This summer, as a New Job gift to myself, I caved and purchased the Symmetry Goods Parker Scarf from Of a Kind. I’m not the luxury accessory type, so $225 isn’t usually a price tag that makes its way into my wardrobe. But my empathy for emerging designers is high, my affinity for accessories that do double duty is strong, and these two things combined just grew exponentially over a nine-month duration between the original point of discovery and the breaking point of purchase.

It’s been one of my best purchases, ever, though. It’s traveled with me, protecting me from getting over-ACed with recycled airplane air; it’s doubled as my impromptu shoulder bag, hiding my outside-food from movie theater employees. It’s been a less-than-normal simple scarf I’ve worn with jeans and everydaywear, and is a total staple for me now.

Back at CTN I had a sad moment when I discovered that one of the grommets in the scarf detached itself, so I tweeted my dismay (This is a really articulately designed, fine crafted thing, so the detachment is really odd.), expecting to have to find a DIY fix to repair it myself. Instead, I got a ping from Ted at Symmetry Goods, who offered to fix it! For free! Continue reading »