Great Video, thank you! I wanted to add, I have worn French cuffs for nearly all my "dress shirt" life, but recently discovered the "barrel-French" technique where one overlaps the folded back cuffs and passes a cufflink through. This looks quite attractive with slimmer jackets without the cuffs 'kissing'. It will be great to see your take on those in a video. Congratulations on a fantastic channel.
If there is enough fabric layers things will be too tight to fall out unless something in the cufflink breaks. There is only one account in my family history where there has been a lost cufflink. That was back in 1881. My great-great- grand uncle had a pair of cufflinks that were 18K , carved Black Onyx; and, diamonds. He lost one. He had no sons so the remaining cufflink was made into a ring for his daughter. The ring is still in the family collection for the female descendants to wear.
Here's a little solution for those (like me) who have to allow for a larger neck, which results in a cuff that is just a little bit big for the wrists (in off-the-rack shirts, anyway). Take a very small, but somewhat thick rubber o-ring (or similar) and thread the stem/t-bar of the cuff link through it. If the visible section of the cuff link is large enough, the o-ring will be easily hidden between it and the shirt. If not, the o-ring can be placed on the underside of the cuff. The added thickness of the o-ring will create a tighter fit, and the flexibility of the o-ring allows for ease of use. Alternately, you can always shop for cuff links that will provide a tighter fit, but if you've got a particular shirt/link pair that you *really* like - as I do - this is a workable solution.
RE; chain cufflinks. I have a number of vintage links in that style. I've found that if you have a properly starched cuff that this sort cufflink is amazing. Bar cufflinks need to have Beryllium added to the alloy to keep the spring working for years. Many of my most bejeweled cufflinks are bars.(Diamonds, Sapphires, Rubies, et al gems that are in 18K )
Yes,but many of my bar cufflinks are an solid like gold or not precious stone While my grandfather have a custome jeweller to make his double side chain cufflinks in amethyst,malachite,sapphire
@@heinzguderianbutmoreyounge9659 I'm again pitching the fact that a proper French Cuff is critical for Cuff Links. When you have the shirt ready for links there will be four (4) layers of starched fabric. I tend to place the links into the shirt before I put the shirt on and adjust the shirt sleeve by the button on the opening that runs from the base of the cuff heading to the elbow. I do this with all of my cufflinks as some of them have a better side that will appear first before the entire cufflink is seen.
@@cookingprof i agree with you on white,but not on an informal patterns My grandfather have tons of french cuffs and the only one he starch was an white tie one,you want to feel comfortable and also it was 4 layers,maybe it was you who starch it by im sticking to my grandfather ways....
If you put cuffling into first 2 button holes using your both hands before you put on shirts it will be lot easier since lot of best dressers choose prepare and inspect the clothings and accesories even night before Note left handed people might find the other side button holes could make easier too.
I just bought a nice pair of oval chain cufflinks that I’m having a tough time putting on with two hands-never mind just one! I appreciate the informative video but do you have any additional tips and tricks for putting on oval chain cufflinks? Thanks!
@Billy Bones His tone came off negative to me. Like "they're cheap, so I don't like them", especially after he said they were the most common type. It almost makes a person feel bad for not buying the expensive ones. I guess i just don't understand why he couldn't just show how they are put on and move on without a whole speech about how he doesn't like them because they are cheap.
My dress shirts must be cheap as I dont have holes on both sides of my sleeve to put my cufflinks through. Any tricks to accommodate that without butchering the shirt?
so if i understand this correctly, you need to actually get a dress shirt that can accommodate cuff links, is that right? i'll probably pass on cuff links for now then. i prefer to accessorize in a way that doesn't force me to have to buy new shirts but that allows me to use what i already have.
Yeah, sadly you will need to either get "adapters" wich you baseicly put on the buttons of a normal shirt, and then you can put the cufflings through those, or buy a dress shirt with a french cuff
@@tobiassimmet6834 i totally forgot about this comment i made 7 years ago. in the meantime, i learned that all the regular dress shirts i own do allow for cuff links to be used because the cuff comes with 2 holes. that saves me the trouble of getting french cuffs.
For me any cufflink that does not have an appealing end such as toggle or stud possibly could be reserved for Barrel sleeves. If showing both sides and decorative then the French or kissing sleeves.
