How To Fold Your Pocket Square
Whether you're a pocket square connoisseur or just interested in menswear trends, navigating the etiquette of this garment may be a bit of a stylish nightmare, so we've put up a pocket square guide below.
How To Wear A Pocket Square:
The Manto Guide:
The adaptability of pocket squares, as well as how changing colors and textures can completely modify the look of a blazer, and is something we adore.
- The Classic
- The Puff
- Presidential
- Reverse Puff
- Single Peak
- Two Peaks

- Lay your pocket square face-down on a flat surface.
- Bring the right side over to the left edge, folding it in half.
- Fold the fabric in half again, bringing the bottom edge up to the top.
- Fold in half from left to right.
- Next, fold the bottom to the top again by bringing the bottom underneath the back to the top edge.
- Insert the folded side facing down into your breast pocket. It is traditional to have the four corners pointing toward your left shoulder, but itβs okay to face them inward.
- Adjust as needed to fit your jacket pocket.
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- Lay your pocket square face-down on a flat surface.
- Pinch the material at the center and pick it up.
- Create a circle with the opposite handβs thumb and index fingers, and run the pocket square through this circle. Hold the fabric at its mid-point.
- Fold up the bottom of the material toward the back.
- Adjust as needed to fit your jacket pocket.
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- Lay your pocket square face-down on a flat surface.
- Bring the right side over to the left edge, folding it in half.
- Fold it in half again, from left to right.
- Again, fold it in half by bringing the top to the bottom.
- Once more, fold it in half by bringing the bottom underneath the back to the top edge.
- Insert the open edges facing down into your breast pocket with the folded side pointing up.
- Adjust as needed to fit the pocket of your suit jacket.Β

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- Start by laying out the pocket square flat in front of you, then pinch the center with your thumb and index figure and lift it up.
- Taking your other hand, make a circle with your thumb and forefinger around halfway down the square.
- Now twist the pocket square firmly to hold it in place.
- Next, turn the pocket square around 180 degrees in your hands.
- Now, take the bottom of the square and fold it up towards the peaks.
- Finally, place it in your pocket, adjusting the peaks so that they are all visible and approximately the same heightΒ

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- Lay your pocket square face down on a flat surface at an angle so that one corner is at the top.
- Fold your fabric in half, laying the left corner and the bottom corner ofter their opposing corners. This will result in a rectangle shape.
- Fold it in half again, bringing the bottom of the rectangle up to the top edge. Now you have a diamond shape.
- Now fold the right corner toward the center.
- Fold the left corner toward the center.
- Finally, fold up the bottom toward the back.
- Adjust as needed to fit your jacket pocket.Β Β
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- Begin with your pocket square face down on a flat surface at an angle so that one corner is at the top.
- Bring the bottom point up to the top, but donβt lay it directly on top of the point; instead, lay it next to the top point, creating two peaks.
- Fold in the right corner, going past the center point, but not folding the material all the way in half. Your chosen stopping point will affect the width of your finished fold.
- Bring the left corner across toward the right side. Again, how far you go determines your finished width.
- Tuck in the remaining edge of this left corner behind the folded pocket square.
- Fold up the bottom toward the back.
- Adjust as needed to fit your jacket pocket.
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