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How to wear a stole

One piece, several ways to wear it, from morning coffee to dinner. No complicated knots.

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One red-and-gold stole worn three ways: wrapped at the neck, open over the shoulders and knotted

One piece, no fastenings, no knots, and yet it changes an outfit completely depending on how you let it fall. Five ways we wear ours, from morning to dinner.

One piece, many ways

Pick by the day
  • A stole open over the shoulders of a coat, both ends falling at the front Evening

    Loose over the shoulders

    Open, both ends at the front, over a dress or an open coat.

  • A floral stole folded lengthways and looped behind the neck, ends threaded through Everyday

    The Parisian loop

    Folded and looped, ends pulled through. Holds against the wind.

  • A stole crossed at the front and tucked under a wool coat Cold days

    Crossed under a coat

    Crossed at the front and tucked in. Warmth with no bulk.

  • A blue-and-gold stole folded to a triangle, the point on the chest Weekend

    As a large kerchief

    Folded to a triangle, point on the chest. Nothing to fasten.

  • A floral stole worn close to the body as a layer, under a blue coat In-between

    As a layer

    Close to the body under a jacket. On for the morning, off by noon.

None of these needs pins or practice. The cloth does almost all the work, and a good piece falls well even when you leave it to chance.

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