A friend (you may have heard me talking of her before) lives, breathes and loves Yohji Yamamoto’s designs. And she looks amazing in everything she wears.

She recently returned from Hong Kong with a latest purchase that I couldn’t help but grab off her shoulders and photograph. It is a blurry image, and not well composed. But think of it as an image taken in a desperate need to get to know this garment.

It is, simply put, a wide and long scarf with a very plain hood attached to one side half way along the longest side. The image shows the scarf folded in half. The material is woven, not knitted; a fine cloth with some weight, but not too much.

That’s it. Nothing complicated or confusing. And yet, when worn, it looks magical.

BDW