Cufflink designs vary widely. The simplest design consists of a short post or chain connecting two disc-shaped parts. The part positioned on the most visible side is usually larger; a variety of designs can connect the smaller piece: It may be small enough to fit through the button hole like a button would; it may be separated and attached from the other side; or it may have a portion that swivels on the central post, aligning with the post while the link is threaded through the button-hole and swiveling into a position at right angles to the post when worn.
Use and distribution of this article is subject to our Publisher Guidelines whereby the original authors information and copyright must be included. Cufflink Designs by grothkevin in Marketing / Article Marketing (submitted 2010-08-28) The forerunner of todays shirt first appeared in the early-16th century, its ruffled wristband finished with small openings on either side that tied together with cuff strings. Although cuff strings would remain popular well into the nineteenth century, it was during the reign of Louis XIV that shirt sleeves started to be fastened with boutons de manchette, or sleeve buttons, typically identical pairs of colored glass buttons joined together by a short, linked chain.