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Over the last hundred years many different techinques of folding a
pocket square have been created. Depending on your attire, as well as
the fabric of the pocket square, differnt folding techniques are
advisable. To make things easy, there are four common ways to fold a
pocket square:
Folding a pocket square: Corners Up
Folding a pocket square with the corners up is the most common
technique. There are many different ways to fold the hanky with the
corners up, and each one is only different in how many corners are
visible.
One Corner Up Pocket square fold:
The fold that onelt shows one corner is the most common way to fold a
pocket square. It is especially well suited for pocket squares made
from a thicker linen type fabric, as this type of material can be
stiffened using a little bit starch, and ironed to keep is straight. The
one corner up pocket square fold is well suited when wearing a necktie.
    
Two Corner Up Pocket square fold:
Folding a pocket square with two corners up gives the fabric more
hold. This fold is therefore better suited for silk pocket squares than
the “One corner up” method. IN fact, of all the corners up folding
methods, this pocket square fold is the best for hankies made from silk,
since the square and flat bottom holds well in the pocket and prevents
the hanky from slipping. The clean and classy look of the two corners up
fold looks great for formal black tie attire: Tuxedo, black bow tie,
and white pocket square.
    
Three corners up Pocket Square fold
The three three corners up give the pocket square a good hold, and
the tips of the corners tend to stay straight. On the other hand, having
a bottom that is not straight, might cause the pocket square to slip
and become cricket. This fold is therefore best suited for a pocket
square that is either made from linen, fine cotton or a thicker and
stiffer silk.
    
The flat pocket square fold:
The flat folding method is one of the easiest ways to fold a pocket
square. The pocket square is flat at the bottom and only about 1/2 inch
of the fabric sticks out of the pocket. This fold is exceptionally well
suited for even the finest and thinest silk fabrics. It classy look
compliments particularly formal black tie attire.
   
The “puff” pocket square fold:
Next to the flat fold, the “puff” folding technique is one of the
simplest one to master. Since the “puff” look is what is desired, fine
silk pocket squares are the top pick. The finer and softer the fabric
the better. The puff fold looks great when matching the pocket square
color and fabric with the necktie. It is well suited for business,
wedding parties, and other events during the day. FOr formal black tie
attire, the puff fold is less suited.
    
