A cutely tied scarf, the edges of which hang down or are thrown back over the shoulders, is no longer relevant. Another thing is snood. It wraps around the neck, giving the owner of the accessory warmth and comfort, or maybe simply performs a decorative function. Stylistically, the snood fits perfectly with almost any look, but it is important to pay attention to the length, width, and material. How to wear all this, and most importantly, how to make the right choice of accessory? There are enough subtleties, so it’s worth understanding.
What is snood?
For several seasons in a row, snood scarves have been present on the fragile necks of women. In essence, this is a scarf that does not have ends, because they are either sewn together, or a special circular knitting is used, which allows you to get a product without a seam (more often such a seamless knitted collar is found for the cold season). Often such a scarf is called infinity.
Variety of snoods.
Snoods can be made from different materials: thin knitted fabric such as cotton, wool, acrylic, fur, cashmere, etc. Accordingly, all these types of scarves need to be combined with different clothes, especially since the matter has long been not limited to wearing a snood over a down jacket or other outerwear.
Unusual fashionable scarf
The snood scarf is a closed fabric. Its ends are sewn together or it is initially knitted in the round. During manufacturing, the fabric can be twisted and sewn in such a form to create a greater decorative effect.
Snood has several important advantages as an additional fashionable item of clothing:
- combines with a wide variety of clothes, warm, autumn/spring, light;
- decorates and complements the image;
- warms;
- protects the neck and head from wind and precipitation;
- Suitable for both women and men of all ages and sizes.
Why should you buy a clamp?
A snood is a versatile scarf that can be worn in a million different ways. You can knit it yourself or buy it instead of an ordinary scarf and hat.
Pros of a scarf-collar:
- Unisex. The boyfriend snood can be borrowed from time to time to pair it with boyfriend jeans and a biker jacket.
- Practicality. As already mentioned, such a scarf can replace a headdress, a scarf and a hood.
- Availability. If you have the desire and skill, you can make your own snood, and more than one.
- Relevance. Nowadays it is difficult to find at least one fashion magazine, portal or designer collection where one of the variations of the tube scarf is present.
- Beauty. Snood is a beautiful thing that will enhance any fall or winter look.
This scarf suits any style and outfit, both a classic business coat and a grunge leather jacket. The larger the snood, the more expressive the image will be, so for those who do not like to attract attention to themselves, it will take time to get used to the pronounced volume in the shoulder area.
A snood warms well, especially one made from natural wool. But knitted and knitted scarves, due to their multi-layered nature, also protect well from the cold.
Accessories are an important part of the wardrobe, especially in the autumn-winter season, when not only the beauty, but also the functionality of things is important.
What can a snood be like?
An infinity scarf can be:
- dense or openwork;
- long or short;
- narrow or wide;
- plain or multi-colored;
- modest or extravagant.
According to the material there are snoods:
- Linen and cotton - designed for summer weather or for wearing indoors. Such an accessory can be diluted with other materials, for example, tied along the contour with lace. This technique also has practical significance, since a decorated scarf is easier to fix and does not slip.
- Knitted - when to wear such a scarf depends on the thickness of the material. Snoods made of thick knitwear are quite suitable for the off-season; light knitted snoods can be worn in the summer.
- Knitted snoods are often intended for autumn and winter, unless it is an accessory knitted from thin yarn with an openwork pattern. It can serve as both a scarf and a hat.
- Fur snood – sewn from natural or artificial material. It can be successfully combined with any warm clothing, you just need to choose the right color and type of fur.
Some choose double-sided snoods, for example, knitted on one side and fur on the other, or plain on one side and printed on the other. A snood decorated with decorative elements: fringe, sequins or buttons, beads is more difficult to fit into an image, but if you manage to successfully combine it with clothes, the image will turn out to be more colorful.
When choosing a snood, it is important to consider that a thinner scarf should be wider or longer, otherwise it will look too flat.
Snood is chosen like this to suit many things. First, they audit the wardrobe, identify the things with which the snood is supposed to be worn, and think about what a universal accessory should be.
