French Cuff Dress Shirts for Men
Dress shirts with French cuffs are shirts with double cuffs that are folded back and secured either by cuff links or silk knots, also known as monkey’s fist and not with buttons. It is the dressier type of dress shirt and is the choice of the stylish and sharp dressers. Some men prefer a French cuff dress shirt to indulge their passion for cufflinks. Cufflinks are for the exclusive use of French cuff dress shirts.
French cuff dress shirts, also known as double cuffs, are supposed to be made of finer materials and moderately subtle patterns and are worn best, and in fact, only with a suit. The cuff of a French cuff dress shirt should reach the base of the wrist, and almost a half inch of cuff should show outside of the jacket sleeve when the arm is crossed to the other side. It is a more dressy and formal dress shirt than button cuff dress shirts. French cuffs, in spite of its being very formal, are also very practical. The cuffs can be doubled over and tweaked to a particular man’s arm length by securing the surfeit of cloth around the wrist with cuff links. It has been seen worn in the workplace, in the boardroom, although for simple job interviews a barrel cuff dress shirts are the preference
French cuff shirt can also be fastened with slip knots. Although slip knots, otherwise known as monkey’s fists, are relatively inexpensive, it still is a formal and very popular alternative to cufflinks, and is more accepted in the UK rather than in the US. But cufflinks are still the big preference by stylish men who uses the cufflinks as a discreet way to wear fine jewelry without seeming tasteless or gaudy. Cufflinks come in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials. It is a very elegant wardrobe item, and some purists frown on novelty cufflinks design since it diminishes the classic elegance of the French cuff dress shirt. Photo by Mike_fj40
