As I mentioned in my last post, I buy most of my scarves in thrift stores. Thrift store shopping is always a treasure hunt, but once in awhile you’re lucky enough to find something particularly interesting. Everything I purchase second-hand is washed before I wear it and it wasn’t until I was ironing one of my latest purchases that I realized what I’d bought. Sewn into the edge of the scarf, visible but not obvious, was the name emanuel ungaro.
Emanuel Ungaro (1933-2019) was a French fashion designer who, after working for famed couturier, Cristóbal Balenciaga, went on to found the fashion house in Paris that still bears his name. He attracted celebrity customers known for their good taste in fashion including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Catherine Deneuve and Isabelle Adjani. Second-hand Emanuel Ungaro scarves sell online for anywhere from $15 CAD to several hundred dollars. I bought mine for 50 cents!
It was the colours in the scarf that caught my eye and caused me to add it to my bag, particularly the olive green which is a favourite of mine and on-trend this fall. I also like the clear violet and light lilac, both part of my Spring colour palette. They remind me of the little flowers that are so prevalent along the hiking trails that we love so much at this time of year.
These purple colours are sadly lacking from my wardrobe. In fact, they only appear in these favourite earrings, a gift from my sister-in-law. Perhaps I need to remedy that!
Depending on size and fabric, there are numerous ways to wear a square scarf and plenty of tutorials online to show you how. Here’s the super simple cowgirl style which shows off the colours nicely. I’m wearing it with a plain white Uniqlo t-shirt and the olive green shirt/jacket that I showed you here. It was also thrifted.
And here’s another very simple option.
Do you enjoy thrift store shopping? Have you found any treasures?
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Good morning from Southern California…I do like this hairstyle on you!
Yes, I found a Vince cashmere sweater with tags. I could see that the tie lacing on one side would not work for me. A quick inspection showed that I could remove the lacing, hand-stitch up the side and it would look like a “simple” crew neck sweater In a gray-green color. Big Score!!
Hope you are safe and well!
Good morning, Charlene! It’s good to hear from you. I won a gift certificate for a haircut at our annual ladies golf tournament and I’m very pleased with how it turned out. 🙂 Your sweater sounds like a wonderful find! I’m glad you were able to adapt it to suit you!
Good find! Love the scarf and I do think you need to add some more purple to your wardrobe. It would be nice on a handbag also. Scarves are my jam. When the Disable Veterans thrift store was open I would come home with at least a couple.
Your hair does look very nice and is a good style for you.
Thanks, Donna! I’m definitely going to be watching for some purple to add to my wardrobe.
I too love my scarves, and have many more than I need though always on the look for others. I like your scarf find, and the way it looks with your olive jacket. I’m glad the weather is getting cooler, but especially so that I can wear more scarves if I ever get to go anywhere in addition to the grocery store.
I agree! I’m fortunate that both the small thrift stores in our area are open and taking all the necessary Covid-19 precautions… hand sanitizer, masks, limiting the number of people in the store at any one time, etc. Other than the grocery store and occasionally the pharmacy, they’re the only places I’ve been shopping.