Pocket Squares

[Evan John]

http://www.asuitthatfits.com/shop/im...illcloseup.jpg

Worn in the style the prince wears his at the above link, nobody could tell anything about the edges of the pocket squares.

[Jay]

Yes, that's the one 'fold' (although not really a fold) I was referring to where the rolled edge doesn't have to show (although you still can show those lovely edges if you want).

[Tone]

Are there any rules to pocket squares regarding co-ordination? My eyes love to co-ordinate colours BUT my mind just wants to let loose and go for more flamboyant patterns and colours. It's just something I've been battling with recently.

[Jay]

I think the only rule is don't match completely otherwise you look like you are going to a wedding.

I sometimes match the colour to my tie (but never exactly) or to my shirt, sometimes I'll match a pattern (but never the same size of pattern), sometimes I like to wear one in the same (or almost the same) shade as my suit (a silk black square on a black suit looks awesome), sometimes I go for classic white no matter what else I'm wearing (especially for work) and sometimes I just wear whatever I like.

Today for example, at the office (I can wear what I like to a certain extent on a day when I'm not out with clients), I wore:

Brown gingham shirt (Paul Smith)
Faun plaid tweed blazer (Jack Wills)
Dark brown slim fitting textured wool trousers (Paul Smith)
Reddish brown brogues (Paul Smith)

And I just stuffed a navy with white polkadots square in there any old how and it looked awesome.

[Tone]

This is the answer I was hoping for. I will invest in a few livelier ones.

[William Colman]

I wish I owned a suit; then I could get all confused and unsure about pocket squares and tie bars and the like.

[Tone]

Austin Reed have some pretty nice ones left in the sale... I just bought this one Burgundy Silk Handkerchief Austin Reed and a few other bits from there. Here are a few others Austin Reed Essentials , good quality and very reasonable.