Pocket Square Fabric Types - White - Colored - Paisley - Striped Pocket Squares - Style
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Today, I'm going to be talking about different types of pocket squares.
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Okay, so let's talk about different types of pocket squares.
So this one, I'm going to try to be a bit more visual and let's go ahead and jump right
to it.
The first pocket square I'm going to talk about, simple, white pocket square, often
called white handkerchief.
They can be made from a wide variety of materials.
This one's made from cotton.
This one is made from silk, so you can see it's got a little bit more of a drape to it.
This one is made from linen.
As you can see, we also have different sizes.
The size isn't really important.
I usually like it a little bit smaller because it's not going to puff off, but the easiest
to wear pocket square is the one that is always elegant.
It's not only the most casual, but also the most formal depending on what you pair it
with.
All right, now we're starting to get into colors.
Overall, from a distance, this looks like a solid pink, but it actually has a pattern
in it.
We've got a herringbone pattern in this and it's made from silk.
So the fact that it's made from silk makes it a bit dressier and you want to go with
this right here, this fabric right here, this one.
It's a bit of a flannel.
It's got a napped surface to it.
This is going to be perfect with this right here.
However, I could go with the blue as well.
Now, this blue is made from a cotton material and it's a much larger pocket square, so we
can see the size of this one right here.
It almost takes up the entire screen, but the key here is that we're using solid colors,
very easy to match, although you want to make sure it goes with something that you're wearing.
Now, my favorite pocket squares are the ones with complicated patterns that you don't normally
see in men's clothing.
The great part about that is that you could have a striped shirt.
You could have a solid jacket.
You could have a patterned tie, a polka dot tie, and you can still wear this because this
is paisley, and paisley is its own pattern.
I love it in a pocket square, very beautiful.
Another great thing about paisley is we've got blue.
We've got pink.
We've got red.
We've got white, so a wide variety of colors that you can find something that goes with
another item in your outfit -- this one, red, three variations of blue, white, very easy
to match these.
Now, the hardest pocket squares to match in my opinion and the ones I wear the least often
are stripes.
Part of that is because if you're already wearing a striped pattern, let's say a shirt,
then you're kind of doing a double repeat pattern in addition to the stripe in the pocket.
It's just harder to pull off perhaps because the lines just going along in its curving,
so I try to stay away from these types of pocket squares.
Again, if you're looking to start off, go with a simple white, easily the most simple
and classic.
You're never going to go wrong with the simple white.
Okay.
I know there are some pocket styles I missed.
I did what I could with what I have here in the shop, but I hope that gives you a general
guide so that you can get started wearing them.
In fact, I just had a great interview with David Siteman Garland over at The Rise to
the Top, and it's funny.
At the beginning of the interview, I pointed out that the whole reason he first popped
up on my radar was when I was looking for a podcast to start listening to.
He was the only guy I saw that actually dressed really sharp.
He was in a jacket and he had a pocket square, kind of similar to what I'm wearing here.
And when I saw that, I was like, "You know, this is a guy that pays attention to the details,"
and it turned out that he had done an internship when he was right out of college with FHM
Magazine, so he understood a bit about men's style, and that's it.
It's a small detail.
If any of you guys are into automobiles or motorcycles, whenever you see a guy in a bike
and if you can really talk that type of language, you can go in and form a much deeper connection
because you know the details.
You know everything that goes into it, and it's like that way with style.
So I highly advise that you always look at the way other people are and you can pay attention.
Now that I'm married, I can't use it as much, but when you start paying attention to style
as a man, you'll start to notice other women as well and it's a great way to start a conversation
when you can make a very detailed comment about something that she's wearing and really
show an interest in her and make the conversation about her.
Everyone likes to talk about themselves.
So again, about pocket squares, I hope you enjoyed it.
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