The Ultimate Guide On How To Fold A Pocket Square

The Ultimate Guide On How To Fold A Pocket Square
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 08: Actor Ian Somerhalder (tie and pocket square detail) attends The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on January 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 08: Actor Ian Somerhalder (tie and pocket square detail) attends The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on January 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

The best thing about menswear is that its simplicity belies great depth. Variations on a theme allow for every guy to look completely different while wearing almost exactly the same thing. Even on a much smaller scale with, say, pocket squares a traditional square fold has no less than four slight variations. Not to mention the pouf (which is not quite a fold), a peaked fold and a crown fold (which can be turned upside down for yet another variation).

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