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post #1 of 57
4/21/11 at 12:04pm
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Cuff-links, I love 'em.

I only wear the small type that have identical front and back--the ones that are button sized to slip through the button holes.

I've got a bunch, mostly mother of pearl, a couple that are stainless steel, and several others that are metal around something.

I think they're great. I wear them in un-ironed cotton shirts that are untucked over jeans.

They sure are a pain when you're walking to the men's room and have to do all that shirt sleeve cuff unbuttoning, but once you get used to it they're all cool.

Thought I'd share.
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post #2 of 57
4/21/11 at 12:22pm
I actually don't own a single button-cuff shirt. Links all the way!
I enjoy the added ritual of selecting an approriate set for the day. I also much prefer the look of French cuffs.
I like the idea of tie-bars too, but I've always felt it would look too affected for me to pull off.
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post #3 of 57
4/21/11 at 1:20pm
I like cufflinks too, though most of my shirts have buttons. It's just for the very special occasions.
(I strongly dislike tiebars, though...)

cacio
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post #4 of 57
4/21/11 at 3:07pm
I own a few pairs in stainless steel and was gifted a gold set, all with simple shapes and designs (probably best that way). Honestly, I wish I had more shirts with single- or double-length cuffs--and places to wear them, for that matter.

Tiebars can look good in the right context, but a bit fussy otherwise. Don't own any myself.
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post #5 of 57
4/21/11 at 5:24pm
I like cuff links too
Let's post pictures of our cuff links?
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post #6 of 57
4/21/11 at 6:01pm
I love french cuffs and cuff links on a guy. They look very smart.
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post #7 of 57
4/21/11 at 6:14pm
Who doesn't love cuff links. This is the one accessory that is still truly masculine. If I were you, shop your local thrift store or antique shop in order to add to your collection. You will find some beautiful pieces that are usually of quality materials for a very reasonably price. This is a classic men's accessory. Thanks for the post.
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post #8 of 57
4/21/11 at 10:18pm
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I love french cuffs and cuff links on a guy. They look very smart.

Ditto on a woman. Very Garbo/Dietrich.
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post #9 of 57
4/21/11 at 10:37pm
I switched from normal shirts around five years ago to french cuffed shirts with links. I really enjoy the FC's & links and probably won't go back to standard.

I was a fan of Declic shits & cuffs but I don't feel their quality is good enough any more. Not sure where to look for good french cuffed shirts now.
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post #10 of 57
4/22/11 at 1:40am
I wear them pretty much every day to work. I have many cufflinks - another one of my "obsessions".
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post #11 of 57
4/22/11 at 3:58pm
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Originally Posted by gandhajala View Post

Ditto on a woman. Very Garbo/Dietrich.

Me too. I've been wanting to get myself a pair. I don't see many (or any) women wearing that look but I think it's so elegant.
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post #12 of 57
4/22/11 at 11:24pm
I must admit I think cuffs and links can look great on women too - very striking. Not something you see often in Australia.
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post #13 of 57
4/23/11 at 12:19am
I think a revival is due.

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post #14 of 57
4/23/11 at 8:03pm
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Originally Posted by gandhajala View Post

I think a revival is due.


I have some nice silver ones, and some vintage ones from my father, but I would love to wear these:

Women, horses, gambling and drinking... (Ballerinas or danseuses, of course, being the mistresses of choice for many a dandy.)

Also, there is the cocktail, or turn-back cuff. Need I say a certain dandy wore them turned back over his coat cuffs?

Dandy cufflinks

Cocktail cuff

The elegant turnback cuff
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post #15 of 57
4/23/11 at 9:41pm
I think I'm definitely going to buy some for myself now that I've had the reminder. I already have a pair that an artist friend made me but I'd like different ones. I prefer square or rectangle ones over circular or oval.

One of my favourite fashion editorials and I only just realised there were cuff links in it:

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post #16 of 57
4/23/11 at 10:42pm
Sometimes the simplest things are the best, like the classic silk knot (monkey's fist) cuff link.

It's also nice to have an elegant pair of shirt studs for shirt placket.

Fine silk knots
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post #17 of 57
4/24/11 at 3:42am
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Fine silk knots

Very nice. I want.
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post #18 of 57
4/27/11 at 10:17am
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Originally Posted by DustB View Post

Cuff-links, I love 'em.

I only wear the small type that have identical front and back--the ones that are button sized to slip through the button holes.

I've got a bunch, mostly mother of pearl, a couple that are stainless steel, and several others that are metal around something.

I think they're great. I wear them in un-ironed cotton shirts that are untucked over jeans.

They sure are a pain when you're walking to the men's room and have to do all that shirt sleeve cuff unbuttoning, but once you get used to it they're all cool.

Thought I'd share.

Dust, I think I like your style!

They are also, as observed, a striking touch on the those of the female persuasion.