I got your con when you talk about cufflings when your cuff is in the french style. However you could still wear itin barrel style and it would be more comfortable with the bar that way
Adam Swiggity Swooty _MAGA! Only French cuffs, hybrid cuffs, and another type of cuff I forgot the name of. Button cuffs do not work as there is no hole to put the cuff link through
Really like the channel! Thank you for promoting elegance in an otherwise quite decadent world! Just an advice: You should really lower the volume on the intro, i.e. the music in the intro. If you, like me, have your computer plugged into a extensive audio system it becomes really loud. It is annoying to have to lower the volume and then turn it back up in every video.
Are you supposed to always leave your sleeves flat ike that when wearing cufflinks? Is it wrong to just make the sleeve wrap around the wrist like a normal shirt but with the cufflinks instead of buttons?
What are your thoughts on the other way to use the cufflinks? Real Men Real Style covered it a while back. If you think about it, it would make sense to use it to cover the plain side of the T style of cufflinks.
Hello Sven, love your site and you content! Congrats on a job well done. You know, I'm actually working on an idea for a business concerning cufflinks with gemstones and your opinions helped a lot! Thank you!
Thank you. I am actually still editing becasue I liked the couple others you showed after as well (which are color variations of the second.) Wow those are... a bit out of my budget for the time being. Still in college and things are tight. Definitely going on the wishlist for when I am out of school, if you are still carrying them then. I especially liked the onyx and carnelian.
You can get them at vintage stores or buy them on eBay. Every once in a while a nice pair comes up, the are mostly 800, 835 or 925 silver and were made in in the first half of the 20th century. They usually go for 30 to 120 Dollars.
Who makes the shirts for the cuff links? I have many pairs of cuff links from years ago,but No shirts too small , Not made anymore? I agree they look great.
Charvet, YSL, even cheaper brands make them. Just go to a higher end store, I find, or buy online (ebay?). You can also get a tailor to re-cuff ( and collar ) a shirt you like that fits.
I have been manufacturing cufflinks for over 30 years , I do not make Tee Bar cufflinks , as a true gentleman would never wear them . I make four plate chain links in hard fired enamel .
Hello, Gentleman's Gazette. I had a quick question, something that is keeping me curious... wouldn't the double-sided cuff link design over time begin to stretch the cuff holes &, in the end, allow the smaller end to simply fall out? Thank you for any response, this has been on my mind for days.
The balls of the eagle ones look nice but the eagle claws themselves look gaudy to my eyes. Of course I'm a woman so I shouldn't speak for men, but those to me don't look nice. The ones that looked elegant to me and spoke of refinement was that other spiky round stud you showed without the moving design. Still, thanks for the explanation, I appreciate the reference dear!
While I have fixed cufflinks, I respectfully disagree that T-Bar cufflinks are cheap. Sorry my T-Bar cufflinks were not purchase in your store. They are well made and made of 14k gold and these cufflinks were not cheap either. There are specialty T-Bar cufflinks sold elsewhere where they are made of much high quality than those sold at your store.
Ok, but still does not explain why does it have to stay like that and not the same as a normal plastic button on standard shirts. Gentlemen, thank you in advance for the answer !
I'm 48 and learning this stuff for the first time. Thanks much. I like your presentation, very light and fun.
Great guide, hopefully younger gentlemen now find it easier to wear cufflinks
Great Video, thank you!
I wanted to add, I have worn French cuffs for nearly all my "dress shirt" life, but recently discovered the "barrel-French" technique where one overlaps the folded back cuffs and passes a cufflink through. This looks quite attractive with slimmer jackets without the cuffs 'kissing'. It will be great to see your take on those in a video.
Congratulations on a fantastic channel.
doing it right now...2 years later. The cuffs "kissing"looks horrible on slimmer jackets.
Can you show me a video explaining this? I know nothing of cuff links
This is only my personal opinion but....that that look diminishes the fact that one may be wearing cufflinks of value.
Im always scared of them falling out.
duck tape
If there is enough fabric layers things will be too tight to fall out unless something in the cufflink breaks. There is only one account in my family history where there has been a lost cufflink. That was back in 1881. My great-great- grand uncle had a pair of cufflinks that were 18K , carved Black Onyx; and, diamonds. He lost one. He had no sons so the remaining cufflink was made into a ring for his daughter. The ring is still in the family collection for the female descendants to wear.
