Gold Cufflinks

In today’s ever changing world of fashion, high-end cufflink’s are making a reappearance as the “Well-Dressed Man’s Fashion Statement”. A finely tailored Italian designer suit is nice, but the finishing touch to the well-dressed man’s wardrobe is a pair of fine gold and diamond cufflinks” says Michael Stewart, Beverly Hills men’s Fashion Consultant to the Stars.

“Diamonds always add sparkle to a well-dressed woman, but instead of wearing them around your neck, men put them into a pair of fine gold cufflinks for that finishing touch wardrobe touch”.

The cufflink market has not been hit by the economic downturn as much as other jewelry due to its size and gem content. This makes them a very popular gift for the father’s day.

Many internet sites offer many exciting verities of cufflinks. However niche sites such as GoldWatches.com specialize in fine 14k & 18k solid gold cufflinks, in yellow, red or white gold, with or without diamonds. Additionally, they have a full array of gemstones set within these fine cufflinks to fit any budget with prices starting from $199. “For just a few dollars, you can dress and feel like a million dollars” Says Sam Marks, Internet sales Coordinator at GoldWatches.com.

We all know that President elect Barack Obama is going to be heading to his inauguration in one month. He has many planners and arrangers making sure that everything works out as planned.

This only happens to us on one occasion our weddings! We here at JewelersLounge have put together a nice little wedding guide on how to get dressed for your wedding. If you are a Groom , Groomsmen or Bride you should look these important points over. They will save you time and money in addition to making sure that your wedding is as magical as it should be.

We will focus in three areas.

1. The Luxury Watch you should pick.
2. The Custom Suit You should wear.
3. The Cufflinks to finish it off.

Luxury Gold Watches and Luxury Cufflinks have always been a closely related family. A posting on TimeZone Forums explores people that adore both (and like to take pictures of there wrists and French Cuffs)

Cufflinks are no longer the standard, but that’s exactly the point. By accessorizing with cufflinks, you will come across as a classy businessman. As far as designs go, there are many to choose from, like the classic cufflink, the creased ball cufflink and the knotted cufflink.

Yellow Gold Knot Diamond Cufflinks

These days, those who do wear cufflinks usually opt for stainless steel, so if you want to stand out from the crowd I suggest going for gold, which ups the elegance factor. Another way to make your mark at the office is looking for cufflinks with a genuine stone, like onyx or jade. For true individuality, you can get a monogrammed set or look out for a vintage pair at auctions or antique sales. Custom-made cuff links are also an option, but they will be more expensive.

French cuffs without cuff links

Since it’s not necessary to wear most dress shirts with cuff links, many men seem to be unaware that shirts with French cuffs actually do need to be accompanied by cuff links. Essentially, French cuffs without cuff links are like a Playboy without the centerfold. If you have a shirt with French cuffs, cuff links are really the icing on the cake and will enhance your appearance by making you seem more presentable and smartly turned out. As well, since French-cuffed shirts are generally worn on more formal occasions, or at least in a business environment, the purpose of wearing such a shirt is to look polished — a feat that is hard to accomplish when your sleeves are flapping about.

For those times when you need to dress like a gentleman or want to make an elegant style statement, French cuffs with some sweet cuff links peeking out from under the sleeve of your blazer are the way to go. And while it’s true that in recent years some very famous celebs have been spotted sporting French cuffs sans cuff links, unless you’re Brad Pitt, you just won’t be able to get away with that in real life since everyone will just assume you don’t know how to dress yourself.

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Unlike white tie, a man has sartorial options in choosing his dinner jacket and accessories. The elements of a traditional black-tie ensemble are:

* Short or medium black jacket which may have grosgrain- or satin-faced lapels
* Black trousers with silk braids matching the lapels
* A black cummerbund or a low-cut waistcoat
* A white dress shirt with either a marcella or a pleated front
* A black silk bow tie
* Black dress socks, often made of silk
* Black patent leather shoes or highly polished black leather shoes

Jacket

The typical black-tie jacket is single-breasted, ventless, constructed of black, or midnight blue wool, which may be faced with either grosgrain (ribbed silk) or satin. The most traditional lapel type is the peaked lapel, derived from its tailcoat predecessor; the shawl collar (with rounded lapels) is used also. Currently, both styles can be either single- or double-breasted. A third lapel style, the notched lapel, is an American innovation; disdained by purists for its lounge suit derivation, it is has been accepted by other authorities as “a legitimate…less formal alternative.”[1] The traditional single-breasted jacket has a single-button closure, with two-button variants sometimes seen; jackets incorporating more buttons are fashion fads. (Also see: smoking jacket)

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The colour black may have a green hue in artificial light, if aesthetically unacceptable to the man, midnight blue (introduced by the Prince of Wales) is the acceptable alternative colour; other colours are fads.

