Simonnot-Godard Pocket Squares

I find silk pocket squares to be the easiest to wear, but cottons and linens can be nice too. The best are by Simonnot-Godard, a French manufacturer that began in 1787. The company has gone through several iterations in its ~225 year history. The name that we know it by now, Simonnot-Godard, came from Victor Simonnot-Godard, who bought the firm in 1869 from his father, Auguste Godard. After he took over the firm, he expanded it into Italy and began distributing table linens, shirts, and lingerie. These days, the house almost exclusively focuses on pocket squares, but its reputation is known worldwide. 

Their squares feature a variety of patterns. Some are simple and solid colored, but with a contrasting trim; some are checkered or madras; some even feature 1930s artwork based on Japanese kanji scripts. They’re all woven on traditional looms and finished by hand. The edges are handrolled and handstitched, and they’re made perfectly so that the rolls are even and tight, something that you often don’t find on cheaper squares. 

You can find Simonnot-Godard squares at places such as Paul Stuart, Turnbull & Asser, Charvet, and A Suitable Wardrobe. They cost about $55. You can wear them with most jackets, but I would advise not wearing them with tweed or linen. I find that “rougher” suitings look better with silk squares instead.




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