The right way to pair your tie and pocket square
It is becoming increasingly popular among guys these days to wear a suit with a tie and a pocket square or just a pocket square with the suit. I must say that indeed it is very becoming and makes many a guy look suave and up to standard. So guys I salute you all!!!! No. I double salute you all!!! So go ahead, feel good, and feel cool because everybody knows who the boss is!
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Now you are relishing and in the aura that comes with knowing you look good and that most of the chicks around are casting you nice and hot glances. But are you really sure that you have matched your pocket square and your tie the right way it should be done? just asking guys. The thing is, you really need to ensure that those hot looks the ladies are throwing at you stems from the fact that you have got your pocket square and tie act well put together and not that you have got the whole tie and pocket square all wrongly put together. Looks, they say, can be pretty deceptive right?
Now to make sure you really are on top of your game, I have put together this article on the right way to combine your tie and pocket square.
You can call it the six commandments of pocket squares and ties…. Here we go.
Pocket Squares Rule 1
Never ever match your pocket squares to your tie. We are talking same colour and same print. It is a capital crime! I’m yet to ascertain if there is jail time attached to this crime. It means just don’t go matching ties and squares. Your squares should complement the tie and should blend with the colour of the suit you are wearing. So let’s say you are wearing a blue and yellow coloured tie, you can choose to go for a plain coloured pocket square in either a solid blue or solid yellow.
Better still if you have a patterned square featuring the two colours you could choose to use them. The key to pulling of perfect combo lies in keeping it classy and trendy. Definitely not a two way street. Take a look at the picture.
Pocket Squares look better when they complement or blend
Rule 2
Be versatile with your folds. You cannot learn all the different types of folds out there but at least you can master two or three types of fold which can come in useful depending on the occasion you will be present at. So have the flexibility of knowing which particular fold will create the maximum impact for your image in a particular setting. Simpler and structured folds makes for a conservative look and the fluid and less structured folds are casual oriented and gives you a relaxed appearance.
Next week we will take look at more rules of the pocket squares and sample demonstrations on how to fold a few. Make a date with The Mirror newspaper next week.
