subject: Why Cufflinks Make Great Gifts for Men [print this page] Why Cufflinks Make Great Gifts for Men Why Cufflinks Make Great Gifts for Men
Cufflinks are the one area of gentleman's attire where a personality can really come into its own. That is why they make such a good gift for a man.
Gifts for men are traditionally supposed to embody class, style and masculinity. As such they need to be things that speak to a man's sense of who he is, and indeed who he would like to be, without stepping outside the boundaries of acceptability laid down by the style council.
The cufflink fits perfectly into all the necessary categories. They are genuine gentleman's accessories. That makes them an item that is allowed to show a certain mark of individuality, where other items in a man's wardrobe are not.
Broadly speaking, a man's tie, his aftershave, his cufflinks, his tie pin, his wallet and his money clip are the areas in which individuality is encouraged. It would not do, for example, to create a suit from an outlandish or unique material. Cufflinks, though, and the other items enumerated here, actually work better when they are created from an unusual or inspiring material.
How about, for example, a set of cufflinks inspired by classic Ferrari lines even made of the genuine Ferrari metal and embellished with black rhodium? A set of gent's accessories like this would be perfect as gifts for men. A man given cufflinks like this is able to discreetly show his own personality, his style and his class (if having a set of cufflinks made out of real Ferrari metal is not classy then what is?) in a manner that is fully in keeping with his status as a discerning gentleman.
Think about it this way. You would not have a suit made in the Ferrari colours because it would be too ostentatious. You wouldn't make a man's eau de toilette out of petrol fumes. But you can surely see how the obsessions of style and originality (and this is clearly what men strive for, when they pick the items in their wardrobe that are allowed to give this rein of expression) can find their perfect embodiment in a cufflink like the one described above. Lucky, there is one such company known as GTO London that designs unique bespoke cufflinks crafted from the Real Ferrari Metal (RFM) along with tie pins, key fobs, money clips and leather wallets.
Here's the rub: really classy gifts for men have to walk the line between significant originality and that sense of restrained style that permeates all true gentleman's clothing and accessories. Less is more. Consider the whole ensemble and you'll see exactly why.
The touch of sparkle, of class and fire, that a set of really unique cufflinks can give, is exactly that: a touch. The cufflinks offset the whole ensemble they're the icing on the cake, the gem in the setting, the rearing horse on the Ferrari. That's what you are looking for, if you are looking for truly unique and original gifts for men. Something small and perfect; something inspired; something that whispers, rather than shouts. What better way to do that than with a pair of bespoke designed cuff links?
