I got this for my friend thinking I was ordering a scarf like any other.  When I received it I realized it was just a sarong folded up.  You can use it as a scarf, but it's just not scarf material.  I got lucky, though, because although it wasn't what I thought i ordered, my friend said she had been looking for a sarong that she liked and couldn't find one, so she was really excited to get this.