The (Easy) Secret to Tying Your Scarf for Maximum Warmth

Fact: Colder temperatures require smarter styling strategies. When it comes to scarf tying, there’s nothing warmer than the pretzel knot. The knot flattens out the scarf to completely cover your chest, whereas other scarf tying methods leave holes for the cold air to come in.

Scroll down to learn how to master the pretzel knot courtesy of Lands End, and shop our favorite scarves of the season.

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Kat Collings has over 15 years of experience in the editorial fashion space, largely in digital publishing. She currently leads the vision for editorial content at WhoWhatWear.com as the site's editor in chief, having risen through the editorial ranks after joining the company in 2012. Collings is a Digiday Future Leader Awards nominee, was named Buzzfeed's best fashion Instagram accounts of the year, and is a member of the CFDA Awards Fashion Guild. Prior to Who What Wear, Collings worked on styling projects for brands such as Vogue, Teen Vogue, Lucky, and Oliver Peoples. She graduated from UCLA with a BA in communications and calls Los Angeles home.