Junya Watanabe Man offers this Bandana Print scarf, legitimately allowing you to wear this pattern once again. Yeah, we’re talking to you, guy who spent his teens with one tied around his forehead in an ill-judged homage to Axl Rose. Behind you is that other guy. The one who attempted the neckerchief then realised his neck/head proportions meant he looked more like a stewardess. This substantial alternative is 100% wool and will work with just about anything; work garms, weekend garms, indoors-wear, thanks to the understated shade of blue and subtle paisley pattern. Goodhood has them.

Wintercheck Factory works with New York based artist, Rane + Colt on a run of summit scarves. Made in Brooklyn from remnants of past Wintercheck fabrics, specifically a Japanese tencel/cotton/polyester blend used on shirting. The scarves are wearable in any season. $22 from Wintercheck.

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Mister Freedom has knocked up some excellent scarves using much sought after Boro textiles. This traditional Japanese patchwork indigo fabric is the holy grail for anyone who enjoys watching blue fade. As Mr Loiron describes; ‘The fabrics are assorted, ranging from circa 1850′s~1930′s, and selected from our textile archives. Home spun, cotton, hemp, natural indigo, katazome prints, plaids, solids…’ Each piece is individual and very much limited (there’s only so much antique folk fabric scraps to go round y’know) each with its own leather ring slider to keep it in place. Track yours down here.

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A unique take on the neck scarf form Carga. Their “wool wrap” is a knitted scarf with a clasp attached to allow for various wears: over the shoulder, across the back. Wear it as you please. Carga has made less than 20 of their wool wraps. They use Italian wool and hand made them in Catalonia, Spain. Available now online.

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Berlin store Soto has launched first products from their in-house label, Le Berlinois, this week. Focussing on quality basics, the Le Berlinois Cashmere Collection consists of crewneck and v-neck sweaters, as well as beanies and scarves. Made of 100% Mongolian cashmere, all styles are offered in a series of colors, that will for sure get you through the cold winter. And we all know, that on cold winter days, nothing beats a nice cashmere set.

The Le Berlinois Cashmere Collection is now available online from Soto.

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Seasonally proper, the Jack Spade Nestor Cigarette scarf reminds me of the classic work sock pattern that lumberjacks enjoyed. Truth is, the scarf is more than proper for almost all. Buy it as a gift or enjoy it for yourself. Park & Bond has it.

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An interesting number from Steven Alan. Quilting seems like a good way forward this winter. For retaining warmth and just giving you that puffed up n’ protected feeling there’s nothing better. This one is designed to keep your neck happy but its uses are many: pillow, bottle protector, a quilt for your pet snake. It’s hard to argue with a scarf this versatile. Cotton/nylon mix, a subtle check on one other side, block colour on the reverse, find it a Garbstore.

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Can we be brutally honest now? Ok, deep breath time, we don’t wear scarves that often. We know, that was a huge revelation. But this Drakes scarf is something we’d consider breaking our self imposed scarf exile for. We might even try layering fairisle patterns with this and a jumper. It might not work but it’d be worth a try. (Drakes)

Holiday 2011 is getting closer by the day. From the fashion side of the season, we can expect a variety of specialty collections, including a fresh take from Pendleton. Pendleton’s collection for Eddie Bauer offers season-specific menswear including overshirts, bags, and scarves in iconic Pendleton patterns. While heritage is the trend, the true legacy players in this market continue to provide classic takes for all.

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The Bureau recently received these rather nice scarves from Japan’s Sunny Sports. Part of their West Coast laidback livin’ theme for this season, these lightweight scarves are more decoration then heavy duty neck warmers, however the subtle flannel check pattern is a bit of a no-brainer so we’re happy to brave the cold and wrap ourselves up in these 100% cotton, Made in Japan.

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