For some, it’s chocolate. For others, shopping. For Julia Howie, her weakness is different. She is a self-proclaimed scarf-addict.

“If I go to the store and I see a scarf, I can’t resist the temptation to buy it,” Howie, a sophomore in public and interpersonal communication, said.

Howie said she has at least 20 scarves in a myriad of colors and patterns. Her favorite is a red shawl-type, or pashmina, that she recently purchased at Target.

“It’s really big, warm, and silky-soft,” she said.

Howie is experimental with her knots and ties. With the red scarf, she said she usually wraps it twice before tying it.

Dana Sutis, however, said she does not wear her scarves in any complicated way.

The freshman in First Year College said she has two scarves — one white, one black — and she wears them loosely around her neck.

“They make me claustrophobic sometimes,” she said.

Sutis said she does not particularly like scarves and will not be investing in the cold winter months.

Grant Kennedy, a sophomore in criminology, said he is not a fan of scarves either. While he said they are well-suited for females, males should not wear them.

“I try not to judge other people’s fashion styles, but scarves are not for me,” he said.

He said he does not have any male friends who wear scarves either, but on some celebrities, they work.

“Scarves might look good on Harry Potter, but not in real life,” he said.

But, Kennedy said if it were “cold and I had nothing to cover my neck,” he would wear a scarf.

And really, whether one likes the style or not, that’s what scarves will always be good for.