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Men’s Summer Scarves: Yay or Nay?

May 21st 2008 02:19
First and foremost, what are they actually called?
I thought it’s ‘Morocco Scarf’.
My posh friends however gladly corrected me and said it’s ‘Prayer Scarf'.
Then, an anonymous poster corrected them and said it's ‘Keffiyeh'

Either way, you see them very often hanging on young men nowadays, even during scorching summer. Possibly to your dismay, the fabric isn’t necessarily thin either and it also has frayed on the sides (itchy alert!).

Women wear them out and can easily say it’s a fashion statement. Men? At least a few eyebrows are raised. But of course, many of them don’t care anyway.



So, why would men, gay and straight, wear them?

- If they’re narcissists, we can say scarves make their shoulders/neck/chest look firmer and more built up, hence more attractive.

- If they despise boredom, scarves are terrific substitutes for necklaces that are becoming tedious and timid for today’s fashion accessory.

- Perhaps it’s written in the Bible. Fancy Jesus and His 12 disciples wore them around the town and inspired men since 2000 years ago.

-Or simply two words: David Beckham.


If the supposedly ‘sex god’ fancies it, why wouldn’t you as well? Well, I won’t.

Heck, even the Hollywood bad boy, Colin Farrell, and Hip-hop icon, Jay-Z, wear them too



Now, Why I would NOT wear them:

1. Duh, it’s sizzling HOT outside!

2. You look like you’re punishing your grandpa for stealing your cookies, so you decided to raid his attic and cut up his old sofa.

3. You look like you just robbed a bank and not ashamed of it whatsoever.

4. At a restaurant, you’re a giant toddler wearing a napkin around (not in front of) your neck.

5. I never even saw hippies wearing them.



So, what’s your say?



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Comment by Journeywoman

May 21st 2008 03:34
A big nay! Summer scarves look ridiculous on men, IMHO. Winter scarves, well that's another story because they're actually functional. Men's clothing is meant to be simple and practical... but then, these times are changing...

Comment by AmyHuang

May 21st 2008 05:12

Comment by Jarrah

May 21st 2008 05:26
Pft.

Never ever worn a scarf, never plan to.
End.

- Jarrah

Back to the Eighties
www.backtotheeighties.net

Comment by Ken 1

May 21st 2008 11:39
thank God! I thought I'm the one-person minority.

Comment by Anonymous

May 24th 2008 08:59
Well... i wore a scarf once i winter i though i looked good and im a guy,but mens fashion is soooooooooooo boring the wear the same stuff over and over its irritating >=(

Comment by beravi

May 29th 2008 03:16
i'm going to try it!!

Comment by Anonymous

May 29th 2008 03:36
I love sumer scarves..they look super hot and are an amazing way to shake up the monotony of male fashion

Comment by Anonymous

May 30th 2008 03:48
I'd love to, if I could just find one of the damn things.

Comment by zedwazedwazeed

June 25th 2008 20:17
Your text goes hereYour text goes hereWell .I would like to explain why people wear kefiyeh . Definitly because it carries a essage of revolution against injustice .You can see people demonstrating to support Irak or Palestine in their struggle for freedom wear theese scarfs even if they are not muslim or arabe .These scarfs have become a symbole just like pictures of Che guevara or his berret .

Comment by keemoz

July 1st 2008 06:38
c'mon people .. lets face the truth! ,, it is fasionable ( i never wore them btw ) but ama give it a try ! ,, and am egyptian ( arabic ) , and to correct zedwazedwazeed's information ,,, the KEFEYA is the arabs tradition in wearing since 100 years ago ( and the word KEFEYA is scarf wen its translated to arabic ) ,, AN IMPORTANT POINT TO BE CONSIDERED! ,, as sum songs beats are stolen from the arabic songs ( as the old song of J-zee which is stolen from the egyptian singer " abdelhaleem hafez ) .. y cant this happen in fasion 2?? its never impossible , people want a change , and i think this change in fasion had made a huge difference EVEN DAVID BECKHAM WORE THEM!!!!!!! =D

Comment by Anonymous

August 25th 2008 18:16
some women anger me sometimes. keffiyehs originate in the middle east, worn mainly by men, not women so dont try and turn this on the dudes.

Comment by M_Nfinite

September 12th 2008 14:25
I think itz a cool look even though I've never dabbed in the hype over them. I want to try them out. I think it works to accent what you're wearing, not too many colors though. I think itz cool to wear also if one rides a motorcycle.

Comment by TheFerret

June 22nd 2009 08:05
I love them. I bought one this weekend and all my mates think I look great. I don't care what anyone else thinks, i look the nuts in it.

Comment by Anonymous

June 29th 2009 16:39
let people do what they want, who decides that women can wear them and men cant, narrowminded dogmatism.....

Comment by Golimos

July 18th 2009 16:02
Scarves are not uncomfortable in the summer at all. They are different from winter scarves in that they are made of a light material and on a hot summer day they can keep your neck shaded from the sun. Why in the world would so many men and women in the Middle East and Northern Africa wear them, where the temperature is normally sizzling? Think about it people.

Men in the English-speaking world (mainly the UK, Canada and USA) are generally too insecure to take a stab and try something totally different in fashion. They often do this to avoid being seen as too fashion-conscious, which has traditionally been associated with "gay-ness" or metrosexuality, which can be seen as weakness in the eyes of other men and perhaps some women.

The truth is these men are generally more rigid and conformed, and consequently less creative and relaxed, with their dressing sense (and who knows, this may say something of their character as well – your dressing sense reflects your inner self).

Well, here is a message for them: take a lesson from the southern Europeans! Walk the streets of Paris, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Nice and Rome, where the summer heat is bound to fry your skin, and male summer scarves are ubiquitous.

And why not? They look attractive, as they can quickly transform a plain Jane outfit (or plain Bob) into something snazzy, and on most men they give off a cool sense of security with one's sexuality. Perhaps a taste of femininity never hurt anyone?

I personally own about six summer scarves as well as four winter scarves. I wear them to late summer evening dos, or I might thrown one over my T-shirt on a hot summery day. I’ve had a few looks but only from people I would never take a fashion tip off of anyway. Besides, what do I care – no shame in the fashion game. Risks are what fashion is all about.

Comment by Love Scarves

July 18th 2009 23:31
I won't wear them in summer but like to wear scarves in winter though.

Comment by Scarf Shop

July 26th 2009 14:25
I love these scarves. I think they are currently in trend.

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