I think I will break out my cocktail cuffs today.
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post #19 of 57
5/24/11 at 12:03pm
Even though I have no shirts suitable for cuff-links whatsoever, I want to share this great news with you: in a few weeks, I am planning on buying my first ever sets of cuff-links for the very first time
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post #20 of 57
5/24/11 at 3:51pm
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Even though I have no shirts suitable for cuff-links whatsoever, I want to share this great news with you: in a few weeks, I am planning on buying my first ever sets of cuff-links for the very first time

Ken, you simply *must* buy some when you can. They are the ultimate in chic.

Of course, the "cocktail cuff" (a turn-back cuff--of which a certain man of fashion was very fond--requires no cuff links.)

Sometimes they are called "James Bond" cuffs.

http://www.deoveritas.com/blog/james...l-cuffs-style/
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post #21 of 57
5/24/11 at 4:22pm
Just my 2 cents- I LOVE seeing men wearing cuff links- not only do they make you stand out from the usual crowd but I think they are suave and sexy. Shows an extra thought for style and therefore a man who stands out from the rest.
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post #22 of 57
5/28/11 at 8:37pm
People may not say anything, but they get noticed. I wear only French cuff shirts with any kind of suit. Been that way for many, many years. Very...stylin.
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post #23 of 57
6/8/11 at 8:02am
Very nice indeed. I approve.

Don't stop at cuff-links. I say bring on the pocket squares, fedora hats & day cravats!
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post #24 of 57
6/8/11 at 3:39pm
This looks like cufflink Heaven:

http://uptowndandy.blogspot.com/2011...sing-link.html
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post #25 of 57
6/8/11 at 3:56pm
I don't wear cuff links too often. Here are mine:







Blue fishies are Feragammo.
Top is Mont blanc
Transitioning blue are Carolina herrera
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post #26 of 57
6/9/11 at 8:39am
Thanks for that awesome link, Primrose. The variety is staggering!

hedonist222, I like the whimsical look of those Ferragamo fish. I tend to favor more heritage-inspired stuff such as this pair:
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post #27 of 57
6/9/11 at 10:52am
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Thanks for that awesome link, Primrose. The variety is staggering!

hedonist222, I like the whimsical look of those Ferragamo fish. I tend to favor more heritage-inspired stuff such as this pair:

I don't use them for work or formal occasions, mostly casual.

But wow your attachment is lovely. Perfect for a board meeting.
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post #28 of 57
6/9/11 at 1:13pm


these are among the weirdest I've ever seen
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post #29 of 57
6/9/11 at 1:40pm
I tend to wear French cuff shirts with suits and have about a two dozen cufflinks everything from vintage cheapos to my Dad's to 24k Victorian, Art Deco silver, and old German amber for special occasions. With a Savile Row suit, Navy blazer or fine Italian threads there's really no alternative...
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post #30 of 57
6/9/11 at 1:56pm
Mine are from my father and a few modern ones in my collection.

Forzieri have a nice line of Italian cufflinks: http://www.forzieri.com/usa/deptd.as...usa&dept_id=10

This is my favourite one which shows the dandy's four occupations: women (a ballet girl!), horses, gambling and drinking: http://www.forzieri.com/usa/product_...valore5=&c=usa
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post #31 of 57
6/9/11 at 3:05pm
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these are among the weirdest I've ever seen

My goodness. I love the brushed metal.
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post #32 of 57
7/10/11 at 11:06pm
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these are among the weirdest I've ever seen

I can't make out on the link who makes them...do you know?
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post #33 of 57
7/11/11 at 8:32am
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I can't make out on the link who makes them...do you know?

http://www.armrevolution.com/

http://gearcrave.com/2008-04-08/cuff...armrevolution/
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post #34 of 57
7/31/11 at 10:06pm
Once YSL L'Homme had a gift with purchase of the EDT: cuff links in the shape of the bottle cap of the scent.
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post #35 of 57
8/1/11 at 12:46am
I am simply visually addicted to the "YSL L'Homme shape" of cuff-links
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post #36 of 57
8/1/11 at 2:16am
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these are among the weirdest I've ever seen

Wouldn't match my typical British style suiting, but it's an excellent, intelligent design (oops ). I have one fashion-forward ultramarine Montana jacket these would go with nicely.
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post #37 of 57
8/4/11 at 4:46am
I'm a huge fan of cufflinks and have not dared to count my collection in years - there are probably hundreds now - mostly I go for natural stones, precious or semi-precious but many are also just gold, sliver or stainless in various shapes and sizes means of attachement. Among the more unusual are fire opal in an Aztec style setting, white gold stirrup links and ammonite fossils with a concealed setting . . .

I agree absolutely that the cufflink is the item of male jewellery.
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post #38 of 57
8/5/11 at 1:08am
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Originally Posted by Diamondflame View Post

Very nice indeed. I approve.

Don't stop at cuff-links. I say bring on the pocket squares, fedora hats & day cravats!

