Top Three Questions About Silver Plain Cufflinks Answered

Posted by damien fleming on February 6th, 2016

This is true for silver plain cufflinks – or any other silver cufflinks, for that matter, whether these are designed with beautiful mother of pearls or embellished with whimsical animals in precious stones.

Before wearing silver cufflinks, here are the answers to the top three questions about wearing them. Be sure to read through all of the answers as there are so many ways that wearing cufflinks can go wrong, style-wise. 

When Should You Wear Cufflinks? 

The rule of thumb: The more formal the environment, the more likely dress shirts are necessary, and the more cufflinks should be worn. When you are wearing dress shirts with cuffs, then you should wear cufflinks! 

In the business world, you should gauge the corporate culture of the company. If you work in an office with a more casual environment – for example, you can choose to wear or not to wear a jacket – then you need not wear cufflinks.  You may even be seen as too uptight when you come to the office wearing dress shirts and cufflinks when everybody else seems to be in smart casual attire.

If you work in an office where dress shirts and business suits are a must, then cufflinks are a must, too. You should invest in a wide range of cufflinks from whimsical silver animal cufflinksto elegant silver mother of pearl cufflinks. Your investment in silver cufflinks will pay off in dividends since silver is a metal that goes well with virtually any color, fabric, and style. 

Just remember that when you are in a formal event, such as gala dinners, dress cufflinks are a must. When in doubt, overdress because it is always better to be overdressed for the occasion than be underdressed for it. 

Is Matching Your Cufflinks to Your Attire Necessary? 

You just have to make sure that your cufflinks match with your double-cuff shirts, first and foremost. You should not wear cufflinks with shirts that have no French cuffs. 

As for matching colors, you can also match the colors of your cufflinks with your dress shirt.  For example, if you are wearing a pale blue dress shirt, your cufflinks can have pale blue gemstones or enamelwork, too. You can also do the same with your ties. 

Can Women Wear Cufflinks? 

Yes, of course, they can! While cufflinks have traditionally been men’s accessories, women can wear them, too, although emphasis must be made that they should ideally follow the same basic rules of wearing them.

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