Tips for Layering Your Head Scarves

There is almost an infinite number of ways to wear and style your head scarves. And with the growing number of hijabi fashion bloggers, there will always be someone to look up to for inspiration. One of the fastest growing trends among head scarf #OOTDs is layering head scarves. Aside from accessorizing and playing around with colors and patterns, layering is becoming a new playground for fashionistas in adding a new flare for your daily head scarf look.

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However, so many things that can go wrong with your head scarf layering. The wrong combo could make you look like a snowman than a fashion-forward lady.

To avoid that, we’ve listed down some helpful tips and general rules when it comes to layering your head scarves:

• Contrast is your best friend. Whether it’s with the colors of your head scarves, the patterns, textures, or against the rest of your outfit, contrast is your layering best friend. It will help you avoid the stuffy, overdone look and will create the perfectly balanced compliment.
• Balance is key. If you’re wearing the heavy, structured messy kind of layering with your head scarves, keep it simple at the bottom. Too many layers on all places defeat the purpose of highlighting one special part of your outfit. Avoid layering on your scarves if you already got a lot of stuff going on with your clothes.
• Try monochromes. Layering with similarly colored items may defect the purpose of showing depth and would just make you look like one huge color block; but changing up shades of the same color could make all the difference. How about a very dark shade of grey underneath a lighter grey? Or a really bright orange underneath a muted, pale one?
• Layer the style of wearing. Clean wrap over a hair bonnet? Cute! Messy bun scarf over a clean bonnet? Definitely edgy! Scarf wrapped over the shoulders with a sideways bun on the side? Fashion forward! Try out your different layering options to see what works best for you!
• Add a pop of color to a monochromatic look! Sometimes, it’s the small ones that make the most impact. A brightly colored inner-scarf layer would be the perfect accent to break the monotony of an all-black outfit and a black outer scarf layer. Or a printed inter scarf would be all the accentuation you need to bring life to a nude ensemble. Coordinate your “pop of color” with the other elements of your outfit like your shoes or some accessories to make it more noticeable.
• Do not over-accessorize. Make your layered head scarves the focal point of your whole outfit. There’s already so much going on with your colors and patterns and textures that accessories would be left unnoticed. The unnecessary accessories could also create more “noise” into your whole look and risk looking unattractive. Keep the accessories simple and save the rest for another day.

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