Fashionable Christmas Gifts – Scarves

Welcome to the last of my ‘Fashionable Christmas Gifts’ series! These past few months I’ve discovered three very interesting scarf designers that are all well worth having a look at. All of them are British and I’m sure would make mums and girlfriends very happy at Christmas.

WESTON SCARVES

Weston Scarves: Blue Forest Scarf £205, Red Jasper Print Scarf £165, Agate Print Scarf £165 - all at liberty.co.uk

I first discovered Richard Weston’s work on Britain’s Next Big Thing, a BBC2 programme, where he pitched his designs to Liberty’s. I remember being convinced from the start that his will be one of the few products to actually make it into a shop. In fact, I loved Richard’s scarves so much that I got in touch with him and he happily provided me with images and background information (even about a few seriously cool non-fashion projects). Richard, a prize-winning architect and landscape designer, who by the way is LOVELY to chat to, collects minerals and has spent a fortune on them in the past years. One day he tried to scan them and thought the resulting patterns were beautiful enough to print on silk and make into scarves. Needless to say, the team at Liberty wanted his designs in their store. The new preSS12 collection focuses on two themes ‘the familiar images/details from minerals and some pictorial images that use these as ‘digital paint’ with which to render other images of nature – in this case trees,’ says Richard.

Weston Scarves are available at Liberty’s and Net A Porter!

YAELLE

Yaelle: Hamsa Purple, Russian Doll Mix White, Papillon Blue - all £145 at yaelle.co.uk

Yaelle Caplan, on the other hand, found me and I’m very happy she did! Not only do I think her work is fantastic, what stands out to me are the little charms for good luck and prosperity she attaches to her scarves. Her inspiration comes from the glamour of Cannes and Monaco and the rich diversity of Tunisia which makes Yaelle’s work very playful with the most beautiful use of colour. All of her designs are hand-drawn and then digitally printed onto the finest silk. A bespoke service is also available in case you want to give something really personal and unique.

Yaelle’s scarves are available from her new website www.yaelle.co.uk. They come in two sizes: 100x100cm (£145) and 40x160cm (£85). Hurry up and get 20% off your order until next Sunday (18 December 2011)!

FABRYAN

Fabryan: Foxglove £100, Rainbow £100, Paint Splash Orange £80 - all at fabryan.com

Fabryan is the youngest of the three scarf designers featured today. Samantha-Jane started her Kingston up Thames-based label a little over a year ago. The beauty of the Kew Gardens in South-West London inspired her to add an accessories line to her already established womenswear business. Each scarf is handrolled with hemmed edges and is made with 100% organic silk. Fabryan scarves are digitally printed with bold colour splashes and abstract flourishes. They are in fact so colourful, the range was called the Psychedelic Collection.

Scarves from the Psychedelic Collection are available online at www.fabryan.com and prices run between £70 and £100 (90x90cm).

Happy giving!

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