Varanasi Silk Scarf – 55x180cm – Stripey – Yellow Lilac Black

A striped silk scarf with three colours in rotation: soft lilac, mustard yellow and charcoal black, each band carrying its own faint paisley. Cool lilac and warm mustard make a lively pairing, and the black bands frame them, so the overall effect is crisp and graphic rather than sweet.

Like our other Varanasi silks, it is woven by hand in Varanasi, India, from pure silk yarns dyed before weaving, so the paisley is part of the cloth and is there on both sides. It measures 55 × 180 cm and is fine and floaty: long enough to wrap and tie at the throat, and generous enough to open across the shoulders on a summer evening.

Buyers tend to wear these silks to brighten plainer clothes. Stevie, who has bought several, says “They perk up any outfit”, and Denise picked hers as a “perfect colour for mixing with outfits”. A few buyers have found the colours of their scarf differed from the listing, so it is worth looking closely at all the photos before you order.