Stylish scarves

A DigitalNZ Story by Zokoroa

Rug up for cooler weather and add a splash of colour to your outfit - scarves from times gone by to nowadays.

Scarf, scarves, fashion, headgear, clothes, clothing, outdoor clothing, Winter

Image: Unidentified woman and Te Kirihaehae Te Puea Herangi at Whakarewarewa

Unidentified woman and Te Kirihaehae Te Puea Herangi at Whakarewarewa

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Susanna Fraser wearing a pillbox hat, 1960s

Susanna Fraser wearing a pillbox hat, 1960s

Auckland Libraries

Image: Mrs Stewart (Miriama Te Kiritahanga Stewart)

Mrs Stewart (Miriama Te Kiritahanga Stewart)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Woman holding a comb

Woman holding a comb

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Split-front top check wool skirt

Split-front top check wool skirt

New Zealand Fashion Museum

Image: Artists Prepare: Sam Hunt and Gary McCormick - Poets

Artists Prepare: Sam Hunt and Gary McCormick - Poets

NZ On Screen

Image: "Mrs Kirikino Kohitu Epiha"

"Mrs Kirikino Kohitu Epiha"

Puke Ariki

Image: Young Woman with a Scarf on Her Head

Young Woman with a Scarf on Her Head

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Gipsy Girl

Gipsy Girl

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Girl with scarf

Girl with scarf

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Unidentified woman, 1960s

Unidentified woman, 1960s

Auckland Libraries

Image: Studio portrait, unidentified elderly woman in feathered hat and dark dress with lace collar, scarf and embroidered shoulders and sleeves, wearing dark gloves, holding a purse, Christchurch

Studio portrait, unidentified elderly woman in feathered hat and dark dress with lace collar, scarf and embroidered shoulders and sleeves, wearing ...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified Maori mother with a baby on her back wrapped in a blanket, both are wearing head scarves

Unidentified Maori mother with a baby on her back wrapped in a blanket, both are wearing head scarves

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Meri Pokai

Meri Pokai

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: "Ngati Watson" [Ngati Watene or Nga Tikumu Te Marewa A Uru Te Aowhariua]

"Ngati Watson" [Ngati Watene or Nga Tikumu Te Marewa A Uru Te Aowhariua]

Puke Ariki

Image: Savage, Mrs

Savage, Mrs

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: Maori man in top hat

Maori man in top hat

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Master Frank Thompson with polka dot scarf and hat

Master Frank Thompson with polka dot scarf and hat

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Dorothèe Louise Viedebant

Dorothèe Louise Viedebant

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: O'Carroll, Woman

O'Carroll, Woman

Puke Ariki

Image: Photograph: Elsie Milne

Photograph: Elsie Milne

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Jean Hannan

Jean Hannan

Puke Ariki

Image: Burken, Woman

Burken, Woman

Puke Ariki

Image: Floral dress with tasseled scarf

Floral dress with tasseled scarf

New Zealand Fashion Museum

Image: Jacket Black Swan shorts

Jacket Black Swan shorts

New Zealand Fashion Museum

Image: Wool check cape scarf

Wool check cape scarf

New Zealand Fashion Museum

Image: Scarf, Lunatopia Collection

Scarf, Lunatopia Collection

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Miss Solley

Miss Solley

Puke Ariki

Image: [Sir Edmund Hillary at ceremony with scarves, Nepal - Thumjung School opening]

[Sir Edmund Hillary at ceremony with scarves, Nepal - Thumjung School opening]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Photograph of Whina Cooper in Hamilton during the Māori Land March

Photograph of Whina Cooper in Hamilton during the Māori Land March

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: scarf

scarf

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: scarf

scarf

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: scarf

scarf

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: scarf

scarf

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Scarf, Handpainted Silk

Scarf, Handpainted Silk

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: Scarf

Scarf

Puke Ariki

This DigitalNZ story was updated in November 2023