When I was younger no self respecting young buck would be seen without a neatly folded handkerchief in the breast pocket, kept for the exclusive use of maidens in distress. A silk one for the real dandies!
I have decided to do my bit to arrest declining standards and start wearing one again.
When the Christmas stocks build up I might even get a silk one - I already wear silk brocade waistcoats, so a silk hankie is a natural extension!