Six of the best hats and scarves

1 Ski-tie hat, Lucy Barlow pounds 28 and M&S scarf, pounds 12. Look cooler than a snow-boarder in Lucy Barlow's ski-tie hat with "Snow" Logo. Made from ultra fashionable boucle wool it comes in ink blue, black, cream and brown. Marks & Spencer have a great range of winter warmers. This soft boucle scarf comes in charcoal and grey. Lucy Barlow, 0181-968 5333; M&S 0171-935 4422

2 Stone and cream scarf, pounds 38 and hat, pounds 34, Jigsaw. Jigsaw have gone for a very Seventies look with wooly hats and pom-pom scarves. Chunky cream and stone wool hat pounds 34, scarf pounds 38. Call 0181-878 8443 for branches.

3Chenille hat, pounds 12, and scarf, pounds 7, Bhs. Another fabric that you can't be seen without this season is chenille and you will find plenty of it at Bhs. This matching hat and scarf in deep blood red are good value and feel wonderfully soft. Call 0171-262 3288 for branches.

4Animal print hat, pounds 55, L K Bennett and scarf, Accessorize. If you really want to be one of the herd team-up LK Bennett's sleek Fresian hat with a gorgeous collar-cum-scarf rom Accessorize, these are also iavailable in leopard and zebra. LK Bennett, 0181-947 2038; Accessorize, 0171-313 3000 for branches.

5"crusher" hat, pounds 19.99 and Scarf pounds 24, Accessorize. Whatever you, or the weather does to it this chenille "crusher" hat will hold its shape. Double the chenille with a cosy woven scarf in matching beige. Accessorize, 0171-313 3000 for branches.

6 Large, chocolate brown fur hat, pounds 55, LK Bennett, scarf, pounds 24.99, Accessorize. Chocolate is the colour this season and this fur hat from L K Bennett, with its thick sumptuous fur and generous height, is the Black Forest gateau of warm winter hats. Combine this with one of Accessorize's velvet scarves. LK Bennett, 0181-947 2038.

Stylist: Rose Hammick

Photographs: Tony Buckingham