The pocket square finds its origins during the Antiquity, the wealthiest used a white linen square as a handkerchief.

 

This practice carried on during the Middle Ages in Europe with the wealthiest in society; King Richard II is often considered as the inventor of the first real pocket square as a fashion accessory that he used to prefer with loud patterns.

 

During the 20th century, the pocket square became a sign of the most elegant gentlemen in the Western world.