2. Cufflinks actually pre-date the button,
safety pin, zipper or Velcro. Luckily,
advancements have been made since the
first cufflinks were made. Cufflinks are a
great way to add a some personal style to
suit or dress shirt. With so many new styles
now, they can also be a way to support
your favorite teams, celebrate a wedding,
or simply complete a look.
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5. Wear the correct shirt. Put on a dress shirt
with French (or Double) cuffs. This sort of
shirt has extra long cuffs with no buttons
and holes on each side.
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7. Fold the cuffs back,
making sure that they
form a neat and even line
at the end of the sleeves.
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9. Hold the cuffs together. Hold the
two open edges of the shirt cuff
together. Unlike cuffs with buttons
where one side of the cuff folds inside
the other, with cufflinks, the two sides
lay flat away from the wrist as shown
in the photo above.
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11. Line up the holes. Make sure
the holes for the cufflink line
up.
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13. Insert the cufflink and secure it. When
your arm is at your side, the decorative part
of the cuff link should be facing outwards.
The way you secure the cufflink this will vary
slightly depending upon the style of cufflinks:
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15. The most common of all cufflinks backings
and the easiest to put on. This style has a
torpedo, or bullet shaped, capsule that is
suspended between two posts. The bullet
can be flipped on its axis to manipulate it
through the button holes in the cuff, and
then flipped horizontal to secure the cufflink
on the shirt.
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17. This style has a straight post
combined with a flat, solid
whale tail that flips flat to
insert, and flips back in place
to secure the cuff
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19. Fixed backings are an extension of the
cufflink face. This means that the post
and backing are formed from the same
piece of metal as the front side of the
cufflink. The backing does not bend or
move in any way. May require a bit
more work to put on, but benefit in the
long run from not having moving parts.
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21. The most traditional form of cufflinks feature a chain
link. Chain link cufflinks are the original form of
cufflinks and are found most often in items of
English production. Chain links characteristically
have 2 sides that are joined together by a chain link.
Due to the agility required to put them on, these are
certainly for the expert level cufflink connoisseur.
The benefit of this style is that there is something to
look at on both sides of the cuff. Additionally, chain
link cufflinks typically allow for a looser cuff.
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25. A chain link cufflinks where the
backing is composed of a ball of silver
or gold. The upside is that they are
very easy to put on and you get the
looseness benefit of the chain link
backing. The balls are also more
appealing than a bullet or plain fixed
back
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