish women wear tichel to cover hair and men wear tallit for prayer. In Sikh religion long scarves are used as bandana to cover head by boys and sometimes by girls, before going to next level of turban. Some older Sikh wraps their head under bandana then use turban over it.
For Muslim women there is strict dress code. It must for them to cover head with two headscarves known as hijab and khimar and a veil to cover face. Keffiyeh is a kind of scarf used by Muslim men. In Christianity too scarves have their own place. They are used in liturgical vestments and commonly known as stole.
In use since centuries, scarves are now one of the most important trades for some countries. China and India are the two leading manufacturers of fashion scarves. Their handmade scarves are seen as masterpiece of art and as perfect option to gift someone and printed scarves are part of leading international brands like Prada and Missoni.
