Target Merona 3-Pack Patterned Handkerchiefs – $4.99
Credit to Ryan N. for the styletip reminder about these. Also available in white.
Five bucks. Give it six months and you won’t be able to get a gallon of gas for five bucks. Five bucks is a non-happy hour pint. And forget finding a decent martini for a paper Abe.
The casual pocket square trend isn’t the easiest to get on board with. And understandably so. There’s a fine line between “hey that looks kinda cool” and “dorky all dressed up with no where to go.” Sounds hokey, but it really depends on how long you’ve been developing your own personal sense of style. And even if you’re not a beginner, your own style might not even come close to agreeing with wearing a pocket square for the hell of it.
But five bucks is a pretty low investment. So if you find post-purchase that you’re not quite in that territory yet… hang on to them and you might get there in the not too distant future.
Maybe about the same time when gas eclipses $5.00 a gallon.
Not available online. Check your nearest Target by the wallets in the Men’s department.
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I will point out that Target is selling them as handkerchiefs & not pocket squares. The difference to me is I blow my nose in a handkerchief & it stays in my pants pocket; whereas as pocket square goes in my jacket.
this is true. and for $5, I might blow my nose in them and have some stylin’ hankies
I actually got some of these on clearance a year or so ago, thinking to use them as pocket squares.
I don’t know what the normal dimensions are for pocket squares, but I know that when I’ve got these hankies folded up and stuck in my pocket, there is a LOT of bulging action going on. In fairness, I’m 5’9″ and generally wear a 36R suit, so it doesn’t take much to overpower what I’m wearing. Maybe on a bigger guy they would look more proportionate or sit better in the pocket.
Just sayin’.
Iron it, starch it, you should be good. If not then? Scissors.
I found a 3 pack of plain white ones a while back on clearance and when ironed they’re perfect as pocket squares. I haven’t seen these patterned ones but I’ll have to take a closer look next time I’m at Target. I’ve been looking for a set of more casual squares.
+1. I’m also a 36 jacket, and even silk pocket squares have to be folded a lot to fit into my breast pocket. This bulges like all get out (that’s what she said), so I’ve taken scissors to some of them.
Everybody. Take a look at The Tie Bar. All the pocket squares you could ever want.
.. at a price of $54 shipped for 6 white cottons. I’ll take the 6 for $5 at Target 🙂
PS: thanks for the shoutout, Joe!
i can vouch for these. cut off the annoying tags, wash them and throw them in the hot dryer, then starch and iron. i wear a 38S and these do a lot less bulging than a few of my other “pocket squares” (handkerchiefs stuffed into my breast pocket).
I’ll give it a try….
Picked them up and ready to wear. Thanks for the tip!
I picked up the pack shown above. I don’t own a jacket with a chest pocket (yet) and it’s getting to be much to warm in California’s San Joaquin Valley for a jacket anyway. I’ve been sticking them in the back pocket of my chinos with about an inch or two sticking out. I like the look.
Walmart had their brand of handkerchief at, I think it was $5.99 or $6.99, for a pack of 13. Works very well!
Having been buying these for a couple years now for use a “hankie” – I highly recommend them! A “dappered man” always should carry one, wash it, spray it with heavy starch, let it air dry, iron it, fold it, put it away, put into your pocket.
Things I was carry w/ me: hanky, pocket note book, fisher space pen/CountyComm pen, watch, wallet, some cash, blistex and listerine pocket mints & a knife (unless I am flying)
I have thought about using these as pocket squares before, the prints don’t usually match the shirts I am wearing though.
Was at Target getting some polos and snatched up the last box of these. I don’t have a Target in my town so I have to swing by whenever I’m traveling. Thanks for the tip!
I just went yesterday and picked these up. Mine actually had $14.99 on it and I thought that it was an ok price. I was kinda surprised when it said $4.99 on the receipt.
Thank you so much for that! I have no Target in Montreal.
Picked these up yesterday on clearance for $1.50.