Fringed Shawls: Celebrating The Fringes With Shawl & Scarf Wraps

March 26, 2010- Fringes are fun! A row of sparkling or plain fringes on the edges, middle or top of any piece of cloth add a touch of liveliness to the cloth. Fringed skirts, fringed belts, tops, hip scarves, casual stoles are some of the popular fringed wears. Apart from these fringe overcoats, fringed boots, fringe skirts and poncho shawls have also been trendy and hip attires with the fashion lovers.

Talking specifically of shawl and scarf wraps, innumerable varieties and types are available in shawls and scarves and one of the many are fringed shawls. Fringed shawls are not any fabric or style specific. Any and all kinds of shawl and scarf wraps' style, fabric or design can be made into a fringed style. Be it a cashmere shawl or a silk wrap, a few fringes bring a sort of liveliness to the wraps.



Below is a glimpse of some casual and not-so-path breaking fringe shawls and scarves, that look nice and a little different from the normal ones. For special occasions like parties and wedding, a little bit of beading or sequining can also make them the perfect deck-up accessories. Casual stoles are often tied around the neck. With fringe stoles, you can try some plain dress or low necks and wrap the stole in a way that the fringes come in the front, spreading over the neck and the front area. For this style, choose a stole in the contrasting and bright color. This is little different version of the same style. This is a fringe scarf wrap with its fringes falling over in two layers, one on the top and the other a little lower. Choose whichever suits a particular shawl, scarf or stole more. The blue-green fringe stole is trendy and nice for a formal wear. Though its not out and out a formal wear, but with intelligent dressing it can be teamed well with pair of trousers and a casual shirt, like in the image. Stock a few neutral colors instead of strong statement making stoles and mi and match for regular office wear. Silk scarves have surpassed all records of popularity. Men and women, both have been adorning all sorts of silk scarves. A silk fringe scarf in multiple shade print looks very nice and trendy worn over a short dress, dungri or a tunic. Match multi color scarves with plain shades for an added highlight and visibility. Another summer shawl scarf with fringes in cool white and blues. The mantras printed on the central portion and with scattered 'aum' symbols, it looks like a perfect hippie scarf. Wear it cool flared skirts, regular denims and summer slippers for a chic sunny day look. Just contrary to the cool summer look is the hot autumn look. A glitter splash with fringes, in a bright black golden, silver, blue or red look will make for a nice electric party wear. Match with a short skirt, short dress or a slim fit jeans for a perfect night party look. The most elegant of fringe shawls, is this golden printed cashmere shawl. Extremely sophisticated fashion accessory for a formal family dining, an evening meeting or a semi-formal party. Carry it on your arms or over the shoulder, with an absolute lady-like panache. Best suited in the form of soft and silky ring shawl fabrics. For a winter look, long fringes in woolen shawls or netted crochets over jackets, overcoats and knee length skirts and boots looks nice as well. Match a smart cap and a trendy handbag and set the streets on fire!

The above styles of fringed attires are just shawls, scarves and stoles. Also try different kinds of fringed dresses that look smart as well as trendy and hip!