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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Yeah, jacket & vest over it. Also, they're frequently worn with fold down collars instead of wing, which I think looks much better.
It could be useful in certain emergencies - like I forgot my skirt and am looking for some spare fabric to whip one together.
eta: I tried to get the Mr. a smoking jacket, but I've learned what I can convince him to wear and what I can't, and that I can't.
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You're taking a very strong position without offering much proof to back you up, other than that that you said so. Almost all top mens designers make french cuff dress shirts. All of the "guides" to current men's fashion routinely display models wearing french cuff dress shirts. And a lot of high-end [custom] shirt makers now make their shirts french cuff standard or at least start with french cuffs as the default choice. [Ascot Chang comes to mind - The Custom Shop (the one on Wall Street), while not as high end, will assume that you want french cuffs] And since we're so devoted to dress tradition around here - traditionally, most, if not all dress shirts required cufflinks. Go watch some old movies from the 30's and 40's, or ask your old grandad (not the booze) if you don't believe me.
Second, I think there are two other factors involved (a) where you live and (b) your field of practice. French cuffs/cufflinks are much more accepted style of dress here in NYC than elsewhere. Additionally, you see many more Coporate/Securites/RE types with cufflinks than you do Litigators/IP/TE types.
That being said, GAUDY cufflinks should be outlawed. Cheval, you forgot the clock faces, the tennis rackets, etc. I saw a partner today who had cufflinks resembling a prone tiger. Ugh.
BTW - Not sure who wrote this earlier, but the statement on Barney's prices was, in my opinion, highly innaccurate. You will be hard put to find ANY good off-the-rack (not made-to-measure) suit at Barney's for less than $1,000. A good deal of the suits at the Warehouse Sale are still more than that. And even then, the service at that store, well, sucks. If you're going to spend that kind of money, go to Saks or Bergdorf's.
Gr8testHitS(lave)