@@cookingprof what a story
@@cookingprof My great-grandfather also lost one of his. Now he is married to Chancellor Merkel from Germany.
@@archismarathe1589 there was a brand of it called duck tape so it’s correct to say this too
You really deserve more subscribers, the quality of your videos is amazing, more people should learn about formal wear
yeah he makes critical points it's an amazing article overall
I didn't know there were other types of cuff links. Thank you.
Here's a little solution for those (like me) who have to allow for a larger neck, which results in a cuff that is just a little bit big for the wrists (in off-the-rack shirts, anyway). Take a very small, but somewhat thick rubber o-ring (or similar) and thread the stem/t-bar of the cuff link through it. If the visible section of the cuff link is large enough, the o-ring will be easily hidden between it and the shirt. If not, the o-ring can be placed on the underside of the cuff. The added thickness of the o-ring will create a tighter fit, and the flexibility of the o-ring allows for ease of use. Alternately, you can always shop for cuff links that will provide a tighter fit, but if you've got a particular shirt/link pair that you *really* like - as I do - this is a workable solution.
RE; chain cufflinks. I have a number of vintage links in that style. I've found that if you have a properly starched cuff that this sort cufflink is amazing.
Bar cufflinks need to have Beryllium added to the alloy to keep the spring working for years. Many of my most bejeweled cufflinks are bars.(Diamonds, Sapphires, Rubies, et al gems that are in 18K )
Yes,but many of my bar cufflinks are an solid like gold or not precious stone
While my grandfather have a custome jeweller to make his double side chain cufflinks in amethyst,malachite,sapphire
@@heinzguderianbutmoreyounge9659 I'm again pitching the fact that a proper French Cuff is critical for Cuff Links. When you have the shirt ready for links there will be four (4) layers of starched fabric. I tend to place the links into the shirt before I put the shirt on and adjust the shirt sleeve by the button on the opening that runs from the base of the cuff heading to the elbow.
I do this with all of my cufflinks as some of them have a better side that will appear first before the entire cufflink is seen.
@@cookingprof i agree with you on white,but not on an informal patterns
My grandfather have tons of french cuffs and the only one he starch was an white tie one,you want to feel comfortable and also it was 4 layers,maybe it was you who starch it by im sticking to my grandfather ways....
I've just got my first suit and wanted to learn how to style accessories properly and you explained it so well
If you put cuffling into first 2 button holes using your both hands before you put on shirts
it will be lot easier
since lot of best dressers choose prepare and inspect the clothings and accesories
even night before
Note left handed people might find the other side button holes could make easier too.
Thanks for making me wanting a french cuff shirt now... really bad!
I just bought a nice pair of oval chain cufflinks that I’m having a tough time putting on with two hands-never mind just one! I appreciate the informative video but do you have any additional tips and tricks for putting on oval chain cufflinks? Thanks!
I just bought an Egyptian cotton Suitsupply shirt that is suitable for cufflinks. I'm only 17 years of age but love formal dressing. Thanks a lot!
What a great smile he has 😄
Nice video.
Didn't need to be so negative on the first style though, especially after you just said this is the most common. Just my opinion.
@Billy Bones His tone came off negative to me. Like "they're cheap, so I don't like them", especially after he said they were the most common type. It almost makes a person feel bad for not buying the expensive ones. I guess i just don't understand why he couldn't just show how they are put on and move on without a whole speech about how he doesn't like them because they are cheap.
My dress shirts must be cheap as I dont have holes on both sides of my sleeve to put my cufflinks through. Any tricks to accommodate that without butchering the shirt?
This dude can really dress!
so if i understand this correctly, you need to actually get a dress shirt that can accommodate cuff links, is that right? i'll probably pass on cuff links for now then. i prefer to accessorize in a way that doesn't force me to have to buy new shirts but that allows me to use what i already have.
Yeah, sadly you will need to either get "adapters" wich you baseicly put on the buttons of a normal shirt, and then you can put the cufflings through those, or buy a dress shirt with a french cuff
@@tobiassimmet6834 i totally forgot about this comment i made 7 years ago. in the meantime, i learned that all the regular dress shirts i own do allow for cuff links to be used because the cuff comes with 2 holes. that saves me the trouble of getting french cuffs.
For me any cufflink that does not have an appealing end such as toggle or stud possibly could be reserved for Barrel sleeves. If showing both sides and decorative then the French or kissing sleeves.
