How to wear an handkerchief in a more fashionable and original way?
Check out this simple and cool way to use an handkerchief as a watch strap…
The tiniest detail sometimes creates the most mega interest, don’t you think?
Imagine what a Steve & Co. handkerchief might do to the look…
The street style blogs are rapidly filling up with images of incredibly well-dressed men. In particular, suiting up is becoming increasingly popular, especially among the younger guys.
While cut, fit and details continue to be key when it comes to the suit, it takes true ingenuity to break out of the box and make this gentleman staple new again.
Today we’ve been inspired by the cool blog Le Frères Jo’ written by two modern dandy, so stylish and original.
If you want to create this cool outfit Steve & Co. suggests these cool accessories that ca be the difference…
1. Shop black leather business bag
2. Shop pied-de-poule scarf
3. Shop bicolored handkerchief
4. Shop suede braided belt
5. Shop colored socks
The Beatles changed popular music as we know it: they were truly musical pioneers who created new genres, but they were also fashion icons, who inspired a generation of fans with their on and off stage outfits.
A true modern elegance is made by details: as we saw in the coolest streets, men don’t need to dare too much to get a really refined style.
They just need a black blazer, a white shirt and cool details: a white handkerchief in the pocket and a regimental strap for the watch contribute to create a smart and cool look.
Steve McQueen excelled at taking classic American sportswear and giving it a rugged, masculine edge.
Hallmarks of the actor’s style included slim-cut tailored suits to wear with bow ties and handkerchief.
As a racing enthusiast, the iconic star was also a fan of clothing he could get down and dirty in, such as racing jackets, simple cotton T-shirts to wear with braces, leather jackets and wonderful watches with Natostrap instead of original belt.
Shop Natostrap here.
Shop Handkerchief here.
Shop Braces here.
Another interesting example to fold and handkerchief: today Steve & Co. suggests the Inverse Cloud, a particular but very nice fold.
Here’s how to realize it in few simple steps:
1. Take a handkerchief by its middle so that the angles would dangle.
2. Grab the fabric by the other hand in the middle between the centre and the angles and form something like a cloud.
3. Tuck up the ends inside.
4. Place the handkerchief into the pocket laced with the angles outside.
See other methods here.
Go on talking about how to fold and handkerchief. Today Steve & Co. is going to explain you the one corner fold that let you have a small peak of fabric coming out your pocket.
Here’s how to fold it:
1. Lay your pocket square on a flat surface, with one corner facing up and one corner facing down so it looks like you have a baseball diamond in front of you.
2. Bring the bottom point to the top point so that you create a triangle.
3. Bring the left corner of the triangle to the right corner, and the right corner to the left corner. You should end up with a long rectangle with a point at the top. It looks sort of like a fence slat.
4. Fold the bottom towards the top and place it in your suit. Adjust until you get the desired amount of point coming out of the pocket.
Shop handkerchief here and then try to fold it!
Some posts ago we talked about how to fold a handkerchief with four angles.
Now we’re going to describe how to do the Straight (or Flat) one.
The Straight Fold is the most simple of the pocket square folds: what you’ll end up with is a small rectangle peeking out of your suit pocket. Here’s one way how to fold it:
1. Lay your pocket square flat.
2. Bring the left side to right side.
3. Bring the bottom towards the top, but don’t fold it all the way.
4. Fold the fabric in thirds horizontally so that it will fit your suit pocket.
Go after jump to see other examples…
May just open the wedding season: from this month to september, more or less, there’s a lot of occasion to dress up…
So, if you want to have a refined and original style, Steve & Co. suggests to match a slim fit blu suit with a striped bow tie and a leahter belt.
Just put a white handkerchief into your jacket pocket and all the church will watch you instead of the groom…
Shop bow tie here.
Shop leather belt here.
Shop handkerchief here.
Nothing is quite so essential to giving a man that well-turned-out appearance as a crisply four-folded handkerchief tucked into his breast pocket…
But how to fold it?
Steve & Co. explains how to do it in five simple steps.
1. Match the upper and lower angles (if you want three angles) or displace the upper angle concerning the lower one (if you want four angles).
2. Turn up the left angle so that it would appear to the right of two other angles.
3. Turn up the right angle so that it would appear to the left of two other angles.
4. Tuck up the lower part of the handkerchief.
5. Place the handkerchief into the pocket with the angles outside.
Go after jump to see how gentlemans wear their handkerchief…
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