While perusing the shelves of JCrew over the holiday weekend I came across the strangest winter accessory. Not a scarf. Not a hat. Not a hood. I just couldn’t figure out what this peculiar knitted piece of a fabric was until a well-placed sign and a helpful salesman alerted me to its true name and function. It was a Snood. Half scarf, half hood. This winter’s trendiest (or warmest) cold weather accessory.
It is basically a thick circular scarf. You wear it around your neck like a scarf but you can also wear it on your head as well, sort of like the hood of a thick coat (minus the coat).
Immediatly after trying on the snood, I knew I had to have it. It was so warm, cozy, and chic. Perfect for walking around campus during the upcoming cold months. It will keep my neck warm and if the weather gets temperamental and I’m not wearing a hooded coat I can use it as hood. (We need to protect our hair ladies).
Check out my top picks for snoods below:
Will you be wearing a snood this winter? What do you think of this hybrid scarf/hood?
Picture Sources:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1244623/Burberry-snood-brings-brand-cold-10-cent-rise-profits.html
http://foxtrotbravo.blogspot.com/2010/10/hot-new-trend-snood-scarf.html
http://www.ashimmyinmyspirit.com/2009/11/snood-half-scarf-half-hood.html
http://www.polyvore.com/snood/set?id=25441651