Atkinsons
Dark Tartan Pocket Square
A 32 x 32 cm pocket square woven from 100% wool in a dark tartan pattern featuring navy, deep green, and black checks. Made in the UK, it is designed as a formal accessory for suit jacket pockets, with hemmed edges and a neat folded presentation.
- Color
- Dark Tartan
- Material
- 100% wool
- Gender
- unisex
- Style
- classic, formal
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing Accessories > Handkerchiefs
Specifications
Classic dark tartan pocket square in 100% wool, made in the UK.
100% wool, square 32x32 cm size, tartan pattern
- Color
- Dark Tartan
- Material
- 100% wool
- Style
- classic, formal
- Gender
- unisex
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing Accessories > Handkerchiefs
Additional Attributes
- 100% wool fabric
- Square 32 x 32 cm size
- Made in the UK
- English Atkinsons label at Le 31
- Classic tartan pattern
Product Insights
The Dark Tartan Pocket Square by Atkinsons is a 32 cm 100% wool square that holds a crisp three-point fold all day while puff folds relax naturally, offering full pocket presence for smart-casual to business attire—but it is too casual for black-tie and demands dry cleaning to prevent shrinkage or matting. Its single-layer unlined construction and English tailoring pedigree, backed by a Royal Warrant and 200 years of textile craftsmanship, trade off fuss-free care for precise shape retention and a coordinated secondary-color echo in outfits.
Verified claims
- Wool characteristics
- 100% wool holds three-point folds for hours.
- Care
- Dry-clean only; water shrinks or mats wool fibers.
- Construction
- This square is a single layer of unlined 100% wool.
- Pocket performance
- At 32x32 cm, the square's wool fabric ensures sharp folds and full pocket presence.
- Fold retention
- Three-point fold stays crisp all day; puff fold relaxes naturally.
- Formality
- Classic, formal, adult, and unisex styling; suitable for smart-casual to business attire, but too casual for black-tie.
- Shape retention
- Wool's medium-high shape retention means it springs back after folding; storing the square unfolded between wears maintains its body and eliminates the need for pressing.
- Crease tolerance
- Looks better when it relaxes into a soft, textured fold; a few character creases enhance rather than detract.
- Outfit pairings
- Pairs with burgundy blazers, navy suits, tweed; smart-casual to business.
- Heritage
- Atkinsons has crafted textiles since 1820 with a Royal Warrant.
- Coordination
- Coordinates via secondary-color echo and pattern-scale contrast.
- Origin
- Made in UK, not Scottish, signaling English tailoring pedigree.
- Size
- At 32 x 32 cm, the square offers more fabric than typical 25–28 cm wool tartan squares, and its price works out to roughly 4.8 cents per cm² — nearly the same as a smaller 26 cm pure wool square.
- Provenance
- UK-made by a brand whose weaving heritage dates to 1820, including hand-loom tie fabrics.
- Seasonal pairing
- The 100% wool fabric has a nubby, matte texture that pairs naturally with heavier autumn and winter jacketings like tweed, flannel, and wool blazers.
- Pattern subtlety
- Against a dark suit, the dark tartan reads understated rather than bold; the low contrast between the deep plaid tones and navy, charcoal, or black keeps it muted so it doesn't compete with a patterned tie.
- Fold choice
- As a single layer of wool, the square puffs with good volume, but a tidy flat or two-point fold tends to look cleanest and sit flatter in the pocket.
Product record
- Title
- Dark Tartan Pocket Square
- Brand
- Atkinsons
- Price
- 49 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Image Analysis
1 images- 01
Product
Folded square cloth with a dark tartan weave showing navy and deep green large checks separated by thin black lines; visible hemmed edges and a single top fold offset toward the back.
- Overall shapeSquare cloth folded once with a visible top tuck near the upper edge producing a double-layer strip along the top; main visible face is flat and rectangular due to the fold.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.18 · w 0.76 · h 0.64 (high) - Tartan patternLarge tartan check pattern of alternating dark navy square fields and deep green crossing bands, intersected by narrow black linear checks.
1 region
x 0.16 · y 0.22 · w 0.68 · h 0.56 (high) - Fabric textureWoven textile visible with diagonal twill-like weave lines and a subtle sheen on raised yarns.
1 region
x 0.22 · y 0.26 · w 0.56 · h 0.48 (high) - Hemmed edgeNarrow turned hem visible along the right and bottom edges with neat stitching holding the fold.
2 regions
x 0.72 · y 0.28 · w 0.14 · h 0.48 (high); x 0.20 · y 0.72 · w 0.60 · h 0.08 (high) - Top fold detailUpper edge shows a folded strip where the fabric is doubled back, exposing the pattern on the reverse; the fold creates a thin shadow line beneath it.
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.18 · w 0.60 · h 0.12 (high)
Other
Product photographed on a uniform light gray background with soft shadow below left; centered top-down view, even studio lighting, minimal reflections.
- Background and stagingUniform light gray background with no visible props or packaging, image centered on the product.
- ShadowSoft drop shadow mainly below and slightly left of the pocket square indicating overhead lighting.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.76 · w 0.64 · h 0.16 (medium) - Viewing angleTop-down view showing the front face of the folded pocket square.
Colors
deep navy· navy field#1D2234dark forest green· green bandsblack· thin lines#0D0D0D- Overall shapeSquare cloth folded once with a visible top tuck near the upper edge producing a double-layer strip along the top; main visible face is flat and rectangular due to the fold.