You had me till you brought up fedoras and cravats-it just brings back images of SNL skits.
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post #39 of 57
8/5/11 at 1:09am
don't wear'em often but every now and then I'll go through ebay and look at the great assortment of links
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post #40 of 57
8/10/11 at 8:31pm
Have a few pair I rock in the winter (read:when I wear long sleeves). Couple standard off the shelf pairs, and a half metal half carbon fiber pair that has my wife and I's wedding logo engraved in them. She gave em to me as a gift, but the guys at work tease me about it. This is about the point I remind them perhaps that's why most of them are divorced. I dig em.
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post #41 of 57
8/10/11 at 9:05pm
Love cufflinks especially those that sport emeralds of any shape.
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post #42 of 57
8/20/11 at 7:53pm
Cufflinks are great! I tend towards designs that don't stand out too much, because I don't want to blind people around me every time I point at something on a sunny day. The hardest thing for me is finding decent French-cuff shirts, short of MTM.
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post #43 of 57
9/11/11 at 10:11am
I love links from Robert Talbott, the enamel ones. I'll have to remind myself to post some pics but the bars with the inlay design, are my favs. Got them in yellow, wish i had gotten them in all colors. I also use the single color round cloth ones, with texture, from Thomas Pink, and get them for around $40 shipped off Ebay. And I have one pair from John Hardy as my wife loves his jewelry and got me a pair for christmas once, and I like them better than the David Yurman onces she was gonna get
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post #44 of 57
9/17/11 at 8:33pm
Many years ago in Rio de Janeiro on vacation, I stumbled into a gem shop and got to talking with the owner who had had the shop for more than 20 years. He was also a goldsmith, lapidary and setter. I told him I was interested in finding some 18K cuff links set with stones and before I knew it he brought out a humungous tray with all native polished gems. He said he could make cuff links with any stones I chose and have them ready in 3 days. Long story short, I left Brazil with two beautiful pairs of cuff links one with the best quality malachite and another with the deepest and richest amethyst.
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post #45 of 57
10/4/11 at 9:43am
i love them too. but not the big, showy ones nor the bulky and boring ones. i like them to be elegant, no shouting.

i prefer things like small octagonal rose gold with round mother of pearl front, or round subtly carved silver with onyx stone front. i like precious stones set into them, or other beautiful materials. enamel can be very nice, too. and i like simple but finely detailed etchings on metal, but not just a bunch of parallel lines as means of texture. sometimes i like quirky or cheeky ones, but generally only if they're subtle about it.

i have a small collection of them, mostly vintage.
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post #46 of 57
1/20/12 at 10:38am
Only own one pair. Nothing too fancy, silver/grey, etched, from Thomas Nash, I believe.
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post #47 of 57
5/6/12 at 9:10am
I like them cufflinks. Although not the ones that you describe. I prefer them a bit bigger. Whenever I wear a suit I prefer cufflinks. With dress pants/blazer combo they're a bit out of place imo so I use buttoned cuffs there.
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post #48 of 57
5/6/12 at 9:15am
Unfortunately, the malls and fashion outlets where I live only sell several no-name models, chiefly in sets along with ties, scarves, bow-ties etc. However, the ray of hope comes from small, independent, mostly family-owned jewelry workshops in my town of residence, which can design and manufacture custom-made cufflinks from gold or silver, all this not much more expensively than in regular retails stores and with much more room for creativity.
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post #49 of 57
5/28/12 at 11:01pm
These are a nice silver alternative to gold:

http://www.bensilver.com/The-Four-Vi...inks,9637.html
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post #50 of 57
5/29/12 at 8:00am
I have an embarrassingly large number of pairs of cufflinks. They range from the subtle and elegant to the brash and gaudy.

These are about the biggest (though not necessarily flashiest):

Attachment 13718Attachment 13719

I got them from a company called Braybrook & Britten, who have had quite a lot of business from me over the years.
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post #51 of 57
5/29/12 at 8:41am
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I wear button-cuffed shirts but many beautiful pair of cuff links for sale on the cheap at local thrift shops have caught my eye.
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post #52 of 57
5/29/12 at 11:25am
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These are a nice silver alternative to gold:

http://www.bensilver.com/The-Four-Vi...inks,9637.html

Those are fun.
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post #53 of 57
6/13/12 at 10:56pm
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Those are fun.

Yes, I love them. The dandy's favourite preoccupations, which consume his time and money: drink ,cards, horse and women.
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post #54 of 57
6/28/12 at 3:04am
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... I wear them in un-ironed cotton shirts that are untucked over jeans. ...

Fitted shirts, I reckon. I would check out your shoes too.
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post #55 of 57
8/4/12 at 11:46am
There is nothing quite so elegant as French cuffs adorned with cufflinks.
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post #56 of 57
8/4/12 at 6:19pm
i find cuff links to be a bit clunky and old-fashioned. People were not using keyboards and tablets when they were invented, I wear shirts with French cuffs frequently, and I really cannot stand cuff links clinking against against devices and desks. They also feel unnecessarily heavy. Instead of cuff links, I use silk knots. They do not inhibit what you can do with your hands, and I find them more streamlined, understated, and modern.

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The one exception I would add is for black-tie. They're fine then.
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post #57 of 57
8/4/12 at 9:14pm
The smaller and circumspect they are, the best.
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