Cufflinks are one of the most practical jewelry items. They join and hold the two doubled halves of a French cuff around the wearer’s wrist without overlapping the cuff ends. Wearers insert the cufflink through the button-holes of the shirt cuff and fasten it.
Many cufflinks are plain and unadorned, simple ovals or rectangles of silver or gold. Some are set with gems like diamonds, and some are enameled or engraved with initials. Whimsical men’s cufflinks are fashioned into symbols for leisure pastimes – such as race cars or footballs. The mechanisms for fastening cufflinks vary, but all are fairly simple to work.
Popular Cufflink Styles
In the 1990s, cufflinks experienced renewed popularity. The most common cufflink type is the swivel-back, also known as the “toggle.” These cufflinks feature an ornamented front with a short, rigid bar attached to the back. This bar is attached to a swivel bar then twists perpendicular to the buttonhole to secure the cuff.
Another style is the chain cufflink, which has a short chain that connects the cufflink’s front with its back. Then there’s the stationary or “fixed” cufflink, in which the back, sometimes ornamented as well, is joined by a fixed bar to the front.
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