Pocket squares come in different materials such as silk, cotton, linen, and wool. Cotton and linen are both very versatile materials and can be worn with a variety of outfits.

Cotton and linen pocket squares work exceptionally well with this fold. Creating this fold with a silk pocket square may be tricky but if done correctly, it looks just as elegant.

Some item (s) in the mixture should be solid colors. And avoid flashy patterns. FABRICS m An all-white linen or cotton handkerchief. • A pocket square may also be solid-colored or patterned silk.

Paul Smith cotton pocket square, $60, Apartment Number 9, 1804 N. Damen Ave. Drake’s cotton pocket square, $70, mrporter.com. Silk twill pocket square, $150, Hermès, 25 E. Oak St.

Three-button linen-cotton-and-silk suit ($2,690) and cotton shirt ($745) by Giorgio Armani; cotton pocket square ($185) by Gucci. Grooming by Losi for The Wall Group. Prop styling by Isaiah Weiss.

Linen white pocket squares or cotton ones are also used for its true gentlemanly purpose: service. Presented at the most opportune time, it displays a man’s true gentility.

He has a point, to a point. The pocket square, often cotton but sometimes silk, often patterned but just as often plain, has been part of a man's wardrobe since the days of Richard II.

This season, you don't want a cotton pocket square or a silk pocket square, you want one in soft textured wool. Here's what it can do for every suit you own. Released on 01/30/2018 Fall is all ...