Bejewelled cufflinks – as seen on Robert Pattinson, Jacob Elordi and Chris Evans
Maisons including Dior, Graff, Tiffany & Co. and Cartier are crafting them in gold and adding diamonds and pearls
Cufflinks have long been a staple of tailored menswear, and now the classic accessory is getting a bejewelled upgrade.
A select group of brands – from independents to major houses – are approaching cufflinks less as functional fasteners and more as miniature jewels in their own right, crafting them in gold and silver and setting them with precious stones.
That shift makes sense when you look at the cufflink’s history. Before them, shirt cuffs were typically secured with ribbons or strings. As men’s dress became more refined in the 17th century, those ties began to give way to cuff buttons inserted through buttonholes, creating the early form of the cufflink as we know it today.