Whether you are buying for yourself or for someone else, cufflinks can be a tricky gift. Indeed, they are small, but cufflinks are an essential part of formal wear and are used to express individual style and personality.
When buying men’s cufflinks, it is best to use the same process as you would for a watch or piece of jewellery and ask yourself the following questions:
1. What is the personality of the person wearing the cufflinks: Outgoing or reserved?
2. What is their dress sense like: Fashion-forward or classic? Young or mature?
3. What occasion are the cufflinks for: Wedding or special event? Business wear?
Once you establish the answers to these basic questions, you can begin searching for cufflinks. Here are some categories of cufflinks that may help you find the perfect pair.
Shape
The major decision when it comes to shape is circular/oval vs. square/rectangular. If you are buying them as a groomsmen gift, check out what they already own and stick with that shape as it seems to suit them the best. If you are buying your first pair, ask yourself if you prefer a classic square shape, or a modern circle shape.
Colour on cufflinks is a twofold decision, with the most important being silver or gold. The general rule is to match the cufflink metal with your belt, watch and ring- so if you predominantly wear silver metal then stick with that. If you have a mix of metals going on, match your cufflinks to the closest visible accessory (for example, your watch).
Cat’s Eye Royal Blue Mens’ Cufflinks will bring out the warm tones in a gold watch or belt to give your accessories a sparkling sheen.
Versatile White Cufflinks are an essential design for men who love to wear grey. Pair it up with a charcoal grey suit for a refreshingly modern look.
The next step is to choose single vs. multi toned cufflinks. Many men like to wear understated single coloured cufflinks, whereas others like to create visual drama by wearing gemstones, glass or patterned cufflinks. If he wears cufflinks often, then it is a safer bet to try something new and eye-catching, however if it’s for a special occasion or he will likely only have use for one pair – stick to a classic monotone cufflink.
Square Satin Monotone Cufflinks suit men who wear muted colours and classis patterns on their ties. These cufflinks complement paisley and geometric print ties perfectly.
Blue Shades Multi-toned Cufflinks add modern-retro flair to an otherwise plain look. Modernize a navy suit by wearing these cufflinks with a white shirt.
Details
Cufflinks don’t have to be plain and boring. For men who like to experiment with their look, cufflinks can provide an outlet to try something different. From Murano glass bulbs to novelty designs, cufflinks come in all sorts of shapes and motifs.
Australian Formula 1 Cufflinks are a car enthusiast’s dream! These silver cufflinks are highlighted when worn with a black or charcoal grey shirt.
Eiffel Tower Cufflinks are a great Birthday gifts. Let the Eiffel tower design speak for itself- wear with a coloured shirt and black tie for a harmonized look.
Great Barrier Blue Murano Glass Cufflinks are cool and invigorating to the senses. Ensure they get the attention they deserve by pairing them with a white or light blue shirt.
Price
Some cufflinks have been known to cost over $3000 a pair, but if that is not within your budget then don’t fret. Quality cufflinks can be bought for under $100, but if it’s for a special occasion then the sky (and your budget) really is the limit. Here are some stylish options that you can get for under $100:
Wave Cufflinks Indigo $49 These multi-tonal cufflinks are made to work with a variety of colours. From white to black and all colours in between, these versatile cufflinks is a risk-free option sure to compliment all wardrobes.
As you can see, there are endless options when choosing cufflinks. The most important thing to remember is to personalise your gift buying experience and choose something that will appeal to a man’s lifestyle, fashion sense and age.
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The cufflink is a classic piece of men’s fashion that never goes out of style, however the design features of cufflinks can vary season by season. If you are buying cufflinks for the first time or are looking for an update to your existing collection, it’s important to know what is out there on the market. Let’s take a look at what the designers are saying about cufflinks in 2010. (more…)
Plenty of guys have a number of pairs of cufflinks but nowhere to store them. They are all thrown in together into a sock drawer or a small box only to be scratched, damaged or just end up being hard to find.
65% of malebox clients are women buying a cufflink and accessories box for the man in their life. Sick and tired of rummaging through 10 pairs of cufflinks and not being to find that other matching pair? If you want to be stylish, organised and tidy you need a proper cufflink box.
Cufflinks are a class addition to your attire, so don’t throw them in some box altogether where they may become scratched or damaged. Wearing scratched cufflinks is like wearing dirty shoes with a classy suit. Treat your cufflinks with care and you will enjoy them and keep them for the rest of your life.
Do you wear the same cufflinks every day? Wouldn’t you prefer to be singled out for being a little different in your office? You put on a new tie and it looks great. Rather than wearing a pair of old cufflinks why not spruce them up with a new pair that matches exactly with your tie? People will notice!