The white dinner jacket is often worn in warm climates. The American colour exceptions are its use in the celebratory high school graduation promenade dance, or “prom”, and concert conductors, i.e. the Last Night. In the U.S. and Canada a white dinner jacket is traditionally worn only from Memorial Day in the spring to Labor Day in late summer, this rule applies also to white summer clothes (shoes, suits, et cetera).

Stylistically, it is bad form (ill-mannered) for a man to take off his jacket during a black-tie social event; but when hot weather and humidity dictate, the ranking man (of the royal family, the guest of honour) may give men permission by noticeably taking off his jacket. In anticipated hot weather Red Sea rig is specified in the invitation, although this dress is esoteric in civilian circles, and is particular to certain communities.

Trousers

Black-tie suit trousers have no turn-ups (cuffs) or belt loops. The outer leg seams may be decorated with a single, silk braid matching the lapel facing. Customarily, braces (suspenders in the U.S.) hold up the trousers; they are hidden either by the waistcoat, which may be backless, or by the coat: hence it is bad social form for a man to take off his coat. Recently, flat-front, pleatless trousers feature in some styles of dinner dress; like all innovations in formal wear the feature’s appropriateness is debated.

Waistcoat or Cummerbund

The waist is dressed in either a waistcoat (vest) or a cummerbund (not both) when wearing a single-breasted coat. Usually, the waistcoat is low-cut, has a three-button stance, and of the same cloth as the jacket. The cummerbund sash (from military dress uniform in British India) is worn pleats up, and is of the same cloth as the bow tie and lapels. (White waistcoats with black tie are a rare alternative.)

Shirt

The Shirt is conventionally white or off-white (cotton, linen, silk) and its front either is cotton marcella (as in white tie) or pleated.

Before World War II, stiff shirts with separate wing collars were the norm. Today, semi-stiff shirts with attached wing collars are the U.S. norm; a shirt with a fold-down collar is the U.K. norm. The original, and most formal, version of the dress shirt usually fastens with matching shirt studs and cuff links. In lieu of studs, a buttoned shirt with either a fly-front placket or a French front (sans placket) is worn. Soft shirts have French cuffs, stiff shirts (as in white tie) have single cuffs fastened with cuff links.

Bow Tie

The Bow Tie is typically made of silk barathea or satin and is knotted by hand. It is considered poor form and déclassé by some to wear a commercially pre-knotted clip-on or hook fastened bow tie, especially when the clips or (hook-and-buckle) fastener shows.

Footwear

Traditionally, the most formal shoes are patent-leather opera pumps (court shoes) decorated with a ribbed silk bow, as worn with white tie; they are uncommon today. A popular, formal alternative is the black leather lace-up Oxford shoe, often in patent leather, but without a toe cap or decorative brogueing. Too-informal for black tie are shoes with open lacing, i.e. “Derbies” in the U.K., “bluchers” in the U.S. An exceedingly rare alternative is the black button boot.

Hosiery should be black, knee-high, ribbed silk socks.

Accessories

Handkerchief and Boutonniere: A white handkerchief (cotton, linen or silk) and/or a boutonniere (a blue cornflower, red or white carnation, or a rosebud.) may be worn on the coat.

Outerwear: In cold weather a chesterfield overcoat, gray gloves, and a white silk scarf are worn.

Hat: Black tie has no standard hat. If one is worn, it usually is a black homburg or trilby in winter; in summer, a straw boater is acceptable. Top hats are worn only with white tie and morning dress.

Timepiece: If worn, a wristwatch should be slender, plain, and elegant; alternatively, a pocket watch may be worn on the waistcoat. Traditionally, however, visible timepieces are not worn with formal evening dress, because timekeeping is not considered a priority.

Decorations and orders: Military, civil, and organisational decorations usually worn only to formal events of State or other sovereign organisation. Miniature orders and awards are typically worn on the left breast or left lapel of the jacket, and neck badges, breast stars, and sashes are worn according to country-specific or organisational regulations.

Black-Tie Social Occasions

Black tie is worn to private and public dinners, dances, and parties. At the formal end of the social spectrum, it replaced white tie where it once was de rigueur dress (e.g. for orchestra conductors).

Black tie is evening dress, worn only after six o’clock in the evening, or after sundown during winter months. Black tie’s daytime equivalents are morning dress for formal daytime events, or the stroller for semi-formal day events.

Black Tie in public perception

* Given the nature of black tie social dress, the dinner jacket is considered exclusive; ownership is a statement of caste.
* Some deride the dinner jacket as “penguin suit”, connoting conformism.

Corresponding forms of dress

Mess dress

In dining out formally, the armed forces officer and non-commissioned officer normally wears a mess uniform equivalent to the civilian black tie and evening dress. Stylistically, the mess uniform varies according to the wearer’s regiment or corps, but usually comprises a short Eton-style coat reaching to the waist. Some include white shirts, black bow ties, and low-cut waistcoats, while others feature high collars that fasten around the neck and corresponding high-gorge waistcoats. Usually, mess uniforms are brightly-coloured (in the British Army scarlet is most common) and ornamented with gold and lace and gilt buttons, all corresponding to the colours of the regiment or corps of the wearer.
Formal black tie Highland regalia, kilt and Prince Charlie jacket.
Formal black tie Highland regalia, kilt and Prince Charlie jacket.

