The scarf is an essential accessory to protect you from draughts on cooler days and to add the finishing touch to your outfit. This one features a striking geometric pattern in a watercolor look similar to shibori. Shibori is a Japanese dyeing technique that creates a series of batik-like patterns by folding, wrapping and pressing the fabric. Moismont produces the square scarf from a lightweight fabric made from pure cotton. The scarf is hemmed all around, with a small embroidered M in red adding a tiny accent of color.

Behind the Moismont label, based in Picardy, France, are Martine and Jacques Bijvoet. Through their fashion, the couple champion authenticity and tradition. It is therefore no surprise that their scarves and stoles, garments, and bags blend French textile design with traditional Indian weaving craftsmanship. After all, the original scarf (which, as we understand it, is worn more like a stole) once made its way from the Indian subcontinent to Europe. And to this day, this scarf-making culture remains very much alive in India: yarn-dyeing, weaving, and printing techniques are passed down there from generation to generation—across three carefully distinguished trades, each of which possesses and safeguards its own unique expertise.

The garment may rub off onto light-coloured materials such as other garments, furniture and upholstery fabrics.