Is A 'pocket Square' The Same As A Hankie?

[sandyRoe]

Isn't £50 for one a bit too much?

http://www.lanecrawford.com/product/paul-smith/polka-dot-print-pocket-square-%C2%A0/_/IJH669/product.lc?utm_source=INT_male_DB&utm_medium=email&utm_content=product_9_paul-smith&utm_campaign=gg_prodlisting_20140716&_requestid=131359

[Cloverjo]

Yes it is. I suppose the "important people" will know that the square of fabric poking out of your breast pocket is by Paul Smith and be suitably impressed, justifying the crazy cost.

[Svejk]

we're all in it together. ;-)

[sandyRoe]

At that price is it for show rather than for blow?

[scorpiojo]

Wear it with this, sandy ;-)

http://www.paulsmith.co.uk/uk-en/shop/mens/suits/the-byard-tailored-fit-grey-wool-three-piece-suit.html

[sandyRoe]

That's a suit for a young fellow. I'd need one more ample in the waist

[EDDIE51]

£50 for a 'snot rag' and you can't even blow your nose on it!

[SirOracle]

Assuming it is 6" X 6" then it is a snip at £ 1,800 per square yard.

[SirOracle]

Scorpiojo. This pocket square makes your suit look like a real bargain !

[Ric.ror]

Try eBay

[Dee Sa]

presume its a real silk one for that price ?the old kid's song "snotty nose Oliver" comes to mind.

[lady-janine]

I bet he carries a box of tissues in his man bag.

[murraymints]

EEK ! Get the Kleenex out !

[aelmpvw]

i refuse to pay more for a hanky than i do for a jacket

[royfromaus]

Well at least it is discreet. I would get laughed out of the pub if I spent £755 on the ridiculous jacket http://www.lanecrawford.com/product/ann-demeulemeester/spotlight-print-cotton-blazer/_/EBA897/product.lc?isNavFromNewInPage=&navMode=

[aelmpvw]

if i was paying a grand for a paul smith suit i would expect them to throw the 'pocket square' in for free

[mikey4444]

Yes to both, of course !

[Peter Pedant]

No of course it isnt Sandy

I wouldnt go around with a bit of bog roll sticking out of my suit pocket
that is what I use for a hankie ( unused of course - I mean unused as bog toll )

[AB Editor]

These are more reasonable: https://www.thomasfarthing.co.uk/shop/accessories/pocket-squares

[Peter Pedant]

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First used by Richard II apparently

along with laid tables ( when the nobles saw the knives they thought it was their Last Supper )

[and when they saw the pochette squares, they thought - oh something for my bum .....no they didnt - they used to blow their noses on their hands and then wipe them on their clothes ...]

[Peter Pedant]

and dont wear them in your back pocket Ed, for chrissakes
esp the red one