Scarves

Decadent fur details (whether real or faux), have been popping up all over the Fall '13 runways, making their way onto a range of coats, dresses, tops, and accessories. However, there was one specific trend that really stood out: statement fur scarves. Forget the usual black and brown hues; these new scarves come in a range of vibrant colors like Carolina Herrera's deep plum neck wrap and Prabal Gurung's bright white oversize snood, seen here. Lucky for you (and us), you don't have to wait months and months to get the same standout look. We found some similar colored scarves and wraps for you to add instant interest to your cold-weather getup right now. Just shop our editors' picks below.

Left to right: Carolina Herrera, Prabal Gurung, ICB by Prabal Gurung

Cold, wind, and rain got you down? Why not look to the easiest, chicest way to cozy up your ensemble in a snap — a great scarf? Right in time for the weekend (a particularly wet one here at Sugar HQ) ahead, we've rounded up 46 scarves, from the floaty and sweet to the thick and oversize. Just click through the widget below to find your perfect Winter piece, and stay bundled up in style. Happy weekend!

The latest designer partnership to make the news isn't a mass market effort. Instead, Rei Kawakubo has channeled what she calls an "immense respect for Hermès' tradition and artisanal know-how" into two capsule collections of carrés, the French company's iconic silk scarves.

"During this joint project, rather than being guided by the idea of the scarf as it is worn, I became interested instead in the beautiful 'artworks' that the designs on Hermès carrés represent, and I sought to change them by adding elements," Kawakubo said. "By combining them with abstract images, we have transformed the carré and created a unique object."

Both collections, one featuring black and white designs and one with colorful geometric patterns, will be available in February. The five black and white scarves will retail for €380 (or $493 at current exchange) at the Comme des Garcons stores in the Aoyama neighborhood of Tokyo, and in New York and Paris. Six color scarves will range from €380 to €1,600 (about $2,076) at the Dover Street Markets in London and Tokyo.

Kawakubo is noted for a number of high-profile collaborations with brands like H&M and Louis Vuitton, but an Hermès product partnership is harder to come by. Perhaps that's changing, though: news also broke today that Hermès is lending one of its scarf designs to the French postal service's annual Valentine's Day stamp collection.

Related: A Look Back at Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garcons
Photo courtesy of Comme des Garcons

It's no secret that we love scarves. More than just a trendy accessory, the gauzy scarf has become a mommy must have — just ask Jessica Alba, who says that she's always spotted in them because "if my baby has an accident — and I'm holding the baby — I can cover that accident up! So I'm not walking around with a big puke stain or poo stain on my shirt!" So we're always on the lookout for a scarf that does the job and helps tie a tired mama's outfit together.

But what if the scarf did more than that? What if it helped take a young girl out of the sex trade? What if it helped a woman climb out of poverty? Welcome to FashionABLE, the Addis Ababa organization that gives at-risk Ethiopian women a new shot at life. Rather than simply hand the women money, FashionABLE is a sustainable business, training the women to make beautiful, handmade cotton scarves ($28-$44) out of Ethiopian cotton harvested from local fields. The scarves are then sold around the world, earning the women steady income and a new craft. Each one is named after a woman whose life has been transformed by the business and comes with a hangtag with a note from her about how her life has changed. If you've been following the ONEMoms — a group of US moms who traveled through Ethiopia to learn about ONE's efforts to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease — you saw how much these scarves can help, and now realize just how lucky we are to raise our kids out of such harsh conditions.