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Winter is fast approaching. The onslaught of couple’s Instagram posts at a pumpkin patch or apple orchard that were recently overtaken by Halloween photos are going to be replaced. Pictures of girls in winter coats glancing at snow-covered trees with their backs turned and girls with one leg up on ice skates kissing their significant other on the cheek will become the new norm. There’s only a few weeks left before the snow comes, but it’s not too late to get out there and buy the clothing item that will take your winter style to the next level. Don’t let any preconceived notions hold you back – embrace the scarf.
I’ll admit, I wasn’t always a big scarf guy. I subscribed to the same ridiculous scarf biases that many of my peers currently do. I thought scarves were dumb, didn’t provide value, and effeminate. Oh, how wrong I was. Last winter, I received a couple of unsolicited scarves from my amazing Grandmother, and I can safely say they changed my life.
The first thing I noticed as a new scarf user is that they actually do serve a purpose. The winter here in Boston has a tendency to be, for lack of a better term, cold as fuck. The wind used to whip through any unprotected parts of my body and freeze me straight down to my soul. In a futile attempt to be a tough guy, I had convinced myself that this didn’t bother me – I could take it, I wasn’t actually cold, and I was a bigger man because of my ability to withstand the winter weather without protection. After putting on that first scarf and plunging my body into the sub-freezing temperatures outside last winter, I realized what I was missing out on. Wool, alpaca, cashmere, whatever your fabric of choice – the scarf effectively insulates your neck from the harsh effects of winter.
It also serves another far more important purpose: separating you from the pack. In a world where many men’s style or outfits are just narrowly different from being the same, adding a scarf to the mix is a great way to make that girl you’re into look past your minor alcohol problem and expanding waistline, because you have an air of sophistication about you. You don’t run with the pack, you’re a lone wolf with a passion for style and flair, and quite frankly, you’re not afraid to show it. You’re a scarf man now, and that means something.
If you’re still skeptical, don’t be. You don’t even have to make that much of an investment to try out the scarf life. Head over to your nearest discount retail store and pick one up in the pattern of your liking for just a few bucks. What are you waiting for? Winter is coming, and it’s high time you tried out the scarf for yourself. Once you do, you’ll never go back. .
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Post Grad Brad
Recent post grad whose name is Brad. That pretty much sums it up. Email me at postgradbrad@gmail.com.
Alright Brad, if that is your real name, we need to quantify this… Scarf @ 20 degrees: practical and totally acceptable. Scarf @ 60 degrees: effeminate and worthless, indicative of grade 1 hipster.
Scarf is absolutely for winter weather only. If I was advocating for spring scarves I’d be appealing to an entirely different audience… I hope.
I wonder if Man Outfitters sells scarves.
Not yet…
I’m surprised people actually buy things from Man Outfitters. Way to be loyal though. Good on you.
I’m pro scarf when it get’s cold here, but for the life of me idk how they’re supposed to be worn. Are you supposed to knot it, wrap and hang outside, tuck inside?
Definitely tuck inside the jacket. You don’t want to risk it blowing away in a gust of wind if it’s just haphazardly around your neck. It also provides a little more warmth inside the coat if you tuck it.
Thank you. I’ve been struggling with this every winter wondering if I look like an idiot or not. I grew up south where I never needed one. So it’s been a challenge to learn
My go to is to fold it in half, then drape it around my neck with the folded end on one side and two loose sides on the other, then tuck those around my neck and through the folded end. Tucked or untucked in the jacket, it’s not going anywhere.
Being from Texas, I haven’t had need for a scarf but I made the foolish choice of moving where it actually snows. This is a solid tip. Thanks.
Wool, cotton, blend, cashmere, plaid, solid, wide stripes, thin stripes, The White Stripes, subtle prints- gotta have that diverse collection. A scarf for every occasion/outfit.
Ladyfriend: “Don’t you want to wear a scarf?”
Me at 40 degrees: “No thanks, I’ll probably get too hot.”
Me at 15 degrees: “I’d rather just wear my ski neck gaiter and actually stay warm.”
Florida. Where women, hipsters and old people wear scarves in 50 degree winter weather.
Fuck hipsters!
great read, we need more of this guy!
It’s still 85 degrees here and I’m torn between the joy of continued pool days and wishing snow was an option
I live in AZ, can confirm that I am not a fan of those who wear scarfs. Completely unnecessary in most parts of the state.
Good thing about Texas is that scarves are always optional, unless you visit southern canada (dallas fort worthless) during one of their freak snowstorms.
Scarves are never optional in Texas
In the Panhandle they are necessary.