> WHAT TO WEAR WITH STRIPES/CHECKS

it isn't all that easy to find cufflinks which match striped and checked fabrics well. Although classic plain cufflinks may seem to be the obvious answer, they can look dull when teamed with shirts in bold modern stripes or checks.

If you’re not sure which models of cufflinks will work in with a particular shirt, this page offers some suggestions. (Incidentally, although we’ve grouped some of our products under the headings ‘Mainly for Men’ and ‘Mainly for Women’, all Cuff-Cuff’s cufflinks are unisex. Many models can be made specially to order with a lighter or heavier setting or different ‘links’, so, if you see something you like but would prefer a chunkier or less chunky look, contact us, and we may well be able to help.)

Here are some cufflinks which, we think, work well with particular types of stripes and checks. To check them out, just click on the link and USE THE BACK ARROW ON YOUR BROWSER TO RETURN DIRECTLY TO THIS PAGE AFTERWARDS:

Traditional Men's Shirting: With narrow stripes, classic cufflinks like those in the Classic Silver (Heavy) or Classic Silver Bars models look fine. For an unusual feminine twist on the classic silver or gold cufflink, check out the Spun Roses model, which comes in metallic gold, old and bright silver and pewter, as well as red.

But there are other options. The bold patterns of Cornflowers work as well with traditional shirtings in dark blue or dark red as they do with modern stripes and checks in colours like toffee (they are shown with toffee checks in the 'Mainly for Men' box on the Home page). The Bouquets model makes an attractive contrast with women's classic shirting in wide variety of colours.

With modern shirting in a limited range of colours, the Telstars model, which comes in dark blue/light green, lime/turquoise, mid blue/orange or purple/dark blue, would work with patterns that contain at least one of the colours.

With multi-coloured or bold stripes and checks, the simplest option is to pick out one colour and match it. The double-ended Arabian Nights model is easy to wear and looks as good by night as by day. It can also be made as a special order with different colours at either end. Other double-ended cufflinks come with different colours as standard. The tiny Smarties model, for example, would complement women's shirtings in a grey/heather or soft brown/blue palette, and the Crackles model, which is available either as a tiny round cufflink or a larger oval one, offers a fourway mix of gold-flecked black, off-white, mandarin and soft turquoise.

For a bolder look, choose cufflinks in complementary colours but a strongly-contrasting pattern. Examples include the aptly-named Bizarres model, which could look good with either stripes or checks in primary colours, or even (with checks but probably not stripes) the Jazz Stripes model.

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