Head scarf for women with hair loss

Claim 1

A scarf for wear by women undergoing chemotherapy to conceal partial or total baldness, said scarf comprising, a main outer cloth member for covering the head of the wearer and having a forward edge and rearwardly converging side marginal edges, a hem formed along the forward edge of said main member, said hem terminating at its ends in ties for tying in a secure manner at the nape of the wearer's neck, a first fabric closure strip stitched in the underside of said hem, a second closure strip for removable attachment to said first closure strip, a hair piece simulating bangs, said hair piece stitched to said second fabric closure strip and projecting forwardly beyond said hem when the scarf is worn to simulate bangs, an elongate fleeced fabric retention member attached at its ends to said hem at locations oppositely offset from the ends of said first closure strip, said retention member for contact with the wearer's scalp to retain scarf against slipping and further serving to isolate the first closure strip from injurious scalp contact while allowing access to the first closure strip attachment and for hair piece removal purposes, a fabric filler sheet secured along its forward boundary between said main outer cloth member and said hem and having a rearwardly extending, unattached portion adapted to fully and loosely drape over the wearer's scalp to impart the illusion to a viewer that the scarf outer cloth member is in place over a full head of hair, and said rearwardly converging side marginal edges of the main outer member each having permanent folds formed therein by stitching each marginal edge at intervals to draw the main outer member of the scarf when worn against the nape of the wearer's neck to fully conceal the scalp.