Pocket Square Review: an Ongoing Series

SpooPoker · Mar 1, 2011

Originally Posted by MBreinin

I wear a white linen TV fold at least 80% of the time. While I don't think it goes with everything, it does go with most. I am just not that interested in getting into the process of collecting and coordinating dozens of squares. I leave that to bigtimers who have professional grade display racks at their house.

Mike

We are counting by the gross now, FYI.

MBreinin · Mar 1, 2011

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

We are counting by the gross now, FYI.

I do like my most recent Spoo cast off though. I will work it in very soon......

Mike

CaymanS · Mar 1, 2011

I am quite fond of the classic, artistic pocket squares produced by LH.

They are elaborately detailed and basically designed to go with nothing, which means they look smart with everything.

As far as personal preferences, I love a white linen pocket square, even with a white shirt - it is the standard for looking smart in board meetings, etc., where looking too sartorial will make you stand out (in a bad way).

I fully agree that matching the tie to the PS, even a little bit, looks overdone and matchy-matchy.

Tie and PS cut from the same cloth? Lethal. Forget it. Just revert to clip-on ties with short-sleeved white dress shirts and then leap off a bridge.

The Rubi's:

Beatlegeuse · Mar 1, 2011

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

I think my wedding was the only occasion I didn't wear a pocket square.

Any particular reason why? Just out of curiosity...seems fairly appropriate, as long as it's not too loud.

Gus · Mar 1, 2011

There are some excellent threads on SF showing wedding tie selections. Many are silver or very subtle patterns of silver and black. Most of them would coordinate nicely with a Charcoal suit, white shirt and white linen pocket square. I agree 100% on the creme looking "off" in this situation. Also the white PS should offer nice contrast or compliment any flowers or boutonniere but most of all, your brides white dress.

Originally Posted by Beatlegeuse

I'm getting married in late September of this year, and I was planning on wearing a dark charcoal suit, most likely with a white shirt and white linen PS. I'm still up in the air on which tie to wear. Is there anything other than white shirt/white PS that would work for this occasion?

The bride will be wearing a white dress (duh), and obviously I don't want to take too much attention away from her. Any suggestions other than a cream PS? Like some other people have said, I think the cream PS might look a bit dingy in comparison to the white shirt, especially in pictures with the bride and the white dress. I think I will probably stick with the white shirt + white linen PS unless there are some other really interesting ideas.

Beatlegeuse · Mar 1, 2011

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

There are some excellent threads on SF showing wedding tie selections. Many are silver or very subtle patterns of silver and black. Most of them would coordinate nicely with a Charcoal suit, white shirt and white linen pocket square. I agree 100% on the creme looking "off" in this situation. Also the white PS should offer nice contrast or compliment any flowers or boutonniere but most of all, your brides white dress.

Thanks for the feedback. I do have a nice silver/grey with a subtle glen plaid that I think might work well. I'm going to try that out and see how it looks.

emptym · Mar 1, 2011

I tend to agree w/ Foo and hope he continues his posts. I've had a cream square for a few years and while it's not my favorite square, I wear it often.

DerekS · Mar 1, 2011

Originally Posted by emptym

I tend to agree w/ Foo and hope he continues his posts. I've had a cream square for a few years and while it's not my favorite square, I wear it often.

I agree with his post no question. But im not agreeing with the white PS/white shirt opinion.

emptym · Mar 1, 2011

^I wear white ps's w/ white shirts too and find it a good combo.

And I think it's fine if people want to voice their disagreement w/ Foo, to an extent. But at some point, if a person disagrees, that person and SF in general are better served by people starting their own PS review threads instead of polluting Foo's. Let's let him have his thread. It may become as helpful as his "Foofed" thread.

oldog/oldtrix · Mar 1, 2011

Originally Posted by mafoofan

The background or predominant color of your pocket square should not be the same as your shirt.

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Well, I can cut to the chase and tell you that this thread will pose no interest to you. I have never claimed to tout what is standard or what famous dead actor's used to do.

Originally Posted by Will C.

With the resurgeance of popularity of pocket squares I see a lot of blunders out there.

Originally Posted by mafoofan

I think this is very fair and accurate.

I will only add that prioritizing contrast is arguably a riskier affair, since mistakes will naturally be more obvious.

Originally Posted by k4lnamja

Can someone please give me advice on how to properly wear a PS?

Originally Posted by Mr Herbert

i dont really like pocket squares with tweed sports coats.

Originally Posted by Metlin

This is a good point. While I've worn a linen square with tweeds on occasion, I almost always feel odd wearing a pocket square with a tweed jacket or even a blazer.

Originally Posted by Mr Herbert

i always wear sports jackets and blazers more casually and for some reason wearing a PS when being more casual always makes me feel too dandyish and affected.

Originally Posted by Mr. Moo

Foo, you like solid cream but do not like solid burgundy - why?

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

My own opinion is that is a very 80's look. From the era when many guys wore poorly matching ties and pocket squares. Why a solid burgundy when you can try something with a subtle pattern like small polka dots? Far more interesting yet simple.

Gus · Mar 1, 2011

I think this is an excellent suggestion. Foo has very helpful insights and shares excellent details. To me they tend to be a too narrow of a perspective for my tastes but I will be the first to admit that most of them work well and often very well. I will start a separate thread to show other options from a slightly different perspective.

Isn't it remarkable to see the number of questions that come up about pocket squares???

Originally Posted by emptym

^I wear white ps's w/ white shirts too and find it a good combo.

And I think it's fine if people want to voice their disagreement w/ Foo, to an extent. But at some point, if a person disagrees, that person and SF in general are better served by people starting their own PS review threads instead of polluting Foo's. Let's let him have his thread. It may become as helpful as his "Foofed" thread.

emptym · Mar 1, 2011

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

I think this is an excellent suggestion. Foo has very helpful insights and shares excellent details. To me they tend to be a too narrow of a perspective for my tastes but I will be the first to admit that most of them work well and often very well. I will start a separate thread to show other options from a slightly different perspective.

Isn't it remarkable to see the number of questions that come up about pocket squares???
You are definitely one of the few who deserves his own PS review thread! I look forward to it. I'm definitely a relative newb to pocketsquares, since before SF, I only ever wore plain white if anything.

And maybe OD/OT, could start an overall debate thread. Or Foo could just change this one into that, since it's been that way the past 10 pages, and he could start his own review thread again.

DerekS · Mar 1, 2011

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

Isn't it remarkable to see the number of questions that come up about pocket squares???

its a touchy subject. hehehehe

CaymanS · Mar 1, 2011

oldog's swag is off the meter. NASA tried to devise a meter that could accurately measure the swag and it exploded as soon as oldog rolled into the testing facility rocking the distressed Levi's jacket, the muscle T and cowboy bandanner.

Metlin · Mar 1, 2011

Originally Posted by oldog/oldtrix

Never too old to kick ass.

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