I just noticed that the gap in the cuff (when the snaps came apart) actually looked good!
I got your con when you talk about cufflings when your cuff is in the french style. However you could still wear itin barrel style and it would be more comfortable with the bar that way
So these dont work with a regular dress shirt correct?
Adam Swiggity Swooty _MAGA! Only French cuffs, hybrid cuffs, and another type of cuff I forgot the name of. Button cuffs do not work as there is no hole to put the cuff link through
Bravo for your jacket. The shoulders look exquisite!
I'm glad I started learning this stuff at 25.
Excellent...I like to see things I didn't know about. I always thought they were all T Bars.
I don’t want your cufflinks, Alfred.
Really like the channel! Thank you for promoting elegance in an otherwise quite decadent world!
Just an advice:
You should really lower the volume on the intro, i.e. the music in the intro. If you, like me, have your computer plugged into a extensive audio system it becomes really loud. It is annoying to have to lower the volume and then turn it back up in every video.
Thanks for the support and the feedback.
Your series about cufflinks are great! Thanks a lot!
Thanks i never worn links your video helped me…dressing myself for my wedding right now
You look Dapper in Black and White, Mr. Schneider... NICE!!!
Are you supposed to always leave your sleeves flat ike that when wearing cufflinks? Is it wrong to just make the sleeve wrap around the wrist like a normal shirt but with the cufflinks instead of buttons?
As soon as that theme song hit, I almost dropped my cane, my top hat tumbled off and I nearly dropped my glass of brandy.
What are your thoughts on the other way to use the cufflinks? Real Men Real Style covered it a while back. If you think about it, it would make sense to use it to cover the plain side of the T style of cufflinks.
Thank you for sharing! Is it weird that my tuxedo shirt has only two button holes, meaning I can’t fold my cuff over?
Instead of sleeve collars coming to a point, would the collar ever overlap to make more of a circle around the wrist?
Are the cuffs for cuff links different from normal buttoned cuffs?
I adore your videos! Very informative and interesting. You always look amazing.
Can you make a men's perfume or cologne video? And when to put on this scent etc... Great videos!
JOSHUA HENRY END
Hello Sven, love your site and you content! Congrats on a job well done. You know, I'm actually working on an idea for a business concerning cufflinks with gemstones and your opinions helped a lot! Thank you!
Good luck
Thank you! I appreciate it! Any advice? :)
But you have buttons for this purpose right? Sorry i have no idea about cufflinks
Make a video on the four different types of cuffs a shirt could have.
Thanks! I am wearing them for a wedding and never wore them before
If we wearing cufflinks, can't we wear a watch on the wrist? Is there any rules on it?
Great tutorial! Informative and helpful!
I have many styles of cufflinks to choose from
My dress shirt doesn't have 2 slot for the cufflinks , are there cufflinks for one slotted sleeves?
Absolutely love this video ❤️
I like how your shirts cuffs aren’t nearly as squared or large as mine. Where can I find a French cuff shirt that has smaller cuffs?
Very informative thank you fellow aristocrat
do you wear detachable collars
I LOVE the cuff-links shown at 0:17 and 0:39! Where can I find those?
We mention it in the text underneath the videos, and in the cards ;) Here you go gentl.mn/2hBlofR
Thank you. I am actually still editing becasue I liked the couple others you showed after as well (which are color variations of the second.) Wow those are... a bit out of my budget for the time being. Still in college and things are tight. Definitely going on the wishlist for when I am out of school, if you are still carrying them then. I especially liked the onyx and carnelian.
Where I live, a lot of stores sell cuff links - but don’t actually sell French cuff shirts... am I missing something?
Wouldn’t the smaller end slip back out ?
I know they're completely information, but how do you put on "cotton cufflinks". I always have difficulty putting them on
They can be quite tricky, but follow the same steps as you do for chain cuff-links and you should have an easier time.
Had the T bar break on one of my cuff links. Is this a common repair?
I tried to imagine someone failing to understand cufflinks..I can't.
It's like an instructional on velcro..
Do you take the buttons off the shirt sleeve ?
Very informative 👏, I enjoy your videos very much.
Why there is no stirrup cufflinks!!!!
That's great but my shirt is all buttons haha
Where do you get most of your cufflinks from, especially the double sided ones? They're so elegant!
