If you want to know more about cufflinks, we shall tell you more. Cufflinks are used for fastening shirt cuffs closed. They are a sort of alternatives to buttons commonly sewn onto shirt cuffs. The cufflinks are separate objects which are sewn onto the shirt.

Cufflinks are the same as buttons, they have many shapes, styles, sizes and materials and offer more contrast than a button, being considered a more ornamental things, but are more or less formal. The cufflinks fasten the shirt through its holes on either side of the cuff and are swinging into a locked position to hold together both sides.

There are cufflinks with a decorative front face and a large head, a post that extends from the back of the head, and a hinged toggle that swings out from the post to fasten the link, by setting the toggle in its closed position, so that there is a straight post descending from the underside of the head.

Then the post slides through the holes on both sides of the cuffs. The toggle is swung outward to prevent the post from sliding back out.

There are many types of basic theme of the hinged cufflink. Some of the most common types of cufflinks are: Whale Back Cufflinks, Bullet Back Cufflinks, Stud or Button Style Cufflinks, Chain Link Cufflinks and Ball Return Cufflinks. Whale Back Cufflinks with a flat head, a straight post, and a whale tail. These are very simple and easy to use due to their large post and closing mechanism.

On the market, this is the most common cufflink. Bullet Back Cufflinks are similar to whale tail cufflinks, but the post is a hollow frame, and the closing mechanism is a narrow cylinder of metal that nests inside the frame. The cylinder is flipped outward, leaving the frame in place as the post in order to lock the links in place.

Stud or Button Style Cufflinks have no hinge mechanism. Instead, they have a large head, a straight post, and a smaller, interior head or backing. It is the smaller head tilted, worked through the button hole, and then straightened out to lock it in place. Once in place, they are quite secure, and the lack of moving parts makes them very durable.

Chain Link Cufflinks have two identical heads connected by a short length of fine chain. This creates a slightly looser fastening than other styles, with visible decoration on both sides of the closed buttonholes. Ball Return Cufflinks are the cufflinks with curved post with a small, heavy ball opposite the decorative head.

They provide a slightly looser fastening than hinged cufflinks, but a slightly tighter one than chain. The cufflinks made of precious metals can be expensive, as the size and weight of the ball adds considerably to the material cost of the item.

We presented these models of cufflinks, so that to choose the ones you like most, and are in accordance with the occasions where men may worn them for a perfect look.