In the Royal Navy there is a distinction between “mess dress”, which is worn at white tie events, and “mess undress”, which is worn at black tie events. Both are worn with a black bow tie, however mess dress is worn with a white waistcoat instead of the usual colour, and may be worn with a stiff shirt and wing collar. The stiff shirt and wing collar were abolished for mess undress in the 1960s, and were made optional for mess dress in the 1990s.

Red Sea rig

In tropical areas, primarily in Western diplomatic and expatriate communities, the jacket and waistcoat are sometimes omitted and a cummerbund substituted. This form of black tie is known as Red Sea rig.

West Coast Black Tie

West Coast Black Tie is an American formal social occasion where a wide variety of formal evening dress colours and suit styles is acceptable. Likely originating in the Hollywood movie business, it currently is used broadly throughout California to accommodate the personal whims of the wearer. Variations include mandarin collars, Nehru jackets, silver or gold neckties, open collars, and other items which may be considered un-traditional, declassé, and faddish. In this style of evening dress, besides the bow tie, the four-in-hand-knotted long necktie is common evening wear.[citation needed]

Scottish Highland dress

Scottish Highland dress is often worn to black- and white tie occasions, especially at Scottish reels and céilidhs; the black tie version is more common, even at white tie occasions. Traditionally, black tie Scots Highland dress comprises:

* Black jacket — Prince Charlie, Duke of Montrose, Sheriffmuir, Argyll, Regulation Doublet, and Brian Boru are suitable (a black or red mess jacket is also an option)
* Black waistcoat
* Kilt
* White shirt
* Black bow tie
* Black Ghillie brogues or black dress shoes
* Kilt hose (monochrome, diced, tartan)
* Flashes
* Dress sporran
* Skean dubh (optional)
* Dirk (optional)

Traditional black tie Lowland dress comprises: black tie variant of the normal black tie, with tartan trews worn with a normal dinner jacket or a Prince Charlie jacket; trews are often worn in summer and warm climes.

The white tie equivalent is a white bow tie or a lace jabot over a collarless shirt. Regulation Doublets, Prince Charlie, Duke of Montrose, Sheriffmuir, and Argyll jackets are suitable.

There are two types of Cuffs 1. That we where Gold Cufflinks 2. One that is a little lower!

A cuff is an extra layer of fabric at the lower edge of the sleeve of a garment covering the arms. In U.S. usage the word may also refer to the end of the leg of a pair of pants. The functional purpose of turned cuffs is to protect the material from fraying and, when frayed, to allow the cuffs to be repaired or replaced without major changes to the garment.

Cuffs may be made by turning back the material, or a separate band of material may be sewn on or worn separately attached by buttons or studs. A cuff may show an ornamental border, or have an addition of lace or other trimming.

Shirt cuffs

Except on casual attire, shirt cuffs are generally divided down one edge and then fastened together, so they can let a hand through and then fit more snugly around the wrist. Some sweaters and athletic garments (both tops and pants) have cuffs that either contain elastic or are woven so as to stretch around a hand or foot and still fit snugly, accomplishing the same purpose.

Divided shirt cuffs are of three kinds, depending on how they fasten:

* Button cuffs, also called barrel cuffs, which have buttonholes on the one side and buttons on the other (sometimes more than one, so that the fit can be adjusted).
* Link cuffs, which have buttonholes on both sides and are meant to be closed with cufflinks or silk knots. They can be fastened either “kissing” style, where the insides of both sides are pressed together, or as “barrel cuffs”, where one side lies over the other (the way button cuffs are always closed). Link cuffs come in two kinds:
o Single cuffs-the original linked cuff, it is required for white tie and is the more traditional choice for black tie. Some traditionalists may wear this style with lounge suits as well.
o Double cuffs or French cuffs, which are twice as long and worn folded back on themselves. French cuffs were once considered to be more formal than button cuffs, although they are seeing a resurgence in the business environment. Traditional dress required that French cuffs be worn with a tie and jacket. However due to the emergence of business casual, French cuffs are now being worn without tie or jacket. French cuffs are generally preferred for formal black tie events.
* Convertible cuffs, which may be closed with buttons or with cufflinks.

Trouser cuffs

Most trouser legs are finished by hemming the bottom to prevent fraying. Trousers with cuffs (“turn-ups” in UK usage), after hemming, are rolled outward and sometimes pressed or stitched into place.

There are two main reasons for trousers to be cuffed:

* If a pair of trousers are too long for the wearer, excess material can be rolled back to prevent catching or tripping.
* Some prefer the appearance of cuffed trousers to hemmed. The cuff also adds weight to the bottom of the leg to help the drape of the trousers.