How to tie a winter scarf

Allow us to set the scene: You’re on the bus and you see a woman with a really interesting winter scarf tied in a unique way. Admiring her style, you try to re-create the look at home the next morning, only to end up with a clumsy knot. Frustrated, you do your typical boring, circa-2001 wrap-around routine and head for the bus stop. Thankfully, your day will never have to start that way again. We’ve enlisted the help of Amy Salinger (amysalinger.net), a Chicago- and New York–based personal shopper who has styled celebrities like Kate Moss and Michelle Williams. Salinger shows us four simple styles with four kinds of scarves. “You want to keep it simple, because when you’re running out of the house and it’s freezing, the last thing you want to try to do is put together a puzzle with your scarf,” she says.