Throw On a Scarf

It's the ultimate accessory according to a host of the best-dressed women we interviewed. Stash one in your purse or carry-on to transform simple Ts in the time it takes to make a knot.

Accessory of the year - The scarf

Accessories blend into one: the scarf.

The colours and fabrics that they are available in are truly varied and the diverse ways to drape them has a lot of set-apart quotient. You can muffle it up or drape it like a poncho, cover a thin contrast tee with it or accessorize with a dress, scarves are the jack of all.

And more:

1. Drape round your shoulder

2. Wear loose

3. Tie round your neck

4. Use as a head band

5. Wrap round your wrist

6. Tie to your bag

7. Wear round your waist

8. Use as a sarong on your hols

Colorful, printed, or simply jersey, scarves rock the fashion boat for 2008 and beyond.