Cufflinks - For Gentlemen and Ladies

I can remember many years ago meeting friends of my parents and thinking how awesome the men could look just by adding cufflinks to their shirts instead of little plain matching buttons.

I think cufflinks can be such a statement piece and instantly add sophistication to a gentleman.

When I met my husband it didn't take me long to realise he wasn't someone who adorned himself with jewelry. The only piece of jewelry he wore was a watch. Sometimes just a cheap functional watch, but he knew that when the occasion arose a smart watch would say a lot about you.

After we married he was keen to wear a wedding ring. Not one that matched mine, just a plain wedding band to adorn his finger.

For years he would buy me lovely jewelry, which I appreciated, but jewelry was not something he needed or wanted for himself until I bought him a shirt that required cufflinks. No buttons on the cuffs at all.

I wasn't sure which style of cufflinks he would want, would he be happy with a pair of gold cufflinks or would he prefer a paid of colored silk cufflinks to match his suit and shirt. I needn't have worried, he was thrilled to wear gold cufflinks. He now has an array of cufflinks for various occasion, some whimsical, some specially chosen to match the occasion. He feels good about himself when he's wearing his cufflinks. I think they empower him during important presentations and speeches. Nothing too ostentatious, just sophisticated.

We have now moved mostly into shirts that require cufflinks instead of buttons at the cuffs and he is able to express his personality or how he feels that day with his cufflinks.

When dear oldest child turned 18 recently I decided that it would be a wonderful idea to start his collection of cufflinks. Like his father he doesn't wear jewelry, just a watch of which he has a nice little collection. Would he want to wear cufflinks of would he see them as something "old people wear". Nothing to worry about. He loves wearing his cufflinks and it's not the first time he has crept into his father's cufflink box to see what he can borrow.

Of course nothing too showy for an 18 year old, but just something to let him know he has a choice. The good thing according to him is that girls notice them....

Remember cufflinks aren't just for special occasions they can be worn every day, and I have noticed that more and more ladies shirts now have the option of using with cufflinks. Hooray.

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My oldest son loves the American flag, even although he's only holidayed in America. These cufflinks are ideal for him!