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Quirk Up Your Suits With These 9 Pocket Square Styles

12 Jan, 2018

One of the most charming accessories for men these days is donning a pocket square. Over the past decade, its fascination has grown beyond limits. And why not, after all, pocket square adds such myriad of colors to your personality. Tracing back its roots thousand years back, it used to be considered as a functional piece once. In fact, it even finds its presence in ancient Egypt where a cloth like handkerchief used to carried by working people to help them clean and dry. Eventually, handkerchief spawned a resembling but functionally distinguished sibling- the pocket square. While the handkerchief used to kept in pockets, the pocket square made its space in the front breast pocket, which was used for aesthetic purposes only.

As enticing as it looks to style up your suit with pocket square, people often get confused how to really use it. In our recommendation, we suggest you to not get your tie and pocket square matching too closely. White pocket square is a smart choice in case of confusions as it settles with every suit designed by customized tailor in Bangkok. Choosing the contrasting pocket square with the rest of your look is where the key lies in nailing the perfect look.

Now the confusion must be which style to use. So, here are a few pocket square styles that you can flaunt:

 

Presidential Fold

Also known as: Square fold
Suitable for: Formal or casual occasions
Fabric: Cotton or linen
Color: Preferably white or any solid color
Level: Simple to fold

 

One-Point Fold

Suitable for: Business or casual occasions
Fabric: Cotton or linen
Color: Solid color or pattern
Level: Simple to fold

 

Two-Point Fold

Suitable for: Business or casual occasions
Fabric: Cotton or linen
Color: Solid color or pattern
Level: Advanced fold

 

Three-Point Fold

Suitable for: Business or casual occasions
Fabric: Cotton or linen
Color: Solid color or pattern
Level: Advanced fold

 

Four-Point Fold

Also known as: The Cagney Fold
Suitable for: Business or casual occasions
Fabric: Cotton or linen
Color: Solid color or pattern
Level: Advanced fold

 

The Puff Fold

Suitable for: Business or casual occasions
Fabric: Cotton, silk or linen
Color: Pattern (Paisley or dots)
Level: Simple to fold

 

The Winged Puff Fold

Suitable for: Business or casual occasions
Fabric: Cotton or linen
Color: Solid color or pattern
Level: Advanced fold

 

The Scallop Fold

Suitable for: Business or casual occasions
Fabric: Cotton or linen
Color: Solid color or pattern
Level: Advanced fold

 

The Dunaway Fold

Suitable for: Business or casual occasions
Fabric: Cotton, silk or linen
Color: Solid color or pattern
Level: Advanced fold

There are number of other folds as well such as The Rose and The Stairs folds, which can take your pocket square to the next level.


While the best customized tailors in Bangkok come up with other pocket square patterns, you try these till then.


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