It is better to think about buying two or three snoods if the items are varied. When going to the store, it’s a good idea to arm yourself with photographs of your items so that you can immediately estimate the combination of color and style.
Types of scarves
A snood is a scarf that has no ends. They are either sewn together or knitted in the round. It can be straight or twisted one or more times. It can be long, short, wide, warm, light, voluminous, etc. Such an accessory has appeared for quite some time. Housewives in Britain in the 50s used it not for decoration, but solely for practical purposes, to conveniently hide their hair. For warmth and beauty, snoods began to be worn a little later. Now they are made from a wide variety of materials - silk, satin, knitwear, cotton, wool, acrylic, cashmere, etc.
Today, advanced fashionistas use a collar to create unique combinations of looks, combining them with clothes and using a variety of tying methods. But tying a snood beautifully is half the battle; it is equally important to choose properties that are suitable for the occasion and weather.
There are different materials suitable for each season:
- Linen and cotton are good for summer.
This material is often decorated with openwork knitting. In addition to beauty, this moment also has a useful meaning. A scarf tied with lace holds its shape better as it slips less. Openwork snoods, knitted from linen or cotton yarn, look very elegant and can transform even the simplest outfit. Cotton scarves can be worn not only in the summer; they go well with leather jackets and raincoats. Snoods decorated with lace are a separate form of art - Silk and satin collars are worn at all times of the year.
This is an excellent accessory for a fur coat, leather jacket, autumn raincoat, formal dress, plain turtleneck, etc. Double-sided collars with contrasting colors look unusual. A satin collar with a floral print will help you stand out from the crowd. It is important to approach the moment of tying such scarves responsibly. Due to the fact that the fabric is soft, a carelessly tied accessory will look sloppy. A properly selected satin or silk snood will emphasize the sophistication of a fur coat. - Knitwear is suitable for the off-season and cool summer days.
The warmth depends on the thickness of the material and the length of the scarf. A long snood, wrapped several times, will warm much better. Knitwear goes well with knitted hats of a different color than the color of the collar. These scarves are also worn with sporty styles - jackets and warm pants. Knitted scarves are suitable even for sports style - Spring-autumn and winter options are knitted collars.
The warmth will depend on the thickness, density of the knit and yarn. A knitted collar is a warm and bright accent in the created image. For example, rich colors and chunky knits go well with lightweight collarless sweaters and knit turtlenecks. A unique look is created by combining voluminous knitted collars with down jackets, blankets and oversized jackets. An important point emphasizing the unusualness of the image is the absence of a hood. A knitted collar can completely change the look - Wool snood is combined with sheepskin coats.
The following combinations look beautiful: beige-brown, white-mustard, black-flesh. Woolen snoods go beautifully with sheepskin coats - Fur snoods can be combined with any type of warm clothing.
You just need to combine the colors correctly and make the right choice of fur. It can be natural or artificial. Preference is given to mink, llama, silver fox, arctic fox or eco-fur. This snood often serves as a collar for a coat. A fur collar is not only warm, but also stylish - For those who love everything unusual, a boucle clamp is suitable.
A prerequisite is that such a scarf must be wide. You can wear it to the office over a sweater or with a dress that has an open top. Flowers A wide bouclé scarf can complement a stylish dress
How to choose a color
It is best to select the color of the snood according to the color type so that it sets off the complexion, giving it a fresh and healthy look. Therefore, when trying on, be sure to pay attention to this point.
It is important to know:
- Black snood – adds age.
- Red snood - emphasizes redness on the face.
The snood can be made in any of the possible colors, and the number of prints is absolutely innumerable. When combining with other clothes, take into account the following rule: bright clothes - a snood in calm shades, rather plain than printed (depending on the look), clothes in pastel or monochrome colors - a bright snood.
It is recommended to choose a color so that it matches the color of the gloves or headdress. The color wheel will help you decide on the ideal color.
