Life coach: Dan Rookwood

 
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Dan Rookwood23 April 2013

Pocket squares: when to fold and when to flourish?

The Mad Men pocket square is precisely folded, with either a straight edge or in triangular peaks. Best worn with a suit, it should coordinate with your shirt and/or the minor colour in your tie. A Great Gatsby-style silk handkerchief is more flamboyant. Paired with a suit or blazer and an open-neck shirt, it's a chance to play with pattern and colour so it doesn't have to match. Pinch the handkerchief in the centre and tuck in the loose corners so it spills out of the pocket. Drake's (above), Richard James and Paul Smith are your go-tos. It's never been hipper to be (pocket) square.

Dan loves

Rake

Actually, 'love' doesn't quite cover it. Rake is among my favourite tailoring brands: the debonair kings of louche lounge and evening wear. So I was delighted to hear that it has just opened its first store/installation, where everything is for sale — even the furniture, the lighting and the books. In Mayfair. Naturally. 77 Duke Street, W1 (rakestyle.com)

Dan is style director for Men's Health

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