Summer's most popular 'top' is actually the season's most versatile accessory
Very little has gone to plan this year, but our commitment to bring back some of our favourite nostalgic trends has been one of our New Year's resolutions that we can say we've actually achieved. We weren't that keen on the idea of travelling the world/getting married/seeing family members anyway...
And whilst it might be wise to wait until autumn to cash in on the revival of sixties boots, seventies corduroy and eighties power suits, this summer has already welcomed the return of one of the noughties favourite trends.
Likely to be spattered all over your Instagram feed right now, the scarf top has been adopted by endless fashion influencers over recent weeks.
We've spotted the super simple strapless staple appear on numerous occasions, and each one - may we admit - has been as welcome as the last.
Best paired - just as it was in the early-2000s - with loose-fit jeans, it also looks great worn with cycling shorts for those peak-heatwave moments or even as a substitute bikini top. Just make sure to tie it nice and tightly in case of an unexpected beach breeze...
There's truly little more refreshing than witnessing one of your favourite childhood fashion items reappear into the mainstream and breathing a heavy sigh of blissful nostalgia. Ahh the sweet, simpler times, before we'd ever even heard the word 'Instagram', never mind 'Coronavirus'.
And as if the scarf didn't sell itself well enough as a top alone - which, as I'm sure we can all agree, it does - it's also a super versatile accessory, which makes it an absolutely ideal option to stick in the suitcase as/when we ever step foot on a plane again.
Already got your top chosen? How about attaching the scarf around your bag strap for a care-free focal-point? What about tying it around your neck? Or your wrist? Or through your jean loops as a belt? Have you considered a hair scarf?
When we say the options are endless, we are - for once - not exaggerating.
Sold? Of course you are (if for no other reason than cost-per-wear!). Here's our edit of the very chicest you can get your hands on right now...
