Why I like wearing cuff links?

[Cufflink79]

...Yet another reason to take a wife, I suppose!

Indeed, or never to leave mother’s nest, alternatively. While I was writing, I even considered mentioning that once I did have to recur to my beloved wife’s help with my cuff links in order not to get late at a dinner party.
Yes, I think I will wear cuff links more often than I have been wearing thus far.

In the opening scene of the first episode of the second season of "Mad Men", Pete Campbell's wife is helping him put on his cuff links for another day of work.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

[Cufflink79]

I just couldn't resist adding this to the post about why I like wearing cuff links.

The other evening after watching President Bush speak about the doom and gloom of the economy, I went ahead and took a look at the series premiere of Knight Rider. NBC has redone the show about the talking car KITT from the 1980s. BTW, when I was a kid I had a figure and car set from the show.

Anyways the new Michael Knight was on a mission and he actually looked really good in his SBPL tuxedo, he needed to save his lady friend and the door is locked. A CUFF LINK to the rescue, he takes off one of his links and puts it into the door's lock, the cuff link explodes and he is in.

So I guess I should add to my list of why do I like wearing cuff links, is that if you have the right connections, you can have a pair of exploding cuff links made up to save your life.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

[marcelo]

I just couldn't resist adding this to the post about why I like wearing cuff links.

The other evening after watching President Bush speak about the doom and gloom of the economy, I went ahead and took a look at the series premiere of Knight Rider. NBC has redone the show about the talking car KITT from the 1980s. BTW, when I was a kid I had a figure and car set from the show.

Anyways the new Michael Knight was on a mission and he actually looked really good in his SBPL tuxedo, he needed to save his lady friend and the door is locked. A CUFF LINK to the rescue, he takes off one of his links and puts it into the door's lock, the cuff link explodes and he is in.

So I guess I should add to my list of why do I like wearing cuff links, is that if you have the right connections, you can have a pair of exploding cuff links made up to save your life.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

Explosive cuff links, it has always been my opinion, are not practical, for they tend to blacken after every explosion.

[NCW]

Indeed; you succumb to the female trait of single wearings. Besides, you would have to carry a spare anyway to avoid leaving your wrist undressed, in which case, why not wear the good one and keep the exploding in your pocket? It then does not need to be a cufflink at all.

Laser wristwatches are much more practical.

[bond_and_beyond]

Am I right in assuming that the discussion about whether to wear cufflinks or not (ie whether to wear shirts with doublecuffs or not) is more of an "American" discussion than a "European" one? I live in Scandinavia and many of my colleagues and shirt people I see in general wear double cuff shirts without giving it much thought.

S

[hectorm]

This thread has been dormant for a while. In the interim, H. Huntsman & Sons (just Huntsman for some) has conducted a recent poll amongst their customers and followers, and ... cufflinks placed first in the "favourite accessories" category. They even surpassed adored items like ties, watches, pocket squares or pens.
Long live to cufflinks then.

[Luca]

I was struck by the comments regarding BD shirts and cuff links. I had a relatively large number of shirts made up precisely to those specifications.
I realize that, especially in Europe, the BD shirt is associated with a degree of casualness, but that depends on how one wears it (with a tie? In a non-oxford cloth?)
In reality, both links and collar buttons are non-essential items (one might say, affectations) and therefore don't clash, in my opinion.
All that said, I've rather "gone off" cufflinks lately. When I wear them, I almost exclusively wear silk knots which Are colorful, not too large or showy and comfortable.
As for matching, they would either match my tie or pocket square.

[Jordan Marc]

For fans of cuff links:

American made cuff links are typically one-sided and have a toggle closure, which always reminds me of the exposed underside of the Golden Gate Bridge. Convenient, but not terribly aesthetic. Double-sided cuff links, which are typical of the handiwork of jewellers in the United Kingdom and as well as all over the Continent are ideally what you should be looking for. How many pairs should you have in
your collection? As many as you can afford. Collectors of cufflinks haunt antique dealers, estate sales,
and Gem & Jewellery trade shows. If you see a pair or two that you like, don't be afraid to haggle with the seller. The most elusive and costly cuff links are the guilloche enamel links made by the artisans
of Faberge way way back in the time of Czar Nicholas and Alexandra. The real examples are nothing
short of extraordinary. The genuine links are seldom offered for sale and fetch ungodly high prices at
auction. The copies, of which there are many, can be found on Ebay and leave a lot to be desired.

But ... some years ago The Field Museum in Chicago mounted a fantastic show of Faberge antiquities
that just knocked me sideways. Every item on display was fantastic and meticulously made. I meandered through the exhibit four times, dumbfounded by the beauty of exquisitely made objets.
In the last gallery came the biggest surprise. Here was some of the finest workmanship imaginable
and, surprise, it was all done by Russian university students who had been trained in the manner of
Faberge. So there may be hope that we will eventually see examples of Faberge objets for less than
insane prices.

JMB

[Cufflink79]

Wow I have forgotten about this post from long ago that I started.

In 2010 The International Cuff Link Association was founded.

If anyone is interested in joining, the web site is listed below.

http://www.intercufflinkassoc.com/

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

[Sir Royston]

Heres a thing.. I love wearing cufflinks and nearly all my shirts have double cuffs for cufflinks.. (apart from that is, my tattersall shirts).. however.. i have a very modern problem..
when using the computer i find that the cufflinks frequently hit the apple trackpad things and its getting scratched!! so i have a cufflink/keyboard non compliance issue!!!

[rodes]

I seldom wear any jewelry, only a wedding band, and reserve cufflinks for special events like weddings. However, I do enjoy wearing them on such occasions. The double sided ones are harder to fasten and therein lies my favorite reason to like them. You are always justified in asking a woman to help you.

[pur_sang]

Once upon a time, I liked wearing them, I still do if I am wearing a dinner suit. The problem is I rarely see cufflink designs that I like, the ones I like tend to be very simple classic designs. Most of the ones sold are usually too colorful, too big, too funny or too loud...

Personally, I like silk knots a lot better (which technically I suppose are still cufflinks), I think they strike a much finer balance between the formality of a french cuff and a certain nonchalance by not linking the cuff with some precious cufflinks.