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The historical origin of silk scarves
Audrey Hepburn said: "When I put on a silk scarf, I never felt so clearly that I was a woman, a beautiful woman." Almost every woman will readily believe what the woman who turned beauty into legend said.

Scarf, as thin as cicada's wings, looks like flowing water, dancing around the neck, like a dancer on tiptoe, spinning and jumping, which makes people intoxicated and crazy. ...

Scarf-evolution: a national dance that jumps out of a piece of cloth.

There is a description of Venus in Homer's epic: she often wears a strange embroidered ribbon, which contains all her magic, love and lust, and sweet words to turn a wise man into a fool. Later, Hera learned that Venus had this magical magic weapon, so she used this tape to "subdue all the abilities of human beings and gods" to confuse Zeus. The Venus in the Field, painted by Keranah during the Renaissance, clearly depicts this transparent band of light around Venus. It is this strange tape that fully shows the love and beauty of Venus. Perhaps this is why many women like silk scarves.

As early as 3000 BC, traces similar to scarves can be found in ancient Greek loincloths, long skirts with tassels and cloth-wrapped clothes. It can be said that the history of silk scarves began with a piece of cloth. Scarves were not originally used for decoration, but to keep out the cold. About before the Middle Ages, they began in northern Europe or ancient northern France, and these cloth towels are considered as the ancestors of modern silk scarves. /kloc-After the mid-6th century, the original warm-keeping function was gradually replaced by decoration, and thin spun silk became the mainstream. Later, it gradually evolved into the so-called Fichu and IKerchiefl. Until the twentieth century, women fully demonstrated their wisdom in using scarves and began to accompany women to the streets and enter the workplace. In the past 300 years, women's concept of silk scarves has gradually changed. At that time, big hat ornaments were replaced by thin silk ribbons or headscarves wrapped around their hair, and shawls were no longer necessary clothing accessories. Some women have lost their long hair, put on headscarves and hats, and even decorated their hair and headscarves with ribbons and flowers.

The real formation of modern silk scarves was in the 1920s. The traditional way of using long shawls and headscarves was broken, and long silk scarves began to be used. The folding and knotting skills of silk scarves were gradually valued. In 1930s, the popular square towels and long towels were mostly made of silk or rayon, with bold colors, and the brand with design style was especially popular. The famous Hermes silk scarf went on sale at this time. In 1960s, silk scarves designed by famous designers and brands appeared one after another, and silk scarves became the development accessories of clothing brands. In the 1970s, the hippie-style floral headscarves, big scarves or long shawls, which are indispensable in winter, were very popular. After experiencing the folk customs in the 1960s and 1970s, designers are looking for new creative inspiration. By the 1980s, silk scarves had become a necessary clothing accessory for women, and all kinds of old and new silk scarves were tied together, making silk scarves the most changeable accessories. In the 1990s, the retro trend returned to the fashion world.

The popular story of silk scarves in the 20th century, like a dynastic history, is staged one after another. After a hundred years of development, the functionality of silk scarves has exceeded imagination, from clothing, scarves, shawls to belts, headscarves, hair bands, and even can be used as watchbands, tied to handbags as decorations, or pure artistic decorations. 2 1 century, the silk scarf revolution continues. Scarf has long been a culture, which carries the history of women's fashion. What the silk scarf will look like in another century, maybe no one can predict, but maybe what you can see is this-the square elf rubbing her soft skin between the elegant lady's neck and dancing with the wind. ...