Linen or Silk pocket square

[royal618]

I'm going to get a new pocket square for my wedding outfit, should I go with white silk or linen?

My outfit is a morning suit. Charcoal grey jacket, the trousers are dark grey with black stripe with a faint buff color as part of the herringbone weave. White shirt and grey/charcoal tie.

Is simple best here? I saw a white square with charcoal trim yesterday. It might work but it might be a bit fussy.

Thoughts?

 

[Will]

For day wear, I would choose hand stitched white linen.

 

[royal618]

Thanks. Anyone recommend an online vendor?

 

[josepidal]

Linen.

 

[Stax]

Originally Posted by royal618

Thanks. Anyone recommend an online vendor?

http://www.fourinhand.com/catalog.asp?dept=1080
http://www.pocketsquared.com/

 

[lakewolf]

You could get easily small handkerchiefs in linen at brodery shops..

I have two in linen and 5 in cotton in several colors ( pink, blue, green, purple, white ) bought from a brodery shop, price $3 each.

 

[Maxten]

Originally Posted by royal618

Thanks. Anyone recommend an online vendor?
http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatP...duct_Id=654592

 

[ComboOrgan]

Originally Posted by lakewolf

You could get easily small handkerchiefs in linen at brodery shops..

I have two in linen and 5 in cotton in several colors ( pink, blue, green, purple, white ) bought from a brodery shop, price $3 each.


Please pardon my ignorance, but what is a brodery shop? I'm not familiar with the term.

 

[lakewolf]

Originally Posted by ComboOrgan

Please pardon my ignorance, but what is a brodery shop? I'm not familiar with the term.

Sorry, i meant an embroidery shop

here there are some, and they sell thread, needles and patterned tissues for embroidery...

and they also have smaller handkerchiefs in plain linen and cotton , intended to do embroidery on them, but they make perfect pocket squares...

 

[lakewolf]

Here you have a pic

I have one in white linen and pink, white, blue, purple and green in cotton

$3 each at the embroidery shop,

they are smaller 12"x12" and fit perfect in my jaket pocket, the standard handkerchiefs are 16"x16".

 

[Kent Wang]

You can save a bit of money by buying machine-made squares like those that lakewolf shows. $3 is a fair price, but do not pay the $13.33 ($40 for a set of three) from Brooks. Actually, those are sized as handkerchiefs and will be too big to stuff into one's pocket anyway. I sell squares with hand-rolled edges. You can see the difference here: For your wedding attire, this silk jacquard design would be perfect. The pattern is very subtle and the silk has a beautiful sheen to it. You will note that both squares are temporarily out of stock, but I am picking up the next batch from the workshop on Tuesday and will have more of both by then.

 

[Countertenor]

Originally Posted by Will

For day wear, I would choose hand stitched white linen.

Originally Posted by Stax

http://www.pocketsquared.com/

+1 each.

Talk to my boy Kent Wang. He hooked me up; he'll hook you up.

Reviews (mine is post #24)

 

[Sator]

The more formal the dress the plainer and the more matt the surface. I too vote for white linen. Too much shiney silk should be avoided - the tie is plenty.

 

[Countertenor]

In action...

Something along the lines of what the OP was talking about... (excusing the steam-starved jacket, maybe too much pocket square presence, crappy camera, crappier light, etc.)

 

[Will]

Originally Posted by Countertenor

In action...

Something along the lines of what the OP was talking about... (excusing the steam-starved jacket, maybe too much pocket square presence, crappy camera, crappier light, etc.)

Very rare to see a right hand breast pocket on that jacket as well.