Photo: Reginald-Jerome de Mans
Photo: Reginald-Jerome de Mans
Medieval prints like the ones in the photographs can be displayed to complement a variety of ensembles. Only a fraction of the design is visible in the jacket pocket.
Wool or wool and silk squares pair perfectly with silk neckties in fall and winter. The matte of the wool complements the sheen of the silk.
Worn with a tropical weight suit (despite the date, the weather remains warm in California), a knit necktie and dark brown bluchers.
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Think the pocket square-business is booming this year ;)which is ofcourse a good thing. Favour Rubinacci but liked these medieval prints.
If my memory serves me correctly, the birds of paradise design was (at least until recently) also available as a 33" x 33" silk scarf from Hilditch & Key Paris.
Will, you fail to mention that Turnbull & Asser and Charvet offer their own exclusive pocket squares.
Generally, the Turnbull and Charvet sqaures feature either geometric repeating designs, polka dots, paisleys, and occasionally repeating figures (e.g., Turnbull's Southwest Indian figures).
Hermes is without question the king of pocket squares. Hermes calls them "pochettes". They offer their large scale ladies scarves in pocket square size.
However, Drake's offers a more muted and masculine color palette than Hermes. The Hermes colors are bright and vibrant, especially in the mini-scarves, which some women use as a decoration at the handle of their handbags.
Cheers.
Understated style aside, it seems a waste if it's all hidden in the breast pocket and hardly anything showing.
H&H has always carried the most wonderful accessories for men. It's such a pity their Beverly Hills store wasn't a success. It was worth the drive.
Beautiful ensemble, Will.
Roger,
That's exactly what I love about my ornate pocket squares (most of which are of a traditional Okinawan design called bingata). I get to enjoy a beautiful pattern, perhaps with flowers and butterflies, but all the world gets to see is a splash of color. It's a covert way to indulge in something that would otherwise be too much.
Scarves used as jacket linings are another way to be covertly over-the-top.
you look magnificent will.
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