Cufflinks & You 1

Cufflinks & You 1

 

Cuff links are a matched set mechanism for fastening a shirt’s French cuff,which is a cuff for a shirtsleeve that is folded back.

Cufflinks keep your French cuff shirts fastened,and add a dash of jewelry fashion at your wrist.

Cuff links are usually a small ornamental device,generally a pair of linked buttons or one button that fastens with a bar or shank,inserted through buttonholes to keep the cuff of a shirt or blouse closed.Cuff buttons took the place of cuff strings in the 17th century,and the word link appeared as early as 1788.

By the 1840s,cuff links were usually in the form of gold,silver,or pearl buttons held together by chain links.There have been many variations in cuff-link design,and they are no longer limited to the button form and may be made of any number of materials.

Cuff Links are largely a matter of personal taste and expression.The double-faced cuff links are the dressiest since they look equally well from both sides of the cuff.