Well-dressed men wear cotton and linen pocket squares with worsted suits and silk versions with odd jackets and tweed or flannel suits. The sheen of the silk is best against textured jackets. Both the pattern and the ground color of the square should differ from the day's necktie.
A cream printed silk with blue and yellow flowers coordinates ever so discreetly with a light blue shirt.
A combination of colored squares on a steel blue ground complements a navy necktie.
And large gold paisleys are comfortable on a navy ground against gray flannel as well as brown tweed jackets.
Each square has hand-rolled edges and is 16 1/2" (42 cm) on a side so it remains visible in a pocket. $90 for one, including shipping in the continental United States, from A Suitable Wardrobe.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
A Selection of Squares
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Elegant...
Will’s entries are always fascinating, but I think this one is making things way too complicated. Of my five or six dozen pocket squares, I wear silk with all suitings, and my assortment of linen ones usually get bypassed.
I disagree about not picking up colors of the tie. I personally cringe when I see colors that seem to come out of left field.
The main issue —which is where we need evangelism— is how frightened 99% of American men are about wearing any kind of breast pocket adornment. One can count on one’s fingers the number of television personalities who wear them, even with their huge incomes and alleged wardrobe consultants.*
Britt Hume is one of the exceptions, although I get awfully tired of the wine-colored square he relies on so much of the time.
* We could also talk about their failure to show linen at the cuff, but that’s a whole separate (and probably insuperable) issue.
I kind of agree with "daddywarbucks" sentiment that the square should pick up some element of the tie... I think it gives one a bit more of a studied aire, but not too much to jeopardize one's sprezzatura...
On the other hand, I kind of have been developing something of a distaste for silk with worsted wool.
These are certainly beautiful squares... Is shipping to Canada an option?
Definitely, Levi, and it doesn't add too much either. Email will at dynend.com with your address.
Matching one's pocket square to his tie is not incorrect in my view.
Just plain dull.
Adding an additional color to suit and tie that complements both should earn far more plaudits that simply mimicking the tie.
I'll be looking for some of these lovely squares once the shop is online.
I personally prefer the square to pick up either elements of the shirt, or something underneath, like socks.
If you watch any football, all of these guys look like they are wearing costumes with the pocket squares matching the ties perfectly. I can live with a square that serves to match the shirt but also reflects something in the tie, but I don't need it.
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