Blue nankeen cotton pocket squares $35
Blue nankeen fabric is named after Nanjing, a city in east China where it was popularized. The technique originated over three thousand years ago and remains largely unchanged today. Wooden stencils deposit the design onto the fabric, which is then dipped into indigo dye to achieve its deep, dark blue color.
The fabric we use is handmade in the Nanjing area by one of the last workshops still engaged in this dying art.
Shinagawa ukiyo-e pocket square $45
Goten-yama-hill, Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō is a woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai, part of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series of which The Great Wave off Kanagawa is the most famous.
Shinagawa is along the Tōkaidō (East Sea Road), the most important road in Japan, connecting Edo (modern day Tokyo) to Kyoto. Located south of Edo, overlooking the Shinagawa Bay, the area was strewn with brothels where courtesans received their clients. This print depicts a hanami (flower viewing) scene with people gathering outside to enjoy the blooming sakura (cherry blossoms), a practice still popular in Japan today.
Drawn by Louise Fili, one of today’s leading graphic designers. She has designed a Love postage stamp, among other prominent commissions.
Ancient madder pocket squares $45
Silk screen printed in Macclesfield, England. Selected from the Macclesfield archives dating back to the 19th century, when the city was the center of worldwide silk production.
The traditional ancient madder finish on the gum twill silk gives the fabric a unique, dry hand. The slightly faded color palette easily complements other elements of your outfit.
New original design pocket squares $45
Cat pocket squares, now available in burgundy. $35
An original design that’s part Andy Warhol, part Shepard Fairey, and all feline.
