Cuffs And Its Types

CUFFS

• A Cuff is a band at the bottom of sleeves.
• It may be part of sleeves turned back on itself or a separate piece attached to the sleeve.
• It must be wide enough or have an opening at the bottom to allow a hand to pass through it.
• Another element that matters when it comes to the varies outfits is the type of cuffs used.
• It is non-essential part of any sleeve but mandatory in formal wear.
• Clothing supporting cuffs with lace were first seen between the 15th and 18th centuries.
• It is an additional piece of fabric sew at the end of sleeves.
• It serves as an enclosure to the wrists ,and it comes in various styles.
• Cuffs began to indicate the formality level of the shirt.
• It is deemed that cuffs with links are the most formal in the fashion world, while those with buttons are the least formal.

How to customized Attire with types of cuffs:-

• There are different ways to customize the style of different types of cuffs you are wearing while you can find different types of cuffs readily available at stores, you will need to have them custom made most of the time.

Shape:-When it comes to shapes, the most common among the cuffs are mitered, rounded, square, Among the three the most subtle and most common are round cuffs.

• The square type is less common but looks good in casual attire.
• Mitered type of cuff are seen as the most formal and elegant among these.
• The corner of the mitered cuffs are angle at 45' and looks stylish.
• On the other hand straight cuffs or square cuffs have angled corners.
• Rounded cuffs have rounded top corners.

Collars:-You can find out of contrasting collars or with same monochrome collars for a long time white cuffs and collars have been used in non-while shirts.

Cuffs are classified in three categorized:-

Cuffs

1. Casual:- Straight with size zip.

• Elasticated divided.

     2.Elegant:- Edge with frill.

• With puff links.
• With fringes.

     3. Stitched:- Stitched with cuffs.

• Stitched turned gap.

Types of Cuffs

1. French/Double back cuffs
2. British/Button/Barrel cuffs
3. Cocktail cuffs
4. Convertible cuffs
5. Single cuffs
6. Men's tailored cuffs
7. Long Fitted cuffs
8. Band cuffs
9. Ruffles cuffs

1.French/Double back cuffs:- It is also known as classic cuffs.

• This dressy cuffs style is popular in England.
• Its name comes from the fact that it doubles back over itself.
• These cuffs need cufflinks to close them at the wrist.
• These have button hole on both side of cuffs for cufflinks.
• Used by noble peoples.
• A black tie event is among the rare occasions when this kind of cuff is obligatory.
• Generally, has no pasting in cuffs.
• The cuff style will add classiness and personality.
• It is a norm to wear French cuffs with your business suit every working day.

2.Barrel:- This style is considered the most common types of cuffs and they are common on casual wear and business attire.

• They are typically done with two horizontally placed buttons with 3/4 inch space in between.
• Somewhere the buttons are placed vertically, but only seen this style in custom-made or fashion forward shirts.
• King George has started it, it does not have cuff links instead buttons are used.
• Initially started by noble people but later wear by general pubic too.

3.Cocktail:-It's a traditional style of cuffs.

• This cuff style goes by many names-Turn back cuff, James Bond cuff, The Portofino cuff, and The Casino cuff.
• The Cocktail cuff is a barrel cuff with a double-length cuff folded over until the hems form a diagonal line.
• It is just double in length than other cuffs which are folded upward.
• Especially got popularized after James Bond movie "Dr. No".
• It has since then adopted by specialists as one of the most well-regarded fashion styles.

4.Convertible Cuff:- Convertible types of cuffs are not common, and you will only find them as an option in shops that after custom-made clothing.

• More often than not, they are a double cuff, but some brands make them similar to barrel to barrel. Cuffs with an added hole between the buttons.
• Convertible types of cuffs.
• Convertible cuffs are quickly rising in popularity due to their versatility. wearers can trick the button to hide it internally , making room for the addition of a cufflink.
• This is particularly suitable for people who want to wear cufflinks for a formal occasion yet fasten the buttons in all other circumstances.

5.Single Cuff:- This Cuff looks like a barrel cuff but fattens differently.

• Single cuffs can be closed using a cufflink.
• It is rare to find them off the rack since they are rarely used.
• They only look good and neat  on wing collar shirts used in a white tie ensemble.

6.Men's Tailored Cuffs:- For a slightly larger and more interesting casual cuff consider the soft square two button.

• The unfused cuff bands and conforms to the wrist much easier and generally have box pleat or knife pleat, gathers at centre.
• These have 2 buttons.

7.Long Fitted Cuffs:-As the name suggest these fitted cuffs of general length vary from 3"-6".

• These are directly attached to sleeves with 2-3 gather , have no placket attached.

8.Band Cuffs:- For long puff sleeve.

• Used to finish the edge of sleeve, the cuff is used as band.
• The width of these cuff are 1.5 and 2".

9.Ruffle Cuffs:- Typically used in girls wear.

• The fabric used in these cuffs are shimmer thin & light weight fabric.
• No hemming is done at the end of these cuffs only Pico is done.