This Is the Secret to Tying Your Scarf the Cool Girl Way

Everyone is wearing a scarf lately—and not just wearing a scarf, but styling a scarf in a really cool way. I can hear you mocking me now. “Wow, Meg, keen observation that people wear scarves during the winter.” I know, but it’s made me realize that I don’t know how to do any of the chic wraps that seemingly every other woman in New York (or any other major fashion capital) knows how to do. So I went to the place we all go when we need to learn something: TikTok.

Indeed, the platform is ideal for quick tutorial videos that I can watch on a loop until I finally (hopefully) get it right. It’s worth noting I’m not talking about triangle scarves and foulards, which are also having a moment, but that’s not what this story is about. Here, I’ve rounded up three key ways to wear a scarf along with helpful videos that showcase exactly how to do it. You’ll also find shoppable scarves that are big enough to actually wrap, weave, and fold in all the necessary ways. Stay warm out there, ladies.

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The DIY Balaclava

Let’s say it’s been a rough morning. Maybe you’re having a no-makeup day. We’ve all been there. Sure, you could buy an actual balaclava, but you’re in a pinch, and all you have is a standard scarf. This TikTok shows you precisely how to swaddle (almost) your whole face in a big, cozy scarf.

The Pull-Through Methods

This is actually four ways rolled into one ultra-helpful TikTok—don’t say I never did anything nice for you! Here, you’ll learn a multitude of ways you can wear your scarf by looping and pulling it through itself, including the Front Knot, the Croissant, and the Pull-Through styles.

The Hood

Watch this TikTok for an easy how-to on wearing your scarf like a hood. Stay until the end for a bonus hack on how to wear your scarf with one side over the shoulder without it constantly falling down, as always happens to me. (Not anymore!)

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