Children's scarf-snood
Buying a baby scarf is a very tedious task for most parents, especially if the child is small. Children often do not know how to tie a scarf on their own, the long ends of standard scarves get dirty very quickly.
For older kids or teens, it's hard to buy anything and still be able to cater to their needs, given the fashion trends for adolescence.
How to choose a scarf that is practical and warm, and most importantly, that it is comfortable for the child? The solution to the problem will be the purchase of a scarf-snood or a scarf-collar, as it is commonly called in common parlance.
This kind of scarf appeared in the Middle Ages, a hairnet was called a snood, but over time it turned into a scarf and in this form came into modern fashion.
Features and Benefits
Scarf-snood has a number of advantages:
- it does not need to be able to tie, it is simply put on;
- a characteristic feature of such a scarf is coarse knitting, it protects well from the cold;
- snood can be worn as a regular scarf, or can be used as a comfortable and warm headdress;
- snood is considered a trend in both adult and children's fashion;
- snood harmonizes well with different styles of clothing;
- thanks to the different styles of such scarves, the snood will become an ornament for every child (the pattern is considered a manifestation of the characteristic of the accessory);
- A scarf is an accessory that is suitable for small children, teenagers and even parents.
How to choose
Many people think that choosing a snood scarf is as difficult as choosing a regular scarf, but this is not so. Given the versatility of these scarves, you will have to choose them only by color and pattern, so that they are in harmony with the child's outerwear or with the color of his eyes.
Particular attention should be paid to the size, if you do not guess with the size, the scarf will look ridiculous on the child and will be poor protection from the cold. To learn how to correctly determine the desired size of the snood, you need to remember several age-related features of this accessory:
- for a child of 4-6 years old, the width of the snood should be approximately 15 cm, and the length should be 100 cm;
- for 7-9 years, the width of the snood should be 18 cm, and the length should be 115 cm;
- for 10-12 years old, width - 20 cm, length - 130 cm;
- for children over 12 years old, the snood should be 22 cm long and 145 cm wide.
How to wear
Fashion trends
Snoods made of thin fabric can be worn not only in cold weather, they are in perfect harmony with T-shirts, sarafans, and children's summer sportswear. For demi-season style variations, it is better to take snood scarves made of natural, but fine wool. Today, snoods made in the following styles are considered very popular:
- English gum - a characteristic feature of such a scarf will be its splendor and weaving in the form of stripes (concave, curved);
- openwork weaving - such scarves are made in the form of repeating stylish patterns (leaf, flower, geometric figure, etc.);
- fleece snood (the advantage of the material is its softness and hypoallergenicity);
- snood scarves with a large length (they are fastened with a brooch or put on by twisting a figure eight);
- snoods of large weaving (they are characterized by splendor and volume, especially scarves made of natural threads or wool are in trend);
- snoods with the image of animals;
- snoods with decorative weaving (woven beads, rhinestones);
Stylish images
Not only adults want to be stylish, children also dream of keeping up with fashion. Snood scarves are a great accessory for a child's look. It is generally accepted that for sports style you should choose classic hats and scarves with logos, but if you replace these things with snoods, you will end up with a wonderful set of winter clothes.
A snood scarf will complement any style, but it will become especially relevant when forming a teenage fashionable look.
Youth style (adolescence) is characterized by brightness, individuality and extravagance, the fulfillment of such requirements is within the power of a scarf-snood. With its help, it is easy to create an image of fresh youth and tenderness, thanks to the long cut, if you stab such a scarf with a brooch.
You can use such scarves as collars for children's coats or jackets, such a solution brings notes of playfulness and originality to the children's image. If you pick up leggings and mitts to match the scarf, you can get a very stylish youth look that amazes the imagination with its sophistication and brightness.
For a teenage child, a black sleeveless dress with a beige or gray fine-knit cowl scarf will be great. This style is called youth-romantic.
Snood scarves look good on both small children and teenage boys or girls.
For teenage children, snood can be used not only as a winter accessory. This type of scarf, knitted from thin threads, will be a good decoration for an evening dress with bare shoulders or a deep neckline. A loose scarf is worn over the shoulders and covers the desired areas. If it is correctly selected according to the color scheme, it will become an adornment of any evening dress.
A snood scarf is not only a practical item for a child's wardrobe, but also a stylish accessory that will help your child be stylish and fashionable without sacrificing their health.
