This is the kind of scarf that does half the styling work before you have even finished your coffee.
A generous vintage square in 100% silk (label pictured), printed in a modernist grid and stripe story that feels like it wandered out of a late-century design studio and into your wardrobe. The palette is pure joy: cobalt, aqua, emerald, lime, and cream, all sharpened up with confident black lines. It gives you colour without demanding you rebuild your whole outfit.
Wear it loose at the neck with a trench or blazer for that polished, art-gallery-at-lunchtime look. Tie it as a headscarf with oversized sunnies. Wrap it onto a bag handle for a hit of colour. Or go full summer and wear it as a bandeau-style top, wrapped across the bust and tied at the back, paired with high-waisted linen trousers, a bias skirt, or relaxed denim.
Circa: 1970 – 2000
Origin: Private Collection
Label: Label pictured (Japanese)
Fabric: Silk 100%
Condition: Good (commensurate with age and love, with a few small marks as shown)
Measurement: Square (Lg)
Size: OSFM
NOTE: Painted Bird Vintage does not offer exchanges, returns, transfers, or replacements. Colours may vary slightly due to device and screen settings.
We estimate sizes as current or, 'modern' sizing rather than vintage sizing as eras do vary.
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