Acid Green Queen Machine

When the train I boarded in Brussels stopped in Antwerp on the way to Amsterdam, I was transfixed by a woman wearing a big, fringed acid green scarf knotted lazily around her neck. It was very soigne and of-the-moment, especially since it is really easy to get into the all-black, everyday lifestyle of New York and to forget entirely that color exists.

I saw the same scarf again and again on the street in Amsterdam, and felt eager to sport the trend myself upon my return home. I wish I'd picked up a scarf on my trip, as the right color and material are proving rather tough to track down now.

Bluefly.com has a nice approximation of the trend, although a bit high-end, with a silk-cashmere wrap in "lime" from Kashmere, on sale for $79.95. American Apparel has a budget-friendly cotton jersey version (pictured here) in "grass", which, although not exactly the right shade, is close, for $15.