7 Ways to Style the Buzzy Winter Accessory Everyone I Know Is Wearing With Coats and Sweaters
Winter fashion tends to be a bit of a conundrum because it's nearly impossible to truly innovate with your daily outfit formulas in the bitter cold. But anyone who lives in a colder climate knows that the one exception to this lies in a statement-making accessory or two, and the winter accessories trends on deck for the earliest months of 2026 are about as chic and elegant as they come. One such item everyone from London to Berlin to NYC is wearing is a faux-fur scarf.
Everywhere I look, people with great style are adopting fluffy stoles. First, Miu Miu models carried them down the fall 2025 runway, and now that the trend is percolating IRL, I'm spotting a number of innovative ways to wear one—over the shoulder of a wool coat, of course, but also tucked into the crook of the elbow and even fastened into a belt over a sleek dress.
Below, I'm outlining the seven coolest ways to style a faux-fur scarf and amp up even your simplest sweaters and coats this winter.
Tied as a Neck Scarf
Try tying the scarf more closely around your neck to give off the look of a collar. This way, the scarf brings a high-impact effect to an otherwise sleek outfit.
Draped Over Both Shoulders
While slightly less practical for the cold, I love the idea of taking a scarf and wearing it backwards draped over both shoulders. It creates an element of interest that you can wear with anything from blazers to sweaters.
Styled With Something Delicate
Style Notes: The combination of a hyper-delicate piece like a lace-trimmed slip dress with the texture of a fluffy scarf just looks so good.
Fastened Into a Belt
Style Notes: Fashion people continue to surprise me with how innovative their styling ideas are with this trend. Dawn Tan decided to fasten her scarf into a belt that creates a brand new silhouette over a sleek maxi dress.
Over a Tailored Coat
Style Notes: The most classic and wearable way I've seen people styling a faux-fur scarf this season is to reach for one in a shade of brown to contrast against a black coat.
Carried as a Stole
Style Notes: Miu Miu's fall 2025 collection was my first intro into the trend and models paraded the runway carrying fur stoles alongside delicate slips and polished skirt suits for a retro twist.
Draped Over One Shoulder
Style Notes: Lastly, and the most unfussy route, is to simply throw a faux-fur scarf over one shoulder of your coat or sweater—even jeans and a basic crewneck are transformed.
