Hankerchief in suit pocket--too much?

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Is doing this too much and too showy? I think it looks nice, but am not sure if it is appropriate for the interview attire.

 

[Duchess742]

Is doing this too much and too showy? I think it looks nice, but am not sure if it is appropriate for the interview attire.

hmm...a bit. unless you're gay. then it's cool 😉

 

[YML]

too much

 

[Dr. Pepper]

I shall answer your question with another question?

Are you trying to WOO your interviewer?

-Dr. P.

 

[MediMama23]

Is doing this too much and too showy? I think it looks nice, but am not sure if it is appropriate for the interview attire.

Yeah, that reminds me of a dinner date. Or a wedding. Or going to the prom.

Overkill, playa.

 

[Avalanche21]

Yeah, that reminds me of a dinner date. Or a wedding. Or going to the prom.

Overkill, playa.

I concur...that is all 😀

 

[runningmom]

Concur with overkill - and it is *SO* 2003... see link below....

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3130040/

 

[Tony326]

hmm...a bit. unless you're gay. then it's cool

I am gay, and I'm not saying I find your comment offensive, but you won't find me with a hankerchief in my suit pocket anytime soon. 😉

 

[Duchess742]

I am gay, and I'm not saying I find your comment offensive, but you won't find me with a hankerchief in my suit pocket anytime soon. 😉

haha, good! i meant to imply that gay dudes are so trusted for their fashion advice (and in most cases i know of, rightfully so) that pretty much anything they'd wear could become a trend. but it's good to know you won't be sporting the handkerchief during interviews 😉

 

[AmoryBlaine]

Is doing this too much and too showy? I think it looks nice, but am not sure if it is appropriate for the interview attire.

Definitely not something to worry about. Flip a coin.

 

[jbone]

Is doing this too much and too showy? I think it looks nice, but am not sure if it is appropriate for the interview attire.

I think you'd look sexy...sailor! 😉
You silly goose!

 

[jbone]

...that pretty much anything they'd wear could become a trend.

👎 🙄
Love blanket statements. (helps remove foot from mouth)

 

[tifa]

it's a little much...but if you can work it, work it!

 

[etf]

don't do it. and if you are, make sure it DOES NOT match your tie. that is considered especially tacky.

 

[Wackie]

NO!

Hankerchiefs are nasty! I don't care if they're the silk, never to actually be used, ones. They all make me think of old men tucking those nasty, snotty, germ infested, cut-up-pieces-of-what-used-to-be-an-undershirt, things into their pockets after doing their best fog horn immitation into it for the third time in the last half hour. Bleck!

For the love of all things living, don't do it!

 

[akinf]

Bro, no.

 

[Hercules022]

Appropriate:
Navy / gray suit, white / blue shirt, conservative tie

Inappropriate:
Hankerchief in breast pocket, top hat, cane, white / seersucker suit, monacle in either eye

 

[Law2Doc]

it's a little much...but if you can work it, work it!

Agree with this. There are a select few people on the planet who can pull off handkerchiefs, bow ties, black and white spats and other atypical interview garb. But the odds that you are such person are significantly worse than the odds of getting accepted.

 

[MossPoh]

It's generally considered formal to do stuff like that. A nice suit without flashy stuff should get you through 99 percent of occassions. Unless you are going to a benefit gala or something stay away from it. Even things like cuff links, or a Windsor knot can be overkill. Dress to impress doesn't mean dress like you are going to your wedding everytime.lol A nice pressed shirt, with a four-in-hand knot or half windsor tie knot, and a single button done on the jacket is about all that is needed...buffed clean shoes are a bonus too...and well the crease in the pants.

 

[Law2Doc]

Even things like cuff links, or a Windsor knot can be overkill.

Actually about a third of all guys interviewing seemed to have one or both of the above -- that's not really the same level of boldness as a handkerchief. And speaking from my prior employment I can assure you that cufflinks are not formal wear -- they are accepted business attire in some industries.

 

[MossPoh]

Well yea. Depends on the cufflinks. I have two sets. I am obviously not going to wear my diamond cufflinks for an interview though. My simple gold ones maybe. The business world is a little wacky but in the history of dress wear the windsor knot has been known more for a broader collar in more formalish stuff. For presentations (ones I've done) they have often liked the more extravagant but I think also that most people don't know how to do 4 different tie knots.lol I mean the first one I learned was the Windsor and only later on did I learn others and how they go with certain tie fabrics and types of collared shirts. 😎 To most it doesn't stand out quite like a hankerchief but there are always the select few that know.lol Basic point I was trying to get across is that the piece of colored cloth isn't needed. 🙂

 

[-Goose-]

Is doing this too much and too showy? I think it looks nice, but am not sure if it is appropriate for the interview attire.

Too much. You want your attire to be conservative [borderline dull]. You don't want them remembering you for your suit.

 

[Jacks Mannequin]

As long as you have a pimp cane to along with it, I think it's fine. 🙂

 

[notdeadyet]

Appropriate:
Navy / gray suit, white / blue shirt, conservative tie

OP- if you know how to dress properly, just be yourself. The above attire will be great for looking just like everybody else. If your application screams "I'm just like the rest of the pack", run with it. If not, you can afford to look like an individual.

That said, if you don't know how to dress right for business attire, follow the above. It's a uniform, but at least you won't look like a freak.

 

[MediMama23]

That said, if you don't know how to dress right for business attire, follow the above. It's a uniform, but at least you won't look like a freak.

A freak? To have a hankie? That's a bit much, no? I might say "especially stylin,'" or maybe a bit out of place, but "freak" is a strong word. You can't really look like a freak unless you have eyes growing out of the rest of your body or an ear right on your forehead. You'd have to go farrrrr beyond a hankie to be a freak.

 

[notdeadyet]

A freak? To have a hankie? That's a bit much, no?

Sorry, I was unclear. I mean that if you have no idea how to dress fo business, it's safe to wear the dark suit/dark tie/white or blue shirt uniform. You'd be amazed what some folks who don't know how to dress for business consider appropriate. I've had interviews with nine candidates who look like they're modeling for a Deloitte and Touche catalog and one guy who comes in looking like he married his first communion suit with a salvation army giftcard. That'd be the freak.

As for hankies, I think they look awful, but to each their own. I don't think there's anything wrong with wearing one.

 

[deuist]

You can try the Andre 3000 look: