What is a Shawls
Shawls are versatile in their utility, it is used from being part of religious attire, to being used to keep warm, or to complement a costume and so on. They are worn by both men and women.
Now-a-days shawls are mainly worn to keep warm at evening occasions and more popularly worn by women. On a cool evening this adds to the costumes women wear by allows one to be more flexible by not only keeping one warm but also compliments the dress worn.
Inspite of all it’s utility and versatility it is but a piece of cloth that wraps the body. It can square, rectangular or triangular in shape.
What is a Scarf?
Scarves are tied around the neck to keep warm. It is known by many different names like muffler, neck-wrap, bandana, a tichel and so on.
Though scarves are used to keep warm, in dry and warm places scarves are used to keep dust away and in ancient Rome it was called a “sweat cloth”.
Scarves are used to keep warm but are also an important fashion accessory and can compliment your dress and good collection of scarves in your wardrobe helps increase the variety of your outfits by mixing and matching your dress/outfits with your scarves.
A scarf is a piece of cloth and is normally thin and long, thought it can also be square.
Conclusion
It is fascinating how shawls and scarves compliment and add to your wardrobe, so make sure you always have an updated collection!!!