DESIGNER'S NOTES

An unmistakable Fox & Chave crêpe de chine silk scarf with a repeat pattern of matchstick figures by the English painter L.S. Lowry (1887-1976) from the painting Going to Work (1959).

Between 1925 and 1959, Lowry developed his distinctive visual language, capturing the industrial landscapes of Northern England with haunting precision.

His simple figures and looming mills depicted working-class life amid smoke-stained skies and gritty streets. Though often perceived as naïve or parochial, Lowry was formally trained and influenced by French Impressionists and early Modernists.

Not widely known, is that he worked as a rent collector for over 40 years, walking Salford's streets daily, an occupation that quietly informed his observational power. During this period, he produced some of his most iconic works, balancing stark urban realism with an eerie, dreamlike detachment that gave dignity to overlooked lives in the shadow of industrial progress.

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STYLING

Wear your Fox & Chave crêpe de chine silk scarf in a variety of ways from the French Knot: Fold scarf in half, loop around neck, pull ends through loop, to the Infinity Knot: Loop scarf twice, tie ends in knot. More scarf styling ideas are available in this wonderful How to Tie a Scarf book.