All photos by Heather Linnenkohl/The Falcon

By now, most of us have seen SPU students strolling around campus, coffee in hand, but now with necks wrapped in a variety of fashionable scarves.

The trend is said to have come from Europe, although scarves have always been a part of any wardrobe for cold weather. Scarves are not only fashion-forward, but they also provide a practical way to keep warm (especially when there is snow outside in April!).

Something new we've seen this year is a bandana wrapped around the necks of both guys and girls. Are bandanas warmer alternatives to regular scarves, or are SPU students simply sporting a new trend? Where do these bandanas and scarves come from?

The following SPU students will tell you why they are wearing them, where they get them, and whether or not this trend will last through spring as the weather heats up.

Rani Ban
Freshman

Are you wearing the scarf for fashion or to keep warm?
Well, I like to wear art everyday, and scarves give me a way of doing that.

Where did you buy it?
A thrift store

When it warms up, will you still wear your scarf?
No.

Lindsey Maples
Junior

Are you wearing the scarf for fashion or to keep warm?
Fashion.

Where did you buy it?
It is my roommate's scarf, so I don't know.

When it warms up, will you still wear your scarf?
Maybe thinner scarves.

Ben Kaspar
Junior

Are you wearing the scarf for fashion or to keep warm?
Well, in my family, we always wore them. I grew up in Indiana where it is very cold, so I wore them to keep warm.

Where did you buy it?
I got this at home from a box of winter clothes.

When it warms up, will you still wear your scarf?
I will wear my bandana, yes, but not my scarf.

Devon Rachelle Williams
Freshman

Are you wearing the scarf for fashion or to keep warm?
A little bit of both.

Where did you buy it?
Urban Outfitters.

When it warms up, will you still wear your scarf?
I don't know, if it gets a little chilly, I probably will.

Anja Thompson
Freshman

Are you wearing the scarf for fashion or to keep warm?
It was mostly warmth, I guess. I just got back form skiing, and I wear bandanas when I ski.

Where did you buy it?
I don't remember. Dollar store or something.

When it warms up, will you still wear your scarf?
Maybe.

Kaleigh Johnson
Sophomore

Are you wearing the scarf for fashion or to keep warm?
Fashion.

Where did you buy it?
H&M.

When it warms up, will you still wear your scarf?
No.

Vera Njuguna
Junior

Are you wearing the scarf for fashion or to keep warm?
Both.

Where did you buy it?
Nordstrom.

When it warms up, will you still wear your scarf?
Yeah, I like to wear color and prints.

Cynthia Ann Lincoln
Senior

Are you wearing the scarf for fashion or to keep warm?
Warmth.

Where did you buy it?
My scarf is from my junior year in high school, when I bought a shawl and then never wore it 'til later.

When it warms up, will you still wear your scarf?
In the morning, I will.

Hannah Pietila
Sophomore

Are you wearing the scarf for fashion or to keep warm?
Both

Where did you buy it?
It's a handmade one from a little boutique back home in Minnesota. The shop is called Truly.

When it warms up, will you still wear your scarf?
Uh huh! I always wear scarves.

Kendall Goodwin
Sophomore

Are you wearing the scarf for fashion or to keep warm?
Both.

Where did you buy it?
New York and Company.

When it warms up, will you still wear your scarf?
Probably.

Chris Hanson
Freshman

Are you wearing the scarf for fashion or to keep warm?
I'll say warmth.

Where did you buy it?
Old Navy

When it warms up, will you still wear your scarf?
No... Yes.