Take our advice and keep your garments in great
condition...
We should always be more concerned on the methods
to fold pocket squares or pocket handkerchiefs before considering how to display them on your suit's breast
pocket. Without the proper knowledge of folding it nicely, displaying the hanky at its best on your suit would definitely not be possible.
For the first step, fold the square down to a four and one-half inch square. Rotate the square so a point is up. Do not, however, overlap the point you are folding onto the top point. Instead, fold the bottom right point up to the left of the top point (they should look like two mountain peaks).
A very popular way to fold pocket squares. The more points it has the more conspicuous it becomes. Therefore, we should be more wary in the way we place into our breast pocket. Always attempt to tuck in deeper into the pocket and adjust it with a feel of nonchalance.
This is the best method to folding pocket squares made of silk fabric. It gives a swell above the breast pocket with a small puff.
This has the same concept as puff but placing it the opposite way. Using this method always gives a very casual appearance and yet a nice flowery finishing exposed above the breast pocket.
Dating back to the golden age of 1930's Hollywood, the bowler is a crisp and elegant knot that's especially resistant to slipping.
Let the tie hang around your neck, uncrossed, with the lower tips separated by six to seven inches. Pinch the thin end in half with the crease facing away from you.
Pass the wide end of the tie under the thin end. Flip the wide end around so the front of the tie is facing your shirt. Keep pinching the thin end until we tell you to let go.
Follow through with the wide end, wrapping it completely around the thin end. Then wrap it around a second time.
Still holding the thin end, bring the wide end under, up and through.
Flap the wide end over your shoulder to keep it out of the way. Loosen the knot.
Then feed the wide end through.
Hold the tie on both sides and pull it down.
Pull as hard as you need to until the wide end is all the way through.
Slide the knot into place. If pulled properly, the tie will end up with a single dimple in the center of the tie (or two dimples on either side of the knot).
For a more classic and balanced knot, try the full Windsor.
Start from the standard tie-tying position. This is a thick knot, so keep the thin end close to your neck. Bring the wide end up and through.
Pass the wide end behind the thin end.
Pass the wide end over and through, then across the front of the knot.
Bring the wide end up and through and pass it through the front loop of the knot. Slide it into place and tighten as needed.
This versatile knot can be compressed to make bulky ties look svelte, or fluffed out to give skimpy ties some heft.
Let the tie hang around your neck with the wide end hanging lower than the thin end. Cross the tie close to your neck, wide end in front.
Pass the wide end behind...and then in front of the thin end.
Bring the wide end up.
Pass it through the loop you just made. Slide the knot into place and tighten as needed. There should be a single dimple just off center below the knot.
The formal bow tie - either hand-tied or with a band - should be a medium width and height, fitting neatly over the tips of the wing collar shirt. Ends may be pointed or square. Traditional elegance requires a bow tie in black grosgrain - a closely woven corded fabric or rayon and cotton - or slightly textured black silk. Today, for formal occasions, many men express their individuality by matching the color or pattern of their bow tie and cummerbund.
Remember: A cummerbund should always be worn with the pleats facing upward.
1. Adjust the tie so that one end is slightly longer than the other, crossing the long end over the short.
2. Bring the long end through the center at the neck
3. Form an angle loop with the short end of the tie crossing left. Drop the long end at the neck over this horizontal loop.
4. Form a similar angle loop with the loose long end of the tie and push this loop through the short loop.
5. Tighten knot by adjusting the ends of both loops.
Like any investment, your suit deserves to be looked after. The following tips will help improve the life of your garment.
Hanging
We recommend using the special hanger supplied with your suit or jacket. The wide shoulder arms of the hanger ensures correct support.
Rest Your Garment
Rotate the wearing of the items in your wardrobe. We strongly recommend you ‘rest' your suit (or jacket/trouser) for a full day after wearing.
Brushing/Airing
Periodic brushing with a natural bristle clothes brush and outside airing will freshen-up your garment and help maintain its original appearance.
Pocket Contents
Placing bulky or sharp edged items in pockets can damage linings and pockets.
Dry Cleaning
We recommend you ask your local menswear retailer for advice on a reputable dry cleaner.
Stains or Marks
Ask your dry cleaner to spot clean the affected area. It's not always necessary to have the garment completely dry cleaned.
Pressing
If your garment is creased and in need of pressing, we suggest the following options:
Take to a dry cleaner and ask for a press only.
Press the affected parts yourself using a clean damp cloth between the iron and garment outer fabric.
Hang your garment for a few minutes in a steamed up bathroom then leave overnight to dry. This is particularly useful if you're travelling.
The best shirts still need to be ironed or pressed correctly to look as good as you deserve. Whether you are the ironer in your household or not, you can benefit from knowing a few tricks that my mother taught me...
Hang Your Shirts Promptly
While leaving them in the washer or dryer might be convenient at times, the longer that you leave them there, the harder they are going to be to iron, and the shorter their life expectancy will be. Remember, much of the damage to your clothes is not caused when you wear them, but when you wash them!
Hang your shirts promptly, preferably on a good quality timber hanger.
100% Cotton: Humidity Counts
When you are ironing a 100% cotton shirt, iron it damp from washing, or at least spray the shirt and let it sit in a plastic bag for 10 or 15 minutes. This will dissolve so much of your hard work by relaxing the fibres. The result: Less wrinkles and sharper creases.
Follow the Guidelines Given by Your Iron Manufacturer
Set the iron temperature to suit the fabric that you're ironing. It sounds simple... but make sure that you still do it!
Collar first: Start by pressing the wrong side of the collar, then press the right or visible side both of the band and of the collar itself.
Upper shirt: Press around the upper portion and yoke of the shirt, moving from one side of the front, around the back to the other side of the front.
Sleeves: First the cuff wrong sides, then the cuff right sides, then the rest of the sleeves. Yes, this is done before the rest of the shirt.
Position the sleeve placket side up, with the underarm seam along one edge; smooth the sleeve to find the upper arm crease. Then, flip the sleeve over and press that side before repeating for the other arm.
Lower shirt: Press the remainder of the shirt, working from one side of the front around the back to the other side of the front.
Hang: With the shirt ironed, give it space to cool and dry completely.
Barrel
A cuff that is fastened by one or more buttons. Sized dress shirts (i.e. 15½ x 34) have only one set of buttons while an averaged shirt (i.e. 15½ x 33-34) has two sets of buttons arranged horizontally along the cuff.
Turnback or Portofino
A double cuff that is closed with buttons. First made by the Jermyn Street shirtmakers of Turnbull & Asser and later popularized by the fictional character James Bond in 1962.
Double or French
A cuff that is twice as long as a barrel cuff and is folded over itself. A French cuff can be closed with either a cuff link or a silk knot.
Single
A normal length cuff that is closed with a cuff link; worn only with morning dress or white tie.
Mitre
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his cuff is named after the bishop's hat. The Mitre is a daytime cuff, but it differs from the button cuff as it has a slight fold on the end of the cuff.
