The contribution to the development of cuff links

Although not as great variety of women's clothing accessories, but men also decorate their own magic, such as mens cufflinks. Men's clothing cufflinks are one of the most important accessories. In addition to its location with a fixed sleeve clothing and beautify the actual function, but also reveals the identity of position, and even into the collection area, known as the individual men's fashion collection.

A sign of high society

Button has a long history, back in the early Bronze Age, people have begun to use large buttons to tie the cape, but the cufflinks appear until the 17th century. At that time, a gentleman who needs some more high-end stuff tied to the cuff, rather than using the traditional ribbon. Cuff links was not originally we often see the back look like a stick, but with a chain. Therefore, cufflinks more known as "sleeve chain." Compared with the general ribbon, cufflinks can obviously show more clearly the identity and personal taste. In this way, cufflinks become a symbol of high society.

cufflinks and tie clip and so everything else, be regarded as men's "jewelry." In the 17th and 18th centuries, the use of buttons, almost all men, this situation until the late 19th century changed. Therefore, the contribution to the development of cuff links and tuxedo shirt is the biggest producer. 1840s, together with the advent of the Industrial Revolution produced the golden age of buttons. More and more with their style of clothing began with cufflinks, and their prices due to high-end cufflinks and has greatly improved. Now the higher the value of the collection in a large part of the works of that era.

All natural and man-made materials are used in the cuff, from the precious metals, precious stones, pearls, and ivory to the ceramic, resin and celluloid, and one of the most special is what is known as "habitat" of the cufflinks. This cuff of the curved surface of a layer of glass, the glass of the following is the result of dried specimens of plants or animals, and often build a small natural environment, animals or insects if still alive. Because of this cuff is usually more distant years, and the texture of the metal compared with more damage, so save the good "habitat" is always the most expensive types of collections one.

Another material is a rare black jade. To commemorate the death of her husband Albert, Queen Victoria from 1861 onwards with buttons made of black jade. However, very light jet and fragile, so very few have been preserved in collections. Because of this very rare material, made from black glass cufflinks become a popular alternative to the funeral.