Dark Brown Madder Silk Pocket Square with Navy Bronze Green Diamond Motif and Paisley- Fort Belvedere

Pocket squares are one of the easiest and quickest ways to improve the overall look of your outfit, but it all depends on the elegance, timelessness, and versatility of the pocket square: not
all are created equal! While most pocket squares are made from cheap synthetics in simple colors or garish designs.

Fort Belvedere is proud to offer a range of different materials in silk, wool, or blends thereof. And while other pocket squares have their hems finished by machines, all of our pocket squares are meticulously hand-rolled, with the embroidery work done by hand.

Most significantly, nearly all other pocket squares are too small because they are simply cut to get the biggest yield from the piece of fabric it is made off. At Fort Belvedere we determine the
size of each square by the specific fabric used so you end up with the perfectly sized pocket square that will neither disappear in your chest pocket nor create any bulk.

A pocket square cannot improve your look if it vanishes into your pocket or spoils the lines of your jacket, after all!

Pocket squares are one of the simplest ways to effortlessly elevate your look. Once you have mastered the plain white linen pocket square and the squares with colored edges, which have the greatest versatility, you should expand your wardrobe with pocket squares in different materials and textures.

Popularized during the 19th century, madder silk is famed for its rich, decadent colors and unique, tactile hand. Genuine madder silk, however, is increasingly difficult to find nowadays, but Fort Belvedere was able to secure a supply from a heritage silk mill operating in England.

Stunning Hand-Printed Colors. When printing pocket squares, it is necessary to reprint the entire pocket as many times as there are colors, adding each color as a distinct layer with each printing. Obviously, multiple printings allow for the possibility of errors or mistakes, necessitating exacting quality assurance standards. The result, however, is a hand-printed pocket square with beautiful and versatile colorways that will ensure that you stand out from the crowd. Only a handful of modern silk printers possess the skills needed to operate traditional silk screens and Fort Belvedere sources its fabric from a small English company that produces only the highest quality printed fabrics.

Heavy-Weight Silk. The weight and weave of the fabric dictate its quality and function, and this unique pocket square has been woven with a heavier-weight fabric to ensure the perfect drape
without compromising its soft feel. As a result, it will sit neatly in the breast pocket without collapsing and vanishing.

Genuine Ancient Madder. Because of the complicated and expensive processes involved, only a handful of silk printers offer real ancient madder.

Fort Belvedere located such a maker in England, the home of artisanal real ancient madder production. Although the extensive dyeing and discharge process means that madder silk costs about six times as much as other silks, we think that you’ll agree, once you’ve seen and felt it, real ancient madder is worth the cost!

Unique Chalky Feel. In addition to its rich and deep colors, real ancient madder is also typified by its distinctive, chalky feel. Extremely pleasing to the touch, this unique texture and the elegant drape it imparts are achieved by restoring to the silk fabric the natural gum that was stripped away during the production process. The result is one-of-a-kind silk that feels as good as it looks

Perfectly Sized for Silk. Most pocket squares are sized to get the largest number of pocket squares per yard of fabric. By not considering the unique qualities of the material
as related to weight and weave, however, these accessories cannot function well as pocket squares.

Most silk pocket squares are 30 cm x 30 cm, or 12” x 12.” This size is dictated by the desire to save money, and the resulting pocket square is simply too small, because without added structure the smooth surface of silk will easily slip down and disappear into your pocket.

By paying special attention to the unique qualities of our silk, we were able to engineer a pocket square that functions perfectly. After extensive testing, we concluded that 40 cm x 40 cm or
15.5" x" 15.5" was the perfect size for our silk pocket squares.

Three-in-One Styling Options. Because this pocket square is reversible, it offers three unique styling options based on the utilized fold: you can display all of one side or the other in a shell or banker’s square fold or a combination of both with an inverted fold-like upside-down puff fold.

Utilizing unique and interesting folds imparts greater versatility, as well as debonair elegance, to your pocket square. Ensuring that your folds appear natural and unaffected will not only look more charming and nonchalant, but it will also be evident to others that you are not wearing a cheap, pre-folded pocket square.

To help you look the part of a timeless Classic gentleman, we created a video that details with simple instructions how you can fold eight of our favorite pocket square folds.