Preferred:
- colors that are exactly opposite each other and have the same color saturation;
- three colors side by side;
- two close colors and one opposite;
- three colors in a triangle, that is, located at an equal distance from each other;
- colors located at the corners of a square inscribed in a circle.
How to wear long and short snood
Classic way
A narrow and long snood is suitable for creating various combinations with the formation of loops and knots. A short and wide snood is thrown over the neck, and it looks like a cowl collar.
If the snood is both wide and long, then this opens up wide possibilities for creativity; with a short snood you won’t get such a large number of combinations.
Free way
If the snood is too long, you can put it on by draping it around the neck without forming several layers. Not only a very short snood will look good, but also a moderately long one - to the waist and even below. The main thing is to choose a snood according to the style of the image. This option is suitable for tall, long-legged girls. It's better if it's a voluminous knit. The material should be straightened.
Snood laid in two or three loops
This is the most popular option. Layers can be on the same level or on different ones. Moreover, you can fold the top layers into one, and stretch the bottom loop, adding volume, or arrange each loop on the chest in tiers. The more loops, the tighter the snood will fit to the neck, which is especially important on frosty days.
Looking at this photo, you can see one of the options for how to wear a snood.
Whipped layers add an elegant casual look.
Scarf-hood
Using a tube scarf, if necessary or when creating an appropriate look, you can warm your head. Even a short but wide enough scarf is suitable for this. In this case, it is put on the head from behind by the upper edge and the folds are straightened.
How to wear a short snood (photos will help you understand the correctness of the actions) has been clarified. If the snood is long and wide at the same time, then you can throw it over your head in the same way and form beautiful folds on the neck.
Step by step it will look like this:
- The scarf is placed around the neck.
- Turn the free end over once and place the resulting loop around the neck.
- If this is enough, then the top layer is taken by the edges on both sides and pulled over the head. If the scarf is still too long, then one or more layers are formed, and at the end they act in the manner described above.
A snood used as a hood should not be too voluminous, otherwise the head will appear disproportionately large.
Headband or turban
Not everyone knows that a snood can be worn exclusively on the head, in the form of a headband. A light knitted snood is suitable for this purpose, not very long, it can be twisted.
In the form of a loop
A scarf tied in a loop looks beautiful.
It is worn like this:
- Fold the tube scarf so that it looks like a regular scarf, only double.
- They throw it over the shoulders in this form, with the middle part located at the back of the head.
- Push one loop into the other and tighten the scarf around your neck.
- If desired, you can wrap the free end by inserting it from above into the hole between the neck and the scarf.
Bolero
Both knitted and knitted snoods can be pulled over the shoulders. In this case, it performs two functions: an accessory that complements the image with its print and color, and a boa that will warm you up if it’s cold. In this way, you can put on both a long and a short snood, the main thing is that it is long enough to be stretched across the width of the shoulders.
A long snood can be folded in two or more times, pulled down from one shoulder or formed like a “collar” on the chest. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to lower all the layers onto your shoulders. You can do this: put a scarf, for example in two layers, on your shoulders and pull one layer by the bottom edge on one shoulder, and the other layer on the other shoulder.
This will form a loop around the neck. Essentially, the scarf will look like a figure eight - the smaller loop will go around the neck, the larger one will go around the shoulders, and the cross will cover the chest area. A brooch pinned to the chest will look beautiful; it can also be used to secure several folds, gathering them for texture.
Vest
To wear the snood as a vest, you need to fold the loop over the belt so that the free edge is in front. It is crossed with a figure eight and a noose is placed around the neck. Then you should straighten the loops; a twist will form on the back in the upper part, which must be carefully unfolded. If desired, this look is complemented with a strap.
A snood of medium length, but very wide, will look like a vest, if it is draped over the neck and shoulders, and the lower edge is loosened along the back; a loop will form in front at approximately the level of the belt (depending on the length of the snood). If you don’t like the option, you can always remove the snood and try a new method.
