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Real time simulation of fabrics is a ongoing field of study. It has years of research behind it.
Generally simulated fabrics look good as long as it is flapping in the wind like a flag and has no chance of interacting with any other objects, such as the person wearing a scarf.
"You can choose to play as a mighty warrior, or a free-floating sentient scarf. One or the other."
The last two-minute-papers video on the subject makes it look like a solved problem, until you notice the stats in the corner are measuring "minutes per frame"