Infinity Scarves & On-line Retailers

I love a good infinity scarf. I don’t own any but I’ve been eyeballing some at CurioRoad.com, one of those sign-up online retailers that send you temptations in your inbox every few days. I LOVE these operations. I treat the e-mails as a little play break, much as I used to take out my Crayolas and color for awhile to clear my head after a long time spent reading or thinking. Yeah, I was a thoughtful child, too. Before I started writing as my central way of understanding the world and processing my experiences, there were toys and crayons.

So while browsing online retailers is not the creative act that drawing used to be, it does stimulate the visual part of my brain and being, and attunes me to beauty and design (also, quite frankly, to a lot of ugly stuff as well!).

This isn’t a hobby I would suggest for someone with a tendency to accumulate stuff she doesn’t need (although honestly, that would probably be almost all of us to some extent!) or with a shopping addiction. The idea is to browse and enjoy and treat the activity like a stroll down the street window shopping, or a trip to a boutique museum.

SO, back to infinity scarves. I had been thinking that they provided a fabulous combination of texture, design and color to an outfit but couldn’t really decide whether or not short busty gals should add more bulk to their tops.

Here’s a groovy lass looking pretty in a yellow infinity scarf:

This is so bright and fun. But would it swallow a bosomy, neckless shrimp like me alive?

I love this double infinity style because you can arrange the draping to avoid too much bulkiness at the heaviest part of the torso. I also have to think that this style is very flattering as — I hate that expression “hide a multitude of sins” because fat is not a sin — but shall we say “as a way to pull focus from those parts of our bodies we consider to be less beautiful than others?” That’s delicate, oui?

I wasn’t sure about the material and how well it would drape so I wrote to Curio Road to inquire, and also as a way to test their customer service. I received this lovely reply:

Hi Victoria!

Many thanks for writing in – we are always happy to answer our members’ questions!

The Ash & Anchor scarves are all made of an organic cotton, knit into jersey. So the weight and feel of the fabric is similar to a light tee shirt – super soft and multi-seasonal. The new Spring scarves in the collection are meant to be worn during warmer weather, however they are more substantial than a lightweight silk square or a thin synthetic-blend woven scarf.

Does that help? Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions in the future.

All the best,
Sonali

Well-done and very helpful, indeed. The price point on these is a bit high for me, but they’re gorgeous to look at and I do think a worthy addition to your spring or summer professional wardrobe. A good infinity scarf can take your outfit from “meh” to “wow.” They make an impact.