Virtues of the Pocket-Square

[thescot]

I have a dozen or so silk squares in various patterns and solids colors, but I lean toward either a solid or polka dot for jackets. In a dark suit or blazer, it's a solid navy or black or maroon. Nothing flashy, really.

For black tie, it's a white silk although I have experimented with a black silk that looked good. White tie would probably be white silk, too, although I only see that type outing every year or two, and then it's in a Montrose doublet without pocket. I wouldn't mind a regulation doublet with a white silk, tough.

I always carry a cotton handerchief in my hip pocket (when in a suit) or my sporran (when kilted) for practical usage, so the silks aren't soiled. Occassionally, I do use one of the new, unused white or pale blue cotton handkerchiefs on the pocket for a change.