Ever noticed someone with a brightly colored bandana in their back pocket in a gay bar or at a Pride festival and wondered if ...

But for gay men pre-Grindr, a hanky hanging out of a back pocket wasn't a sartorial choice ... skin-tight tank tops and a plaid shirt with a few top buttons undone. While Levi's offers ...

When they went to obtain their first suit, often to wear at the dances held in the City Hall ballroom, Mr Winston would ceremoniously present them with a silk hanky to put in the top pocket ...

And right: Two idiots.Credit: Reuters It can be purely decorative when used as a pocket ... Kenzo T-shirt when she’s not home. But none of these items are as good as the original handkerchief.