Thread: Cufflinks!

My wife got me these - MONTBLANC - Jewellery - Men´s Jewellery - Cuff Links - Cuff Links - for our anniversary last year. They match my Mont Blanc Starwalker rollerball pen and my MB watch.

Those look pretty nice.. which reminds me, I need a new fountain pen at some point. Time for yet another new topic on that!

Cufflinks are great! Pictured here are some of my favorite shirt accessories:
-my floating silver circle cufflinks
-my vintage clutch snap cufflinks
-a monogrammed set with chains that my Grandfather owned
-my metal and pearlized collar stay set
-one of my custom tailor made shirts (not an accessory but a favorite none the less!)

Great thread!

-Rob

Nice! What's up with the fancy collar stays? I have seen some of these on the web recently. All I ever get are the "restora" ones they sell at the dry cleaner. The thin plastic ones irritate me cause they warp and flex.
What are the various advantages to brass/sterling silver/pearlized?

Originally Posted by bbshriver

Nice! What's up with the fancy collar stays? I have seen some of these on the web recently. All I ever get are the "restora" ones they sell at the dry cleaner. The thin plastic ones irritate me cause they warp and flex.
What are the various advantages to brass/sterling silver/pearlized?

My collar stays are stainless steel and the pearlized ones are thick plastic. I like the stainless ones when I am wearing a tie as they are very stiff and make the collar look like it is molded in some rigid material! When I am not wearing a tie, I go for the less stiff plastic as they look more informal. You can also mold the stainless set if you want but I prefer to keep them straight. Any other metal for stays would just be for a measure of luxury. There are some shirts that are made to show off fancy stays but they are expensive themselves. Another plus of having the set is that you never worry about keeping up with whatever stays came with the shirt. I like putting them in too. It makes me feel like I am really dressed up much like the cufflinks do.

-Rob

where did you get this set?
My only problem I see with this is I have enough trouble losing the plastic one.. It would get expensive to start losing good ones!
My dad always has issues with this too, as my mom has his clothes dry cleaned and the cleaners always throw away the plastic colar stays that come with the shirts.. make sense since they sell the cheap ones right back to you!

You definitely have to be conscientious about taking them out of the shirt before it goes to the cleaner. I haven't had a problem remembering to do this but I am sure it will happen. I got them HERE.

Originally Posted by bbshriver

Anyone familiar with Charles Tyrwhitt?

These seem like reasonably good prices on clearance
Dalton Red & Blue Tattersall Check Spread Collar Classic Dress Shirt - CTShirts

Harry Blue Stripe Poplin Cutaway Dress Shirt - CTShirts

I have quite a few CT shirts, and generally they're pretty good. They do tend to be permanently on sale of one sort or another, and right now I think you can get 4 of their 'standard' shirts for 100 quid ... so about $50 per shirt.

Probably sounds a bit strange, I'm a hippy who loves double cuff shirts & cufflinks. Got fourteen pairs & a few odd ones. It is hugely annoying when you lose just one is it not? I have three pairs of gem mounts & a couple of fun ones. My favourites have to be the K9s Silver got me Christmas before last.

Forgive my ignorance, what is the difference between a French & a double cuff?

B Shriver, I like those shift-pattern links! I like cufflinks too, and used to wear them with French-cuffed shirts sometimes when I was assistant head of a largish department. But time & tide, you know, and now that I'm in a different work environment and just a peon again, I'd be egregiously overdressed.

As I recall, Land's End always seemed to be pretty good quality at a fairly reasonable price. And price is always a consideration--librarians are expected to dress like professionals on a barista's salary, basically. To be quite honest, most of my clothes, including dress shirts, are from a couple of big thrift stores in our area. That may be more of an option in the city than it would be in a smaller town, and it does require some diligence and that you give up any expectations of an elegant atmosphere, but I've got some amazing bargains from there.

Rich