When it comes to fashion, everything cool comes back again. That's especially true this spring as some of our favorite trends from the past are being revived — including the handkerchief. That silky ...

16 February 1923: Its casual connection with the nose is steeped with historic, romantic, and sentimental interest Someone raised the question the other day as to why pocket-handkerchiefs are always ...

My father was born in 1925, and like many men of his era he was quite formal in dress. I never once saw him in bluejeans or a T-shirt. When he came home from his medical office at the end of a long ...

Recently, my mom brought me a small stack of tenugui as a souvenir from a recent trip to Kyoto and Osaka, Japan. Tenugui are traditional Japanese hand towels. They’re small, soft, absorbent cloths, ...

Maybe you have hay fever, COVID, a cold or the flu, and are reaching for a tissue or handkerchief. But which one’s better at stopping infections spreading? Which has a smaller environmental impact? Is ...

To mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, a museum in Surrey has shared memories of Allied soldiers who fought in the Far East campaign. The conflict was brought to a conclusion when two atomic bombs ...

Located at the end of the Lincoln Street commercial corridor, the Handkerchief Factory is near Exeter’s Amtrak station, ...