
Dress the Elite-way! Style with a handkerchief.
Going decades back, wearing a small piece of cloth as we call it the handkerchief was considered of some sort of being an elite. No wonder that nowadays bosses like to wear it. Funny enough it didn’t even start there, history teaches us that it was used in the time of the gladiators or the 1-1 shootings in the 19th century. Dropping the small piece of cloth could start a major combat
How to style or fold a handkerchief?
First of all have a look on how your pocket square is. Being a person who wants to stand out can take a 40cm hanky for a flamboyant display that can be formed with it. Otherwise you can opt for a 30cm with will give you more or less the same look.
Why the length matters? It’s because of the material that’s being used to make the handkerchief. Soft materials as silk and linen, will fall faster into your breast pocket and wouldn’t be noticeable. That’s the reason why you should go for a bigger one if the material is light. Stronger materials like tweed, will rest in place so the 30cm will be more than enough. On that notice, a high-quality pocket square will feel thicker, and will not wrinkle so easily.
Remember that the key is in contrast and variety. If your suit or shirt is heavily patterned, go for a subtler pattern with your square or even go for flat colour!
PS To follow the folding techniques, I would suggest you to slow down the video and follow it while doing it yourself. The 1st comment is also very interesting because you can jump right to the style you prefer the most.
Here you have 4 main handkerchief styles to remember and are quite easy to implement any time! Why breaking your head on this small thing right?