Many men often ask me what they should wear with a french cuff shirt – in other words what tie matches with what cufflinks? It goes without saying that cufflinks can only be worn with a french cuff shirt. Under no circumstance can you wear cufflinks with a normal button up sleeve on your shirt! The best way to look smart is basically to match your tie to your cufflinks. For example, if you are wearing a striped blue tie, try and match it up with a blue pair of cufflinks which match at least one colour in the tie. Alternatively look for a striped pair of cufflinks which may contain a number of similar colours to the tie. If your tie has blue and pink in it – go with a pair of cufflinks which have blue and pink in it. I think you get the picture. If you only have a few pairs of cufflinks, make sure you get your hands on a classic pair which go with absolutely anything, like a plain pair of matt or shiny silver cufflinks like the malebox classic range. A plain silver pair of cufflinks can be worn with almost anything. Make sure the bottom of your tie goes to your belt buckle. Don’t forget, if your cufflinks have a silver or gold finish, be sure to match that with the colour of your belt buckle and your watch band.
malebox have just released our new range of Signature Ties, complete with an image of our 1950s classic guy on the back….
A gift hamper is an ideal gift for Christmas or end of year corporate gifts (and many other special occasions…)
malebox’s range of gift baskets and gift hampers have been carefully sourced from local and international sources. It’s not just the old beer and peanuts deal – we have something unique that will satisfy him on the day and for years to come! Our mens Gift baskets contain both consumables and keepsakes. They include premium wine, chocolates, cufflinks, a tie case, tie, wooden cufflink box, leather cufflink box, mini cufflink and accessories box – as you can see, malebox has changed the shape of the mens gift hamper.
If you are looking for Personal, Birthday, Engagement, Wedding, Christmas or Corporate Gifts - we will make your gift giving easy.
All the hampers and gifts are beautifully presented and delivered Australia wide.
For our corporate customers, you may need one Gourmet Hamper or thousands – we can deliver quickly. Special requests can be made to order.
Order online or by phone by 1pm for delivery next business day to locations Australia wide. Visit www.malebox.net.au to see the huge range of products!
It is easy to match a shirt, cufflinks and tie combination. Better still, if you keep it simple you can look sharp and timeless, impressing others without effort. By keeping it simple it doesn’t mean boring. If you have a nice blue or charcoal suit a white or sky blue shirt will always match. I always go for a french cuff shirt and some nice cufflinks. It is good practice to match you cufflinks to your tie. If you have a limited selection of cufflinks go for a plain square shiny or matt silver pair to start with and go from there as your budget permits. You can find some classic silver cufflinks which go with absolutely anything you put together. Once you have a few pairs you can start to mix and match a bit more. We have designs which you can match exactly with a diagonal cufflink and tie combination or just a cufflink which is more versatile and goes with a number of ties. After a while it will come as second nature and dressing sharply with cufflinks will become the norm for you. Just remember, don’t try and put your hand through cufflinks already in he shirt unless you want to break them. You will probably have the cufflinks for the rest of your life if you take care of them. When you make the small effort in the morning or before a special function to match your cufflinks to you tie, you will be noticed and people will comment so be prepared!
malebox are excited to announce their new range of Murano Glass Blown cufflinks hand made in Italy!
In the 7th century Murano put itself on the map as a commercial port and gradually grew into a prosperous trading centre. However it was only in 1291 Murano became really famous. To make these fantastic cufflinks materials are shred over glass, such as gold and silver foils, Murrinas Glass and smaller pieces of coloured glass. The process is time-consuming and requires huge skill and imagination by our artisans in order to create the colour combinations and different patterns within the glass for each cufflink.
We have worked directly with our master craftsman to deliver something totally unique. Each pair of cufflinks is individually handmade. Each cufflink is truly unique. Due to the way the cufflinks are made, no two cufflinks will be identical and the appearance may vary from the image shown but that just adds to the character of these truly stylish cufflinks.
Some people don’t like wearing coloured cufflinks as they find them a little too “out there”. They prefer plain, reliable cuff accessories, usually in a black and white combination or metallic ones. I think these people are missing opportunities to show their stylishness in adhering to this narrow mindset.
Green, red, purple and yellow coloured cufflinks can be perfect showing off your versatility, especially at the races or weddings, even in interviews (to a lesser extent). It is how you complement you shirt, tie and suit that makes you stand out in the crowd. You don’t necessarily require matching clothing or accessories to look good… the cufflink might just make it’s own statement. Just make sure it doesn’t completely clash with ehat you are wearing. Some good examples of coloured cufflinks can be seen in the malebox “versatile” range at http://www.malebox.net.au/Cufflinks/Versatile
Cufflinks have been in and out of trends at various points in fashion history. One thing can be said, which is, they have never truly gone away. ”French Cuff” shirts appear much more frequently in department and boutique stores as many business and casual dressers are finding them a smarter look… hence cufflinks are here to stay in one form or another.
