Birds and folding fans, drawn the way a screen painting is drawn.

Swallows cut across a cream ground between open folding fans, and each fan is filled with its own small garden of birds and blossom in jade and ochre. A deep navy border holds the whole thing together, which is what stops a busy print from looking busy on the shoulders.

At 25 by 74 inches this is blanket scale rather than a neck scarf. It is long enough to loop twice at the collar with the ends still hanging, and wide enough to open out across the shoulders, or fold over a lap on a plane or at a desk that never gets warm enough. The ends are left frayed rather than stitched down, which is what keeps it looking relaxed instead of formal.

Both faces are finished, so it works flipped either way, or twisted once at the front so both tones show at the same time.

• Fabric: 100% polyester

• Size: 25 x 74 in. (approx. 64 x 188 cm), give or take an inch or two

• Finish: fully reversible, two-tone; frayed ends, not hemmed

• Care: hand wash cold with a mild detergent, lay flat to dry, keep it out of the dryer

• Packaging: ships sealed flat in a vacuum pack, not gift packaging

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