Scarf
A scarf is used for warmth, sun protection, cleanliness, fashion, religious reasons, or to show support for a sports club or team.
[3][4] During the French Revolution, women and men wore differently coloured scarves to display their political affiliations to democratic principles of Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité; and Cravates.
[4][7] In the New England region of North America, bereaved families were given a scarf as a thank-you gift, as a mark of respect.
[3][7] During World War I and II, women in the United States considered it a patriotic duty to knit scarves for the soldiers, along with other necessities.
[4] Silk scarves were also modelled by actors Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977).
[9] In dry, dusty, warm climates or environments with airborne contaminants, a thin headscarf, kerchief or bandanna is often worn over the eyes, nose, and mouth to keep the hair clean.
[12] In India, woollen scarves with Bandhani work adopting tie-and-dye techniques are commonly worn in Bhuj and Mandvi in the Kutch District of Gujarat.
During the period of silent films, actors Anna May Wong and Evelyn Brent wore headscarves of sophisticated silks and popularised them.
In Saudi Arabia, wearing a head scarf is necessary to face the harsh climate and intense heat, even before Islam was adopted.
In the English Church, in post-Reformation times, the minister wore the scarf over the surplice, which was a broad band of black silk with fringed ends arranged like the stole around the neck but falling nearly to the feet.
In the English Church, the scarf of colour made of black silk, which is twice the width of a stole, is worn around the neck of chaplains, doctors of religion, and other clergy.
Scarves of coloured silk are worn on public occasions, and in the courts and lodges by members of many social orders, such as Foresters and Odd fellows.
[24] Pilots of early aircraft wore white, silken scarves and knitted scarfs[8] to keep oily smoke from the exhaust out of their mouths while flying.
Today, military flight crews wear scarves imprinted with unit insignia and emblems for esprit-de-corps and heritage reasons rather than practical purposes.
[27] Students in the United Kingdom and Ireland traditionally wear academic scarves with distinctive combinations of colours identifying their university or college.
This scarf is made from Saxony wool and usually measures 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length, with a rectangular shape, and two or more longitudinal coloured stripes.
Such a scarf can be used to cover the face from dust or sun or for first aid with a bleeding injury or as a splint, sling or bandage.
[33] In the late 1990s, coloured scarves have been traditional supporter wear for fans of association football (soccer) teams across the world, even those in warmer climates.
The socio-cultural anthropology of football is compared to a religious service by way of raising hands, singing the club's anthem, shouting slogans, jumping up, and whistling and clapping.
[36] By the end of the 19th century, in Britain, football had changed from an amateur game of the bourgeois into a professional, working class sport, and later an international spectacle.
[42] Printed scarves are offered internationally through high-fashion design houses, including Burberry, Missoni, Alexander McQueen, Valentino, Cole Haan, Chanel, Etro, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton and Prada.
[43] In 1937, Hermès designed a woodblock scarf made of Chinese silk that was worn by Queen Elizabeth II of England, American First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Grace Kelly.