How to tie a snood around your neck in different ways
There is nothing easier than wrapping a scarf around your neck one or more times. It is not necessary to wrap a scarf around your neck; it can be folded beautifully over your shoulders. For a snood to look good, its length should not be short. Place it over the shoulders with one or more loops. This type of wear goes well with tight clothing - a sheath dress, a turtleneck, etc.
It’s easy to make a vest or bolero from a regular snood scarf. They start putting it on not from the neck, but from the waist. The free end is straightened forward. Fold the loop and put it over your head. Straighten as needed. To make the accessory look like a real bolero, it is first folded once, making a figure eight out of it. Hands are inserted into the resulting holes.
The wide scarf can be elegantly laid out on the shoulders
Snood with coat
How to wear a snood, the photo will show you several good options with a coat; it’s not difficult to decide.
It is important to select an accessory in terms of volume and length, depending on the desired way of wearing:
- A short one can be worn over a collar and put on a coat over it.
- A long, voluminous accessory can be worn with any collar option.
- A narrow or thin scarf should be wrapped under the hood, and if the coat does not have a hood, then a wide snood will replace it.
The materials you should choose are knitted or knitted, you can get a fur snood.
However, a fur scarf is only suitable if the coat does not have fur trim. Different textures will look inharmonious. In general, when combining a snood and a coat, the look will be feminine and relaxed.
Features of forming an ensemble with a snood
Scarves-snoods, depending on the material from which they are made, are divided into: winter (warm); demi-season (lightweight version) and summer (light and airy) accessories.
Choosing a scarf-collar according to the season:
Winter snood
For the winter season, endless scarves are voluminous and warm. Yarn for knitting is mainly 100% wool or fur (natural, artificial). In the last season, combined snoods made of wool yarn with fur trim came into fashion.
A warm accessory suitable for any winter outerwear.
Knitted winter voluminous scarf
Fur fashion scarf
Combined snood
Spring-autumn snood
For a demi-season accessory, choose lightweight yarn (wool 50%, acrylic 50%), cashmere and thickened knitwear. During the warm season, when you don’t have to wear a hat, the snood is used as a scarf.
Scarves look great with jackets, coats, raincoats and parkas.
Knitted snood
Summer snood
On summer evenings, it can be cool, then a light snood comes to the rescue. It can be knitted from cotton or linen thread; a neck snood can also be sewn from light fabrics, such as chiffon or silk. But, after all, summer snoods serve more as a decorative adornment and a trendy addition to the image.
Summer scarves are worn with dresses, sundresses, blouses and tops.
Summer light snood
Selects a snood scarf by color:
- Since a snood scarf worn on the head or neck is in close proximity to the face, when choosing the color of the accessory, this must be taken into account and taken seriously.
- To begin with, you need to know that a well-chosen color of the product will favorably emphasize the beauty of its owner. Otherwise, the wrong color choice will play a cruel joke. It can deprive the face of freshness and tenderness, and in return it will highlight paleness or redness on the skin. To prevent this from happening, you need to pay attention to the color type and tone of the clothing parts with which the accessory will be combined.
- For fair-skinned blondes, bed colors are recommended: blue-gray, lavender, mint, peach, blue, pink. Contraindicated: dusty gray and beige tones.
- Brunettes are given a larger selection of colors. Almost all shades and colors suit them, but it is worth paying attention to the colors of precious stones: emerald garnet, sapphire, turquoise, red, lingonberry and black.
- Red-haired beauties will elegantly highlight their look with green, violet, terracotta, violet, sapphire, khaki and chocolate colors.
Fashionable look
With a fur coat
For a fur coat, you can choose a snood made of wool or cashmere. Snoods with a knitted texture work well. But a fur scarf with a fur coat, on the contrary, should not be combined. The color of the accessory will depend on the color of the fur coat: if it is a natural shade, then calm colors, for example, beige, brown, olive, milky, are perfect.
Since it is difficult to find a hat that would ideally match a fur product, it will be replaced by a snood worn in the form of a hood.