You can get them at vintage stores or buy them on eBay. Every once in a while a nice pair comes up, the are mostly 800, 835 or 925 silver and were made in in the first half of the 20th century. They usually go for 30 to 120 Dollars.
I love those enamel cufflinks
Well done! 🌈
Thanks ) for instructions )
Percy from Green Mile?
Who makes the shirts for the cuff links? I have many pairs of cuff links from years ago,but No shirts too small , Not made anymore? I agree they look great.
Charvet, YSL, even cheaper brands make them. Just go to a higher end store, I find, or buy online (ebay?). You can also get a tailor to re-cuff ( and collar ) a shirt you like that fits.
Many places, including all MTM and custom shirtmakers
thank you, but I have not seen a shirt like that for years.
Try Suitsupply!
Nice tutorial. Thank you for sharing.
I have been manufacturing cufflinks for over 30 years , I do not make Tee Bar cufflinks , as a true gentleman would never wear them . I make four plate chain links in hard fired enamel .
Man you are amazing
I ONLY WATCH THIS BECAUSE CIEL PHANTOMHIVE HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHA but seriously nice video dude
I notice he always does his left wrist using his right hand - right handed I presume!
Hello, Gentleman's Gazette. I had a quick question, something that is keeping me curious... wouldn't the double-sided cuff link design over time begin to stretch the cuff holes &, in the end, allow the smaller end to simply fall out? Thank you for any response, this has been on my mind for days.
When is the proper occasion to wear cufflinks?
Whenever you’re wearing a french cuff shirt?
Dumb question time.
How often can one expect to pop a link? Is it common to lose them?
Thank you.
If you move a lot of course
My experience was many of them was break off if it was chain vintage
T bar is holding of quite good
@@heinzguderianbutmoreyounge9659 it took 3 years for an answer. I thank you.
@@CrepitusRex i thought your acc is already dead lol
@@heinzguderianbutmoreyounge9659 nope I'm still here. I do appreciate your answering. I sincerely thank you.
Thanks!
Don't you need a special dress shirt? I doubt I'd find it in Walmart.
I feel like such an idiot that I didn’t know how to do it
Ok.. i got gifted some cufflinks.. all i need now is a suit 🤔
The balls of the eagle ones look nice but the eagle claws themselves look gaudy to my eyes. Of course I'm a woman so I shouldn't speak for men, but those to me don't look nice. The ones that looked elegant to me and spoke of refinement was that other spiky round stud you showed without the moving design. Still, thanks for the explanation, I appreciate the reference dear!
I have Jensen cufflinks
While I have fixed cufflinks, I respectfully disagree that T-Bar cufflinks are cheap. Sorry my T-Bar cufflinks were not purchase in your store. They are well made and made of 14k gold and these cufflinks were not cheap either. There are specialty T-Bar cufflinks sold elsewhere where they are made of much high quality than those sold at your store.
Didn't know.
You look like Danny , Samantha's Dad From Kobra Kai (The Adult Danny from Karate Kid Trilogy)
Eh bit err how do I put it, 'French' for my liking .
super
Next video :
How To Buttton Your Shirt.
Followed by :
How To Pull Up Your Trouser Zipper
And finally :
How To Tie Your Shoes
They come running just as fast as they can
Cause every girl crazy bout’ a sharp dressed man
Ok, but still does not explain why does it have to stay like that and not the same as a normal plastic button on standard shirts. Gentlemen, thank you in advance for the answer !
Did i just hear you say ”my two middle fingers” ?
Cool Classe HD
"Michael the Buried treasure where is it?"
yeah snap cufflink re more tailor pirate style
Sharp.
The hardest thing to wear these with slim fit suits...coz they shirt then folds and doesn't stay straight as you would prefer when wearing cufflinks
Putting them on is the easy part. Taking them off is another story. I wish you had demonstrated that part. Oh well.
If you don't like the way the back of T-bar Cufflinks look dont have your cuffs kissing have them overlapping so the backside isn't visible
This is the reason I'm watching this video.
Is this method frowned upon??
Asking for a friend
Hmmm does every dress shirt comes with no buttons on the wrist to put on cufflinks? I'm confused here
?? why his tie so tight ?
...create a discussion while someone else is busy
U cant expect action full of introverts
Do your viewers have dexterity issues? Why do people need an explanation of how to insert cufflinks?