Pocket-squares.com: Everything there
is to know about the pocket squares and hankies. For more folding
methods please visit samhober.com - a great resource for mens fashion.
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REDD is proud to present this two-minute video, directed by Charlottesville filmmaker Johnny St. Ours, featuring footage of the 2010 Foxfield Spring Races...as seen through the eyes of Robert Redd! Click on the link below to access the video on our facebook page:
Link to video
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Tomorrow, Mexican-Americans celebrate the Mexican army's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, in what has subsequently become known as Cinco de Mayo. Today, peoples of all ethnicities celebrate the occasion with Latin-flavored festivities, fine foods and exquisite drinks. We at REDD have culled some of our favorite recipes and cocktail mixes for your benefit, so that you, too, might conquer whatever felicitous happenings the day sends your way.
Recipes
Delish.com features some killer victuals:
The Ultimate Guacamole
- 2 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted
- 1 medium lime, juiced
- 1/4 cup(s) red onion, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon(s) cilantro, chopped
- 1 clove(s) (small) garlic, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) black pepper
- 1 tablespoon(s) jalapeño pepper, finely chopped
Directions
- Place avocados and lime in medium bowl, and lightly mash
with fork. Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Serve immediately or cover and chill up to 3 hours. Nutrition
information given is for 1/4 cup.
Mexican Grilled Corn
- 2 tablespoon(s) low-fat mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon(s) nonfat plain yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) chili powder
- 4 ear(s) corn, husked
- 4 tablespoon(s) finely shredded Cotija (see Shopping
Tip) or Parmesan cheese
- 1 lime, quartered
Directions
- Preheat grill to medium-high.
- Combine mayonnaise, yogurt and chili powder in a small bowl.
- Grill corn, turning occasionally, until marked and tender, 8
to 12 minutes total. Spread each ear with 1 tablespoon of the sauce and
sprinkle with 1 tablespoon Cotija (or Parmesan). Serve with lime wedges.
- Shopping tip: Cotija cheese, also called queso añejo or
queso añejado, is an aged Mexican cheese similar in texture and flavor to
Parmesan. Find it near other specialty cheeses or in Mexican grocery stores.
Nacho Casserole
- 1 can(s) (10 3/4 ounces) Cheddar cheese soup
- 1/2 cup(s) low-fat (1%) milk
- 1 jar(s) (16 ounces) mild or medium-hot salsa
- 1 bag(s) (7 ounces) baked, unsalted tortilla chips
- 1 can(s) (16 ounces) fat-free refried beans
- 2 jalapeño chiles, thinly sliced
- 1 cup(s) shredded Cheddar cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400° F. In 13" by 9" ceramic or
glass baking dish, stir undiluted soup with milk; spread evenly. Top with half
of salsa and half of chips. Carefully spread beans over chips. Top with
remaining chips and salsa. Sprinkle with chiles and Cheddar.
- Bake 20 minutes or until hot.
Drinks
CocktailTimes.com has a few salacious suggestions:
Frozen Margarita
- 2 oz tequila (silver)
- juice of one lime
- 1 oz orange curacao or triple sec
- 1 cup ice cubes
- salt (optional)
- Garnish: lime wedge
Directions
Rub the rim of a margarita glass and dip it into salt. Mix
tequila, lime juice, triple sec and ice in a blender. Pour into a glass and
garnish with a lime wedge.
Paloma
- 2 oz. Don Eduardo Anejo Tequila
- 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
- 1 oz. grapefruit soda
- Sprite
- Garnish: lime wedge
Directions
Build over ice in a tall glass and serve with a salted rim.
Garnish with a lime wedge.
Bloody Maria
- 1.5 oz silver tequila
- 4 oz tomato juice
- juice of half lime
- 4 dashes of Cholula
- 2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
- pinch of salt and pepper
- pinch of horseradish
- Garnish: celery stick
Directions
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour into
a tall glass and garnish with celery.
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If you're anything like us, you've barely recovered from the spectacle of Foxfield last weekend, but REDD's taking you back to the races in celebration of the 2010 Kentucky Derby.
Chances are, you already know the basics—the Derby is a Grade I Stakes Race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses that takes place annually on the first Saturday of May in Louisville, Kentucky, and is widely regarded as the world's most prestigious horse race. Jockeys race on a one-and-a-quarter-mile track at Churchill Downs for approximately two minutes—hence the colloquial name for the event, "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports." The Kentucky Derby is also known as "The Run for the Roses," as the winning horse is draped in a blanket of roses.
The winning thoroughbred wears a blanket of 554 red roses
This year, the field features Lookin at Lucky in first post position, with opening odds at 3:1. Other candidates to keep an eye on include Sidney's Candy (5:1), Ice Box (10:1), and Noble's Promise (12:1). Who've you got money on?
More importantly, how are you celebrating? As is typical for horse races, the Kentucky Derby is party to a plethora of storied traditions. Most famous of these is the Mint Julep, an ice drink consisting of bourbon, mint and a sugar syrup, which has become the event's de facto beverage. And for good reason, although we at REDD tend to stick with the Bloody Mary. Lesser known but just as crucial to the Derby mythos is burgoo, a thick stew of beef, chicken, pork and vegetables typically served at the race.
Notable Derby records:
Speed record
1:59.40 - Secretariat
(1973)
Longest shot to win the Derby
$92.40 to 1 - Donerail (1913)
Most wins by a jockey
5 - Eddie Arcaro (1938, 1941,
1945, 1948, 1952)
5 - Bill Hartack (1957, 1960,
1962, 1964, 1969)
Most wins by a trainer
6 - Ben A. Jones (1938, 1941,
1944, 1948, 1949, 1952)
Most wins by an owner
8 - Calumet Farm (1941, 1944,
1948, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1968)
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Foxfield Photographs
By REDD
4/29/2010 5:16:00 PM
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Take a look at these photos of the 2010 Foxfield Spring Races—it was truly an event to remember.
