Astute readers may have noticed that Echo uses the word “scarfs” as the plural of “scarf”, rather than the more common “scarves”. We choose to do so because “scarfs” is an important part of Echo’s history. When Edgar and Theresa Hyman started Echo in 1923, they used “scarfs” not “scarves”. This was the spelling used in advertisements and our letterhead (see below). We use “scarfs” to maintain a connection to our long and rich heritage.
Furthermore, “Scarfs” is a correct and acceptable plural. In fact, it is the original plural form. From the Oxford English Dictionary:
“Scarf, n. Pl. scarfs, scarves. … The original plural form scarfs has never gone out of use; but from the beginning of the 18th c. the form scarves (on the analogy of halves) has been common…”
While “scarves” may be the more commonly-used spelling, “scarfs” is equally correct and Echo scarfs are anything but common. We are a company that simultaneously looks to the future and the past, creating fashion forward products while staying true to our roots. Echo was founded as a scarf company, with the goal of making beautiful scarfs. These days we create a range of accessories and home products, but we haven’t lost sight of that original goal or that original spelling.