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How to dress for spring? Ditch the jacket and try a scarf | Jess Cartner-Morley
There is something so cheering about the first day you leave the house without a coat, but layer up with a cosy scarf in case
Every year, like clockwork, my tolerance for wearing a coat runs out a few weeks before winter ends. The heavy schlump on my back that felt so cosy and reassuring six months ago begins to get on my nerves. Coats start to annoy me even when I’m not wearing one. Getting from my hallway to the kitchen makes me feel like Lucy pushing her way to Narnia, only with less fur and more North Face nylon.And there is something so cheering about the first day you leave the house without a proper coat. It puts a smile on your face and a spring in your step – but not if you’re shivering by the time you get to work. So then, it’s time to address the crucial matter of spring layers.
The hero of spring layering for 2022 is – drumroll, please – the scarf. The proper knitted kind, rather than the cutesy silk type, is a fashion accessory as well as a practical one for the first time in ages. It is the star of a cult Instagram account called Parisiens in Paris, which posts photos snapped on the Métro, at the bakery, crossing the street. Parisiens in Paris is real street style, the way it was before it was cannibalised by overdressed influencers shivering on the Pont des Arts in borrowed gowns they’re paid to post about. It is a genuinely useful fashion resource, because it shows real-life humans, complete with bags and buggies, who look chic, for us to learn from.
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