REDD sales tents were a popular destination
The coveted REDD VIP Band - conferring access to the Sponsor Tent
Inspecting the merchandise...
Our Ladies Redd hard at work!
And they're off!
At the finish line with R. Matheson
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We’d like to give a
round of applause to everyone involved in this year’s Foxfield Spring Races,
and especially to those of you who helped make REDD’s first outing as the
Foxfield Lead Sponsor a galloping success! Staffers, race officials,
spectators and REDD patrons—we couldn’t have done it without you.
It was a busy day
from the get-go, with us setting up sales tents in advance of the 9am opening,
and word spreading that the REDD VIP sponsor tent was the most desirable
destination. “There’s a vicious rumor going around,” mentioned one young attendee, “that you guys have free food and an open bar?” You might think it too
good to be true, but to listen to the various testimonials we received over the
course of the day, it seemed that the general consensus was that this had been
an event done right, from A to Z.
Did we mention the REDD sunglasses? When it turned out that the expected all-day showers had petered
out in favor of more typical spring-sunburn weather, our REDD-banded eyewear
started selling like hotcakes. Which just goes to show you what can happen when
you hedge your bets against the odds—whether with the possibility of a sunny
day, or the low-seeded horse, or the small business with local roots and a
whole lot of heart, blessed with the opportunity to take part in such a
glorious event as today.
We are deeply,
deeply grateful to our customers, friends, and families for everything they
have done to help see us to this point—a turn of the corner for Robert Redd by any
metric, and also, hopefully a historic showing in the opinion of those who have
been relishing the Foxfield tradition for decades. There are big things on our
horizon, and we at REDD look forward to meeting them as they come.
But in the
meantime, here’s to you, with future adventures in mind.
Best regards,
REDD
Photographs to
come.
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With only three days remaining until the 2010 Foxfield Spring Races, we wanted to make sure you're up to date on the deals we're offering up to the event date. As this year's main sponsor of the races, Robert Redd, LLC will be offering 20% off all products purchased using "foxfield" as the promotional code during checkout. (Code has expired)
In addition, we're offering several Foxfield ticket packages with the following incentives for various price levels:
All packages include a Foxfield admission ticket and a wristband that will give you access to the REDD VIP tent. Just enter "Foxfield Ticket" in the Delivery Notes field on the checkout page to let us know about your interest.
From all of us on the REDD team, thank you for your business! We look forward to seeing you this Saturday for a glorious day at the races.
Godspeed, and with future adventures in mind--
REDD
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The Robert: What
does the man who means business wear when he makes a break for the beach? With
its classic build and open sleeves, The Robert is perfect for any gentleman,
however industrious, who understands that the measure of his life’s work lies
in balance with his leisure. Versatile enough to accompany you from a heated
round of tennis to a cool poolside siesta, Bloody Mary in hand, to a moonlit
stroll along the boardwalk with your lady—indeed, The Robert will take you
anywhere with confidence and style.
We have a hard time
quite putting our finger on what about The Robert puts us so at ease. Maybe it’s
the way it so characterizes the man-about-town, who you always manage to see in
transit between one point and another, whose face you’d recognize immediately
even if you haven’t met him yet. To us, the Robert is that gentleman—the one
who knows everyone’s name, who treats every man like his brother and every lady
like a queen. Extending love to everyone they meet.
Find out what we
mean—check out The Robert in various colors and sizes.
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From Redd’s
journal, 1914: “Ever since being invited to accompany President Roosevelt on
his tour of the Amazon, I’ve found myself utterly captivated by the man and his
sense of the hunt. This afternoon, we stalked a crocodile along the riverbank,
lurking in the thick greens of the jungle bush, battling mosquitoes and a
variety of other nasties without name. The beast eluded us for nearly six
hours, slipping in and out of the muddy waters, and I was on the verge of
despair when Roosevelt called out to me in a booming whisper: ‘Redd. Stay
absolutely still.’
Teddy Roosevelt (left) during a 1914 tour of the Amazon rainforest
I froze.
Immediately to my right, the crocodile lay waiting—twelve feet long, teeth
bared. I stepped backward. The beast lay still.
It seems we’d found
our game. ‘What do you think?’ I asked the President. ‘Shall I shoot?’
‘Hmm.’ He lowered
his rifle. ‘Perhaps we ought to give the croc his victory.’
‘Suits me,’ I said.
‘I’m much more disposed to chasing some of the indigenous ladies.’
We left the reptile
in peace. That night, I found the only game I ever needed on the beach, by the
glittering sea—a lady in my arm, and a coconut in each hand.”
Sea/Kelly Green
Like what you see? Check out our products in Sea/Kelly Green.
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Get Spotted REDD!
By REDD
4/13/2010 4:09:00 PM
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With the Foxfield
Spring Races approaching, we’re on the lookout for people with that classic
REDD look. Gentlemen, keep your eyes peeled for our Ladies Redd on the UVA
grounds—they’ll be looking to tap you and other “REDD-approved” young men for
our Spotted REDD sweepstakes!
Once spotted,
you’ll receive a special promotional card that will not only allow you to buy
REDD products at a discount through our website, but will also give you VIP access to our exclusive sponsors’ tent
at Foxfields! It’s guaranteed to be an event to remember, so come dressed
to impress—and ready to party.
Wondering what to wear? Click here to
view our selection of gentlemen’s knit shirts.
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