Showing posts with label pocket square. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pocket square. Show all posts

Sunday, October 25, 2009

An Orange Pocket Square



When I first saw this pocket square a year ago I knew I had to have it. I'm glad it is still around; I only purchased it last week. It is a Kent Wang orange striped pocket square made from cotton.

Why did I want it so much. Right about this time 3 years ago my late father had returned from Africa. He was running a non-profit org and helping out some NGOs focused on East African problems. While he was there he went on a safari of Masai Mara. It was cold, yes it gets cold in Africa even on the Equator, he purchased some hand knitted blankets from the Masai in the first village they encountered. One of the blankets looks just like this pattern except really really bright orange. The green and royal blue stripes really liven up the orange. The blanket really reminded me of home. When we lived in Nairobi we had a few Masais that lived near us and although modern they knitted these and sold them in town. There house was decorated with handmade crafts thanks to the mother's taste and the father's lawyer's salary.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

2 Pocket Squares & Why I Like Them.



Club Pocket Square made by Sam Hober for one of my clubs. The fold is something I've been working on and trying out. One of the cleanest designs. Elegant enough for business yet bright enough for play. The sheen on this Thai silk with the variations is quite awesome. Sam Hober makes a great product, pays his workers great wages, supports an ethnic traditional trade, and is an all-around nice person. The price for this square, I don't remember. It was around the $65 mark, too much for me but considering where the money would be going I gladly spent it. It also didn't hurt that Uncle had given me a wad of cash, for some reason or the other.



Awesome!!! It is like a flower in your pocket or a cascading grapes depending on how you fold it. I got it from
MOMAstore.org for about $32 shipped to Atlanta. It is a shibori pocket square mady by Bunzaburo Katayama. Right now they are on sale for about $10.00. It really draws attention! I wear it on campus every once in a while when I'm feeling happy on the inside. It exudes happiness and that is a feeling I don't mind sharing.

On that note, happy reading and I hope you've been enjoying my blog so far.