pocket squares - how many is too many?

[dirk diggler]

I was cleaning my closet and organizing stuff. I had to organize my squares by color, and I counted approx. 140 squares. When is it too many?

 

[Toiletduck]

A quilt of pocket squares!!!!

 

[California Dreamer]

One is too many. But when you've taken that first reluctant step, 140 is not enough.

 

[Taxler]

If you wear patterened jackets, shirts, and ties, you'll never have enough squares for all the potential combinations. If you primarily wear solids, you'll only need a handful.

 

[designprofessor]

141, so this last one needs to be smashing!

 

[satorstyle]

I tend to have more squares than ties, 140 I'm envious.

 

[Philip1978]

I think you answered your own question.

 

[TheFoo]

I have nearly two dozen, which is absurd. I realized I only need one or two: cream cashmere and cream silk. But then, I've also resolved to only wear blue shirts and gray trousers, so perhaps I'm not the best measure for this sort of thing.

 

[chorse123]

Cream cashmere and cream silk?

Not that I have a vested interest in people buying pocket squares or anything...

but I think around two or three dozen should cover most of what you'd need. I think I have about two dozen now and am slowly adding ones that I love.

 

[Lucky Strike]

One of my ex-girlfriends once asked me if I thought her breasts were too big. I answered by asking her if she thought I had too much money.

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by chorse123

Cream cashmere and cream silk?

Not that I have a vested interest in people buying pocket squares or anything...

but I think around two or three dozen should cover most of what you'd need. I think I have about two dozen now and am slowly adding ones that I love.

Don't get me wrong, I love pocket squares, which is why I can't resist buying more. But ultimately, I don't like having a distraction on my chest like that, and I decided that simplicity and consistency have their virtues.

And what's wrong with cream cashmere and cream silk?

 

[Panzeraxe II]

Seeing that I wear suits 5 days a week, I wear linen PS all the time - I have maybe 20 PS all in (linen, cotton and silk), but I wear only 4-5 with any amount of frequency - white linen, blue linen, white linen w/ blue / pink / brown / navy borders etc.

I wear silk PS maybe once or twice a month when I have a sportcoat on.

 

[gdl203]

I'd say anywhere between 50 and 100 is a comfortable zone. But there's no such thing as too many IMO (as long as you don't have the same PS in multiple copies)

 

[j]

Any more than one at a time seems kind of silly.

 

[Film Noir Buff]

Originally Posted by gdl203

I'd say anywhere between 50 and 100 is a comfortable zone. But there's no such thing as too many IMO (as long as you don't have the same PS in multiple copies)

I sometimes buy two of a tie if i think I am really going to like it but more than one of a pocket square would really be something.

Although, as I say this, it occurs to me that many of my tailor's clients literally order a half dozen of the same suit or sport jacket to place them around various houses they own, so it stands to reason they might want the same pocket square in all of them.