How To Fold Pocket Squares

Wearing a pocket square levels up your look and image, 

whether with a tie, bowtie, or worn alone. Master these 5 pocket square folds.



RECOMMENDED READING: PS 101: POCKET SQUARE BASICS

 HOW TO FOLD the Presidential Pocket Square

Jacket pockets are sized differently against 12”x12” pocket squares. Measure the width and depth of your jacket pocket. 

The folded pocket square should fit the width without distorting. It should also uniformly exceed the depth by half an inch.

  1. Lay the pocket square face down. 
  2. Bring the left side to the right to fold it lengthwise. To achieve the width of your jacket pocket, you may have to fold it into 3 equal panels with the top right showing a corner of the pocket square. 
  3. Fold crosswise to be able to exceed the jacket packet by half an inch without doubling on the top edge that is to peek out of the jacket pocket. 
  4. Mount into the jacket pocket to show an even half-inch strip peeping out along the lip of the jacket pocket.  

HOW TO FOLD THE PYRAMIDS POCKET SQUARE

Jacket pockets are sized differently against 12”x12” pocket squares. Measure the width of your jacket pocket.

  1. Lay the pocket square face down like a diamond. 
  2. Bring the bottom tip to the left side of the top tip to form two peaks. 
  3. Fold the left and right side so the pocket square would fit snugly into the width of the jacket pocket. 
  4. Mount into the jacket pocket, letting the two peaks peep out like pyramids. 

HOW TO FOLD The Scallop POCKET SQUARE

  1. Put the pocket square face down. 
  2. Bring the bottom left corner to the top right corner to form a triangle. 
  3. Bring the bottom right tip to the top left tip to form a small inverted triangle. 
  4. Bring the right tip to near the middle of the opposite side. 
  5. Bring the left tip to near the middle of the opposite side. 
  6. Mount into the jacket pocket, letting the scallop peek out. 

HOW TO FOLD the Winged Puff POCKET SQUARE

  1. Lay the pocket square face down like a diamond. 
  2. Bring the top corner to the bottom corner to form an inverted triangle. 
  3. Bring the right and left tips to the bottom tip to form a small diamond split in half. 
  4. Bring the right, left and bottom tips to meet in the middle. 
  5. Mount into the jacket pocket, letting the tip peep out.

HOW TO FOLD THe Puff POCKET SQUARE

Jacket pockets are sized differently against 12”x12” pocket squares. Measure the depth of your jacket pocket.

  1. Find the middle and pick with your index finger and thumb. 
  2. Form a circle with the index finger and thumb of the other hand around the cloth held by your other hand and pull the pocket square through about 3 inches. 
  3. Tighten the circle and arrange the puff. 
  4. Fold back the bottom corners so the puff can exceed the lip of the jacket pocket.
  5. Mount into the jacket pocket to show the puff. It is supposed to be uneven.