DESIGNER'S NOTES

A distinct Fox & Chave crêpe de Chine silk scarf featuring a design of stylised daffodils from the archive of William Morris (1834 - 1896).

Designed in 1891 by John Henry Dearle for Morris & Co., Daffodil represents a pivotal moment when Dearle began to establish his own identity while preserving the firm's aesthetic. Unlike Morris’s often interlocking and complexly layered structures, Dearle favoured a more rigid, vertical constraint, seen here in the distinct undulating bands that frame the blooms.

Symbolically, the daffodil (or narcissus) is the quintessential herald of spring, representing rebirth, resilience, and the return of light after winter. In this pattern, the dense clustering of flowers against the flowing bands evokes a 'wildflower meadow' or the banks of a stream, grounding the Victorian home in the restorative power of the English countryside.

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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.