A Man’s Guide to the Scarf: How and Why to Wear One, and 7 Ways to Tie Yours. Most men’s scarves are approximately 10 inches wide, 70 inches long, and made from either a solid or patterned cut of cloth designed to wrap around the neck. In a nutshell, a scarf is a simple rectangle of fabric. Yet most men are baffled as to how to properly wear one, and worse, many feel the wearing of a scarf is somehow effeminate. The purpose of this article is to tackle these problems head on. 1st – Wearing a scarf isn’t difficult.