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• Part 2 of 2: Attaching various types of cufflinks
• Tips

1 Choose a matching shirt. For cufflinks, a shirt with French (i.e. double) cuffs is required. These shirts have elongated cuffs, the ends of which are folded back. There are no buttons on these cuffs. Instead, the cuffs have small cuff slots on each side. Thus, on each cuff, the cufflinks are joined together by four layers of fabric. This gives a rather elegant look, which is why most classic-style shirts are designed to be cufflinked.

• Cufflinks can also be worn with a shirt with single cuffs; these shirts can be found in clothing departments. Wearing cufflinks with this type of shirt gives a more casual look.

2 Roll the cuffs back. With your arm extended in front of you, fold the French cuff back with your other hand. When doing this, make sure that the outer edge of the cuff (closest to the fingers) forms an even, straight line.

• If you are wearing a shirt with single cuffs, you do not need to wrap them up.

3 Connect the edges of the cuffs. Bring the open ends of the shirt cuffs together so that they line up evenly on the outside of your wrist. In this case, they will be pressed against each other by their inner surfaces. The result is the classic “cuff kiss” configuration most commonly used when wearing cuffs. The edges of the cuffs will be pinned with a cufflink as if in a kiss.

• In a shirt with single cuffs, the “kiss of the cuffs” is not used. Instead, the edges of the cuffs overlap one another to form a barrel-like shape.
• As mentioned, cufflinks can also be worn with a single-cuff shirt, but this will give you a much more informal look. As a rule, for formal events, cufflinks are worn along with a shirt with French cuffs.

4 Line up the holes for the cufflinks. The holes must be in line. In this case, you can easily insert the cufflinks into the cuffs and then remove them.

• If you are wearing a shirt with single cuffs, line up the holes by pulling the edges of the cuffs tighter or wider.

Part 2 of 2: Attaching various types of cufflinks

1. 1 Insert the cufflink and secure it. When you lower your arm along your torso, the decorative part of the cufflink should be on the outside. Apart from the front of the cufflink, the rest of the cuff should be immersed in the fabric of the cuff, being securely fastened from the inside.
   • The way the cufflink is attached may vary slightly depending on the type of cufflink (see below).
2. 2 Rotating pin. Cufflinks of this type are equipped with a bullet-shaped capsule attached to two pins. Rotate the capsule around the axis so that it is parallel to the pins. This will allow you to thread the cufflink through the aligned cuff holes. Take the cufflink with your thumb and forefinger. Holding the top of the cuff with your middle, ring and pinky fingers, insert the pins of the cufflink into the first hole. Then pull the back of the cuff to the cufflink and thread the pins through the second hole. Unfold the capsule perpendicular to the pins, securing the cufflink to the cuff.
   • This is the most common type of cufflinks and the easiest to fasten.
3. 3 Flat mount. These cufflinks are similar to the previous ones: they also have a straight pin with a plate at the end. Unfold the clasp parallel to the post. Use your thumb and forefinger to grip the cufflink, using the rest of your fingers to grip the top of the cuff. Pass the cufflink through the hole at the top of the cuff, then pull up the bottom half of the cuff. Pass the pin through the bottom of the cuff. After threading the pin through both holes, unfold the plate perpendicular to it.
   • This fastening is similar to the previous one, but it is more reliable, since the flat fastener adheres more tightly to the fabric.
4. 4 Rigid couplings, or "rods". In this type of fastening, the fasteners are made in the form of protrusions adjacent to the front of the cufflink. In other words, the pin of the cufflink and its back part form one whole with the front face. The back of the cufflink does not bend or move. Use your thumb and forefinger to grip the cufflink, using your other fingers to hold the top of the cuff. Thread the back of the cufflink through the hole at the top of the cuff. It will pass through the hole like a button. Then pull up the bottom half of the cuff by threading the cufflink through it.
   • These cufflinks are a little more difficult to put on, but they last longer due to the lack of moving parts.
5. 5 Chains. This is the first known type of cufflinks. They are attached with two chains that are connected together.While holding the top half of the cuff with your middle, ring and pinky fingers, take the back of the cuff link with your thumb and forefinger and thread it through the hole in the fabric. Then, pull up the other half of the cuff and thread the cufflink through it.
   • Usually, these cufflinks are a little harder to put on than others. But they also have an important advantage: thanks to the flexible connecting chains, they allow you to wear the cuffs more freely.
   • Another advantage of these cufflinks is that they look beautiful on both sides of the cuff.
6. 6 Double cufflinks. This type of cufflinks is characterized by a fixed fastening and decorative design not only from the front, but also from the reverse side, made in the form of a disk. They are worn similarly to flat-fastened cufflinks. Take the cufflink with your thumb and forefinger and, while holding the top half of the cuff with your other fingers, thread the cufflink through the hole. Then, pull up the bottom of the cuff and thread the cufflink through it. Then secure the cufflink by unrolling its back like a button.
   • Cufflinks of this type have a beautiful look on both sides of the cuff, and also give the opportunity to update the look by changing sides - it's like two pairs of cufflinks in one.
7. 7 Ball mount. This look is similar to hard-fastened cufflinks. As a rule, the clasp is made in the form of a ball. Use your thumb and little finger to hold the cufflink and thread the ball through the hole in the top half of the cuff. Then pull the bottom half towards the top by threading the ball and through it.
   • The advantage of these cufflinks is that they are easy to put on and allow for looser cuffs.
   • In addition, the balls look more attractive than the pins or plates.
8. 8 Threaded cufflinks. Swivel these cufflinks open and flat, and thread a small pin of the cufflink through the hole at the top of the cuff. When it comes out from the back, pull the bottom edge of the cuff towards it. Insert the pin of the cufflink through this edge. Screw the clasp onto the post, securing the cufflink to the cuff.
   • These cufflinks are among the most reliable, and they tighten the cuffs tightly.

Tips

• Wear cufflinks that match your outfit and the occasion. Usually cufflinks are matched to the color or even shade of the clothes.
• Cufflinks will be the perfect gift for the groom's friends, as they can be matched to the style and character of the person.
• Better to thread the cufflink through single layers of fabric. It will be much more difficult to thread it through several layers at once.