Looking at the market place – our cufflink choices are endless. There are plenty of timeless and dateless designs that always look good, especially with a tailored suit and crisp white shirt. Take for example a classic satin brushed cufflink such as http://www.malebox.net.au/Cufflinks/Classic/Rectangle These cufflinks are so versatile that you can wear them to a wedding, business casual or even to a bar.
There are also an incredible amount of novelty cufflinks out there to suit anyone’s taste or favourite hobbies, pastimes or affiliations. We’ve seen them in the shape of anything imaginable includingfootball cufflinks, dolphin cufflinks, fighter plane cufflinks, car cufflinks, national flags, letters of the alphabet, even a working compass cufflinks. There a heaps of these types of cufflinks around. Cufflinks were traditionally made using gold and gemstones, but now they are manufactured from almost any materials. Examples of cufflink materials include all the different metal varieties, plastic, rope, rubber, enamel or even fabric mounted onto a typical old school cufflink attachment.
The dude who wears cufflinks is often more sophisticated than your average guy… in appearance that is… dont make the mistake of wearing a button on a French cuff shirt… If you are willing to spend the money on a nice shirt make sure you have a set of cufflinks that bring it to life!
So seeing you read this article, we assume you like to look awesome everytime you walk out of your house. Cufflinks are here to stay boys, so keep the sleeves rolled down and look smart – cause cufflinks are here to stay!
A gift hamper is an ideal gift for Fathers Day, Birthday, Christmas, Corporate event and many other special occasions…
malebox’s range of gift baskets and gift hampers have been carefully sourced from local and international source. It’s not just the old beer and peanuts deal – we have something unique that will satisfy him on the day and for years to come! Our mens Gift baskets contain both consumables and keepsakes. They include premium wine, chocolate, cufflinks, tie holder, tie, wooden cufflink box, leather cufflink box, mini cufflink and accessories box – as you can see, malebox has changed the shape of the mens gift hamper.
If you are looking for Personal, Birthday, Engagement, Wedding, Baby or Corporate Gifts - we will make your gift giving easy. All the hampers and gifts are beautifully presented and delivered Australia wide.
For our corporate customers, you may need one Gourmet Hamper or thousands – we can deliver quickly. Special requests can be made to order.
Order online or by phone by 1pm for delivery next business day to locations Australia wide.
Father’s Day Sunday September 7 – This is the day to express your love and appreciation to your main man, Dad or Grandad. If you can’t be there on the day to say, ‘Happy Father’s Day Dad!’, malebox have great gift ideas to suit Dad’s of all ages we can deliver for you in time for Father’s Day.
The history of cufflinks goes back to the middle ages where its precursor the ‘cuff string’ adorned the wrists of fashionable gentlemen of the day. One of the earliest references to what we know recognise as cufflinks was made in the London Gazette of 1684 which referred to a pair of cuff buttons set with diamonds, the same journal in 1686 also described a pair of gold enamelled cuff buttons. More evidence of the existence of cufflinks in the middle ages was found in Suffolk, England when a decorated gold single chain cufflink was discovered also dating back to the 17th century.
Despite its early appearance the continual taste for adorning sleeve ends with elaborate wrist ruffles meant it was not until the mid-nineteenth century that the cufflink really came into its own as dandy-ish ruffles gave way to functionally minimal sleeves and in particular the arrival of the French Cuff (also called the Double Cuff) or as the French themselves called it poignet mousquetaire – the musketeers cuff, paving the way for the emergence proper of cufflinks.
Initially confined to the upper echelons of society, by the 1860’s cufflink grew into the mainstream as jewelers like Child & Child in London and Krementz & Co in New York brought out cufflinks that were within the price range of the wider public.
A cufflink (also cuff link or cuff-link) is a decorative fastener worn by men or women to fasten the two sides of the cuff on a dress shirt or blouse.
Cufflinks are designed only for use with link cuffs (also known as French Cuffs or double cuffs), which have buttonholes on both sides but no buttons. These may be either single or double-length (“French”) cuffs, and may be worn either “kissing,” with the ends pinched together, or “barrel-style,” with one end overlapping the other. We usually recommend kissing cuffs.
Cufflink designs vary widely. The simplest design consists of a short post or chain connecting two disc-shaped parts. The part positioned on the most visible side is usually larger; a variety of designs can connect the smaller piece: It may be small enough to fit through the button hole like a button would; it may be separated and attached from the other side; or it may have a portion that swivels on the central post, aligning with the post while the link is threaded through the button-hole and swiveling into a position at right angles to the post when worn.
The visible part of a cufflink is sometimes monogrammed and often decorated in some way. There are numerous styles including novelty cufflinks, traditional cufflinks, contemporary cufflinks and humorous cufflinks.
Do you wear the same cufflinks every day? Wouldn’t you prefer to be singled out for being a little different in your office? You put on a new tie and it looks great. Rather than wearing a pair of old cufflinks why not spruce them up with a new pair that matches exactly with your tie? People will notice!
