Pocket Squares
Much more than snot rags, learn to add to style in any social context.
So you’ve mastered the necktie. Perhaps you’ve dabbled in the bowtie. Now it’s time to add that finishing touch to your dapper arsenal: the never to be underestimated pocket square. First up, this is not a handkerchief for blowing your nose. This isn’t some Charles Dickens-era snot rag. The pocket square is a non-functional adornment that will take your style game to the next level. Other common misconceptions: no, it does not have to match your shirt and tie—it should compliment them—and it is definitely not only for business and formal occasions. The pocket square is one versatile piece of wool, cotton, linen, or silk that can be worn in a multitude of styles from cool, casual, and formal to outside the box. As a result, you don’t need to buy a ton of pocket squares for every occasion. Only a few are needed for a wide range of social contexts because the pocket square has the ability to take on the style and feeling of the rest of your ensemble. But achieving an elegant kind of nonchalance is what we’re aiming for here, where the pocket square is not fussy or distracting. Luckily, we’ve got you covered.
FORMAL
This is no-nonsense styling. A classic well-cut dark jacket is paired with the easiest of folds—the flat pocket fold or the “presidential” fold if you want to impress your friends. The contrast color tipping keeps it feeling fresh and less Mad Men.
CASUAL
Think summer weddings, weekends and drinks on the terrasse. Play with pattern and color, keeping things easy. If you want to take your puff fold to the next level, we challenge you to the flower fold.
STATEMENT
This is for those who aren’t afraid to stand out in a crowd or want to bust out of their sartorial shell. Get ready to mix and match bold patterns and colors, Paisleys, florals and the odd repeat print of an animal. Go all out with a textured or stripe blazer with a two tips up fold, or put it in there like you just didn’t care with the puff fold.
OUTSIDE OF THE BOX
So you don’t want to wear a jacket but you want to still partake in the pocket square party? Might we suggest the almost audacious placement of a patterned square in your shirt pocket? Now this isn’t designed for your dress shirt for the office, this works best with a denim or chambray shirt with a single breast pocket. Keep it classy with the two tips up fold.
So you’ve mastered the necktie. Perhaps you’ve dabbled in the bowtie. Now it’s time to add that finishing touch to your dapper arsenal: the never to be underestimated pocket square. First up, this is not a handkerchief for blowing your nose. This isn’t some Charles Dickens-era snot rag. The pocket square is a non-functional adornment that will take your style game to the next level. Other common misconceptions: no, it does not have to match your shirt and tie—it should compliment them—and it is definitely not only for business and formal occasions. The pocket square is one versatile piece of wool, cotton, linen, or silk that can be worn in a multitude of styles from cool, casual, and formal to outside the box. As a result, you don’t need to buy a ton of pocket squares for every occasion. Only a few are needed for a wide range of social contexts because the pocket square has the ability to take on the style and feeling of the rest of your ensemble. But achieving an elegant kind of nonchalance is what we’re aiming for here, where the pocket square is not fussy or distracting. Luckily, we’ve got you covered.
FORMAL
This is no-nonsense styling. A classic well-cut dark jacket is paired with the easiest of folds—the flat pocket fold or the “presidential” fold if you want to impress your friends. The contrast color tipping keeps it feeling fresh and less Mad Men.
CASUAL
Think summer weddings, weekends and drinks on the terrasse. Play with pattern and color, keeping things easy. If you want to take your puff fold to the next level, we challenge you to the flower fold.
STATEMENT
This is for those who aren’t afraid to stand out in a crowd or want to bust out of their sartorial shell. Get ready to mix and match bold patterns and colors, Paisleys, florals and the odd repeat print of an animal. Go all out with a textured or stripe blazer with a two tips up fold, or put it in there like you just didn't care with the puff fold.
OUTSIDE OF THE BOX
So you don’t want to wear a jacket but you want to still partake in the pocket square party? Might we suggest the almost audacious placement of a patterned square in your shirt pocket? Now this isn’t designed for your dress shirt for the office, this works best with a denim or chambray shirt with a single breast pocket. Keep it classy with the two tips up fold.