The most current looks with a tube scarf
Winter
In winter, knitted products are especially popular - the more natural wool in the yarn, the warmer it is. Models made from natural and faux fur are no less beautiful.
Fur coat
Knitted or woven endless scarves are suitable for fur coats and sheepskin coats. A contrasting combination of textures will emphasize the beauty of the fur and the delicacy of the knitting.
In the photo, a luxurious fur coat made of natural fur is complemented by an equally luxurious snood made of black and white fur. The dangerous technique of combining several types of similar materials in one product paid off handsomely, as all attention was focused on the owner of the red fur coat. Ankle boots with an open toe, worn with thick tights, are more of an option for going out. In winter, in such shoes you can only run from the car to the front door.
A fur snood looks great with a fur coat in natural shades
Knitted scarf-collar under a short fur coat
Knitted scarf-collar and gloves for a short-sleeved fur coat
Bright accent on snood and hat
Coat
Both knitted and fur scarves are combined with such outerwear. During a snowstorm in winter, all we want to do is crawl under a blanket with a cup of hot tea. It's a pity, not all things can wait. In such cases, an infinity scarf is simply irreplaceable.
In the photo, the black and white collar is complemented by mittens with the same pattern. A plain hat with a pompom and a dark gray coat go well with this outfit.
Black and white snood and gloves under a dark blue coat A beige scarf-collar looks great with a peach-colored coat Outerwear without a fur collar looks great with a snood made of fur Outerwear without flashy details and decorations is combined with a collar with embroidery or print
Down jacket and parka
For down jackets and parkas without fur trim, knitted, woven and fur snood models are suitable. If fur is present in the decoration of outerwear, then it is better not to use it on a scarf.
The voluminous collar under the Snood parka is suitable for different styles, from everyday to youth and military. With such a warm accessory, the cold is not scary
A good illustration of how stylish a fur scarf looks. A down jacket with a floral print, a bright bag with fur to match the flowers - it’s impossible not to notice this girl.
A fur snood goes well with a fur handbag
With light things
How to wear a snood, the photo will help you understand the case of outerwear. But such a scarf will harmonize perfectly with a turtleneck. In this case, it plays the role of a warming accessory or performs a decorative function. It is recommended to wear a knitted snood as a vest; it will also decorate the neck. A thin knitted scarf will complement the ensemble with its color and prints.
Which snood to choose for a dress depends on whether it is warm or light. It is recommended to choose a knitted snood of a suitable shade for a warm dress. An openwork option is suitable for a light one. A shirt, T-shirt, T-shirt can also be combined with a snood. But the accessory in this case should be light, even airy, and serve as a decorative element.
Men's fashion
Modern men, in order to look attractive and status, use fashionable accessories; in one of the previous articles, we already told you about men's mufflers. The scarf-collar was no exception and reliably took its place in the outfit of the stronger half of humanity.
At the beginning of the last century, a coat with a straight scarf became a classic in men's attire. Later, more sophisticated accessories began to come into fashion, for example, a large knitted snood. Today, you can meet a male representative in a snood on the street, and there are no age criteria.
Mostly men wear scarves during the cold season. Set: snood scarf, jacket, jeans and boots, the most current and in demand among young people.
Youth bow
To create a serious and businesslike look, cashmere scarves are used. Moreover, the tones of the accessory are muted and darkened and are appropriate in any wardrobe configuration. For example, a raincoat, a white shirt, a cashmere snood, black trousers, a cap and mittens. Or a dark jacket, underneath a knitted jacket and a scarf that matches the entire wardrobe.
The examples show that a snood scarf in a men's wardrobe is an excellent component for creating both business and everyday style. On teenagers and very young boys. There are sets with snoods made in bright and rich colors.
Demi-season business style with snood
What accessories to combine the snood with?
How to wear a snood (photo below) with other accessories is suggested by experienced fashionistas. Snood goes well with brooches. It can be placed in the center of the accessory or on the side; several layers can be fastened together so that they do not fall apart. There are models with a kind of strap and button, which allows you to fix several loops.
