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Mission Impossible: 12 Outfit-Making Summer Scarves Under $150

You're not fully dressed without one.

By Chelsea Peng
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Getty, design by Monica Park

Vampire Weekend and JFK might disagree, but wool has no business on the beach. (At least the non Cape Cod-y type.) That's why we've not rounded up infinity scarves-cum-blankets but jaunty neckerchiefs in cheeky fruit prints and lightweight foulards that can double as sarongs—or a jerry-rigged champagne carrier, if you must.

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<p>+1 for being from an Altuzarra and Rosie Assoulin&nbsp;alumna. +1 for the color combo. +29&nbsp;for the name.</p><p>Little Knotty, $120,&nbsp;<a href="http://elysemaguire.com/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">elysemaguire.com</a><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">.&nbsp;</span></p>

+1 for being from an Altuzarra and Rosie Assoulin alumna. +1 for the color combo. +29 for the name.

Little Knotty, $120, elysemaguire.com. 

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<p>Build your Glasto lewk around this star-print skinny scarf.&nbsp;</p><p>Kate Moss for Equipment, $78, <a href="http://www.equipmentfr.com/shop/accessories/kate-moss-bria-silk-scarf-true-black-nature-white" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">equipmentfr.com</a>.</p>

Build your Glasto lewk around this star-print skinny scarf. 

Kate Moss for Equipment, $78, equipmentfr.com.

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<p>Part of the fun is exploring the forest scene. (Spot the naughty monkey.)&nbsp;</p><p>Olivia Wendel, $325, <a href="http://www.oliviawendel.com/shop/forest-creatures" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">oliviawendel.com</a>.</p>

Part of the fun is exploring the forest scene. Spot the naughty monkey. (P.S. Technically over budget, but TOO GOOD not to include.) 

Olivia Wendel, $325, oliviawendel.com.

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<p>Splashy and Gauguin-y with tassels for even more flair.&nbsp;</p><p>J.Crew, $49.50, <a href="https://www.jcrew.com/p/womens_category/accessories/scarves/morning-floral-scarf-with-tassels/G6178" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">jcrew.com</a>.</p>

Splashy and Gauguin-y with tassels for even more flair. 

J.Crew, $49.50, jcrew.com.

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<p>Fancy! Dress! Cats!</p><p>Karen Mabon, $140, <a href="https://www.bando.com/collections/scarves/products/fancy-dress-cats-scarf" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">bando.com</a>.</p>

Fancy! Dress! Cats!

Karen Mabon, $140, bando.com.

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<p>Get the Gucci look—without the price tag, yes, but also without having to attempt a DIY.&nbsp;</p><p>Mango, $26, <a href="http://shop.mango.com/US/p0/women/accessories/scarves/flower-scarf?id=13050395_99&amp;n=1&amp;s=accesorios.fulares" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">shop.mango.com</a>.</p>

Get the Gucci look—without the price tag, yes, but also without having to attempt a DIY. 

Mango, $26, shop.mango.com.

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<p>Are you even truly nostalgic for the heyday of glamorous beach style if you don't own a piece of Missoni?&nbsp;</p><p>Missoni, $120, <a href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/product/838430/missoni/printed-silk-twill-scarf" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">net-a-porter.com</a>.</p>

Are you even truly nostalgic for the heyday of glamorous beach style if you don't own a piece of Missoni? 

Missoni, $120, net-a-porter.com.

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<p>So many ways to wear this little guy, which comes in the <a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/news/g4620/gingham-fashion/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">print of the season</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Donni Charm, $66, <a href="http://www.donnicharm.com/shop/spring-summer-2081/donni-poppy-black-gingham" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">donnicharm.com</a>.</p>

So many ways to wear this little guy, which comes in the print of the season. 

Donni Charm, $66, donnicharm.com.

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<p>Who wore a shark motif&nbsp;best: you or a WWI fighter plane?</p><p>Rockins, $145, <a href="http://www.fwrd.com/mobile/product-rockins-shark-super-skinny-scarf/RCNF-WV6/?d=Womens" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">fwrd.com</a>.</p>

Who wore a shark motif best: you or a WWI fighter plane?

Rockins, $145, fwrd.com.

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<p>Designed in the '60s, still 💯 decades later.&nbsp;</p><p>Marimekko, $135, <a href="https://us.marimekko.com/new/keidas-beach-scarf-044815-623" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">us.marimekko.com</a>.</p>

Designed in the '60s, still 💯 decades later. 

Marimekko, $135, us.marimekko.com.

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<p>Twice as nice <a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/news/g4555/fruit-emoji-fashion/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">with a cherry print below the neck too</a>.</p><p>Urban Outfitters, $12, <a href="https://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shop/pattern-floral-neck-tie?color=010&amp;quantity=1&amp;size=ONE%20SIZE&amp;type=REGULAR" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">urbanoutfitters.com</a>.</p>

Twice as nice with a cherry print below the neck too.

Urban Outfitters, $12, urbanoutfitters.com.

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<p>Poisonous botanicals lose a bit of their menace in doodle form.</p><p>Zara, $23, <a href="https://www.zara.com/us/en/woman/accessories/scarves-and-shawls/floral-print-scarf-c375004p4484517.html" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">zara.com</a>.</p>

Poisonous botanicals lose a bit of their menace in doodle form.

Zara, $23, zara.com.

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