The Pocket Handkerchief

[Rob Wright]

Robert, This was a great thread. I'm am always complaining to people at work about how todays man does not dress the part of a polished gentleman of years before. I was raised with the notion of sweatpants are for the gym not for going around town. The Marine Corps only help me dress sharpper for everyday wear in or out of uniform. I love to wear suits and kilts and this thread has help me look the part of a well dressed man in today society. Its all in the details and I cant wait to apply the pocket hanky the next time I wear a suit.

I am currently doing observations (45 hours required) in a middle school classroom as part of the requirements for two of my education courses. I wear a tie which blows the students away, most male teachers wear polos or if they do wear a button up shirt, they do so sans tie. I've found that with the students I am with, they are more likely to refer to me as Mr. Wright instead of the general Mister that is the cultural norm of addressing a male teacher for the area.
I prefer a sharper look than the casual norm that one see's today.

Rob

[Stratherrick]

Rob

Don't put a hankie in your breast pocket, then, or you'll have to revive the poor beggars!

LOL!

Slainte

Bruce

[thescot]

Robert, This was a great thread. I'm am always complaining to people at work about how todays man does not dress the part of a polished gentleman of years before. I was raised with the notion of sweatpants are for the gym not for going around town. The Marine Corps only help me dress sharpper for everyday wear in or out of uniform. I love to wear suits and kilts and this thread has help me look the part of a well dressed man in today society. Its all in the details and I cant wait to apply the pocket hanky the next time I wear a suit.

Ooh, rah, Ryan. It was in the Corps that a Gunny told me never to be without a pocket handkerchief, and I have always followed that advice.

I've been out for over 30 years, but I still keep the gig line straight, and hanky in the pocket, and shoes shined.

And from now on, I will always have a silk in my jacket pocket.

[Ian.MacAllan]

Anyone my age probably has parents who grew up poor; it was the Great Depression after all. . . and we would "go downtown" wearing our best coats and ties if not suits, . . . and attend to our affairs while wearing very smart snap brim hats. (I was about 5 or 6 when this started.). . .

I too got my first snap-brim hat at the age of five, a hand-me-down, of course. I remember my father making a big point of always snapping the front of the brim down "or else you'll look like some yahoo who doesn't even know his own name." I sneaked off out of his sight, turned the brim up, and was vastly disappointed that I could still remember my name.

No, I don't want to be five again, but the memory amuses me.

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[TheKiltedLaird]

I have been a pocket square/handkerchief wearer for years and have always matched them to my ties. (It gets tough when you develop a passion for Jerry Garcia ties, but that is tale for another time.) I much appreciate the photos of the Duke. I had not heard the name before or seen pictures of his clothes and find his style much to my liking. For example, the cut of his jackets is well suited to his frame and neither too closely cropped, nor too loose. The length of jacket and waistcoat enhances the overall appearance and does'nt make him look as though he is wearing his younger (and shorter) brother's clothes.

If you have more pictures of his style of dress, I for one would greatly appreciate seeing them.

Also, if you or another member has a pattern for a jscket cut like those in your posting, I would be much obliged to either get a copy or have information on where I might buy one.

Regards,

Bob

[McMurdo]

Bob
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