This element looks especially good in combination with a knitted snood. will look good . In color and style they should be combined with snood. It is important to ensure that long earrings do not cling to the scarf. In terms of style, snoods are complemented with leggings or mitts. They should be combined with the snood in terms of material and texture.
Selecting a hat and other accessories
If in addition to the snood you need a hat, then it is better to choose a knitted hat without trim to match the color of the scarf. In any look, the main thing is the snood, so try to ensure that the hat does not stand out and, especially, does not stand out from the bow.
Bag. This accessory should generally match the style in which you are dressed. The color can be anything, including a sharp difference from the palette of the ensemble, or be rich, with a playful print.
Belt. If you wear a belt, then match it either to your bag or to your jacket, if it is leather. If the belt is not leather, pay attention to the texture and finish of the accessory, it should complement the look.
Shoes. Shoes should match your style; if the snood is knitted, then you can add beautiful leg warmers or gaiters to your shoes. The result will be an excellent paired accessory: make sure that they and the scarf match each other in appearance, texture, and color.
Decorations. You should not use jewelry located in the snood area. Dangling earrings are excluded (large but compact models are allowed); in youth and ethnic styles it is permissible to use pendants on long cords and chains, but beads and necklaces are prohibited.
How to make a snood with your own hands
If you have a sewing machine, you can quickly sew a knitted snood, and it is created not only from new fabric, but also from an old turtleneck, for example. Even a knitted infinity scarf can be made without knowing how to knit.
To do this you need:
- Rip open an old knitted sweater or skirt;
- Carefully cut into a number of pieces;
- Overcast the edges so that the fabric does not unravel;
- First sew the long sides on the machine, placing them face to face;
- Then stitch one of the short sides and part of the second side, leaving an opening for turning;
- Turning the scarf inside out, sew up the hole and sew both ends.
It’s even easier to sew a snood from a regular scarf or stole - you just need to stitch both ends together.
Advantages
- The most important and wonderful feature of such a scarf is that it not only protects you from the cold, but also decorates you. This thing looks stylish and fashionable, which means it adds a special zest to your look.
- A scarf-collar can replace three things at once that are so necessary during the cold season: a hat, a scarf, and a cape. In the summer it will also be relevant, only in a lighter version, but we will talk about this later.
- It provides you with a large field for experimentation, because it can be worn in different ways, tied in different ways, and you will have the opportunity to try something new every time, and the resulting images will be original in their own way and will be able to bring fresh solutions to your everyday wardrobe .
- Snood is able to make the face visually narrower. To do this you need to wear it on your head.
- It draws attention to your face first, so if you want to achieve this effect, be sure to wear a scarf.
Snood for overweight girls
For plump girls, a knitted snood is suitable, but it should not have large patterns . It is believed that such an accessory visually slims, shifting attention from figure flaws. However, a scarf can visually shorten the neck. To avoid this, you should place it closer to the neck and leave the free loop at the bottom.
A wide, long scarf made of thin knitwear will look even more advantageous.
In order for a snood to add the right notes to your image, you should know how to choose and wear it. The tips listed above will help you choose a snood for any wardrobe. A huge number of tying options, textures, and shades make the infinity scarf an accessory that completes the look, making it whole and complete. You can always figure out how to tie it correctly from the photo.
Article design: Oksana Grivina
Which is better - a scarf or a snood?
Although they say that a snood is the same scarf, only with sewn ends, there is still a difference between them. Both the snood and the scarf have their advantages. But still, at present, representatives of the fair half of humanity prefer a scarf-collar, that is, a snood. And there are good reasons for this. Firstly, this is something new, although, remembering history, we can say that this is most likely a forgotten old thing. The scarf has a warming function, and the snood has a decorative function. This is much more important for beauties. A snood is universal, but a scarf is not.
But it’s probably best if you have both a snood and a scarf. Each of these products performs its role and function. It’s great to have both winter and summer versions of these products in your wardrobe.
