The 4-point crown fold blends elegance with eccentric. It is a perfect fold for all solid colored pocket squares, especially those made from fine silk. It looks excellent when added to double breasted blazers, full suits, or even formal tuxedos. Here is how you create this fold:

Lay the pocket square flat.

Now fold one corner up to create two overlapping triangles.

Fold in one side to create the 3rd point that will be showing.

Next, fold over the opposite side. This creates the 4th point and the crown is complete.

This is what the 4-point crown fold looks like when complete before tugging it into your breast pocket.

Lastly tug the pocket square into your breast pocket so that all 4 points are showing. That’s all!

Yesterday I featured a more exotic fold called the “Mountain Path” fold, and today I decided to feature one of the most classic and elegant ways to wear your pocket square. I am talking about the so-called “Presidential Fold” – a fold that made especially famous by JFK. It is sometimes also called “flat fold”. It is a perfect fold for solid colored pocket squares. It looks nice with classic suit as well as tux. It is my go to fold when wearing a solid pocket square. Above I am wearing a white linen pocket square with red bordering. Here is how to create this fold:

Lay your pocket squares flat. Make sure it is free of wrinkles.

Fold one side over at the center to create a long shaped rectangle.

Now fold the long side over so that it ends about a 1/2″ short of the other side.

Now tug the pocket square into your breast pocket so that only a quarter to half inch are showing.