We all have a love/hate relationship with winter. We love breaking out our warmest suits and overcoats, but we hate the icy, windy and wet cold. One way to combat the downsides of winter is incorporating a scarf. The scarf will soon become one of your favorite pieces because of the functionality in keeping you warm and also because it is a great look.

First things first make sure the scarf you choose is 60 to 75 inches long. Also, keep in mind that some of the scarf knots below will be tougher with thicker and coarser wool scarves.

The Slip Knot

1: Fold the scarf in half lengthwise and then fold it again to form a sort of hoop.

2: Let the scarf dangle around your neck with the hoop on one side of the shoulder.

3: Take the other end (A) and bring it towards the hoop.

4: Let A pass through the loop.

5: Tighten the loop to get the complete effect.

The Wrap-Around

1: Drape the scarf around your shoulders and let it hang around your neck equally on each side.

2: Bring one side (B) towards the other side (A).

3: Let B pass over A and wrap B around the back of your neck to the other side.

4: Adjust both ends to the desired length.

The Shoulder Toss

1: Drape the scarf over your shoulders and let it hang around your neck equally on each side.

2: Take either side (in this case, A), and toss it over your opposing shoulder. Adjust to desired length.

2a: [optional] Brush your shoulders off mid-toss.

The Ascot

1: Drape the scarf around your shoulders and let it hang equally.

2: Take point ‘A’ and cross it over point ‘B’

3: Pull point ‘A’ through the opening formed by the cross (try to flatten it out as you pull up and over) and adjust to even out the lengths of both points.

4: Adjust the knot as needed, tuck in below your jacket lapels.

The Infinity

1: Drape the scarf around your shoulder, ensuring that point ‘A’ is longer than point ‘B’.

2: Wrap point ‘A’ around point ‘B’

3: Continue wrapping until you run out of length, tuck ends in.

The Tuck-In

1: Drape the scarf around your shoulders at equal lengths.

2: Cross point ‘A’ over point ‘B’

3: Tuck in!

The Classic Drape

1: Fold the scarf in half lengthwise and let it hang around your neck equally on each side

Stop by UWM Men’s Shop today and check out our incredible scarf selection and find your new scarf to brave the winter and look amazing in the process!!