# \[Poll for guys\] Do you have an opinion on shirts with French cuffs? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 13, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920 "2010-04-13T03:12:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920/61 "2010-04-15T15:49:44Z")
> [@audiobottle](#): > > Question: are you just not supposed to wear a watch with French cuffs? Or do you have to wear a rather slim one and kind of peak at the side of it through the cuff? 😕 It’s a French cuff shirt, not a wetsuit. They don’t really behave any differently than a normal shirt cuff in respect to watches. Are you wearing your watch too high up on your arm, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920/62 "2010-04-15T15:56:02Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > I like them for work or any time I would wear a suit. Then again, I work in the world of Manhattan investment banks, law firms, Big-4 accounting and management consulting firms so it doesn’t look out of place or extraordinary. Ditto, but my world is a courthouse surrounded by lawyers. I like French cuffs and wear them two or three times a week on average. I have almost two dozen cufflinks, but tend to wear a half-dozen favorites, especially my Lincoln eagles: [http://www.whitehousehistory.org/shop/Products.aspx?CID=WHHA+2007&PID=9880&CAT=Lincoln](http://www.whitehousehistory.org/shop/Products.aspx?CID=WHHA+2007&PID=9880&CAT=Lincoln) ---
**Author:** ![dangpb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@dangpb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangpb)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920/63 "2011-08-20T18:24:23Z")
So I am a bit of a fan of the day when men could dress and not be seen as a prude or stuffy. I am considering the french cuff as an semi every day wear versus lowering my standard of dress as reflected and dictated by the unoriginal media that so many in our society tunes into for advice on basically everything. social rebel. ---
**Author:** ![dangpb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@dangpb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangpb)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920/64 "2011-08-20T18:27:47Z")
So I am a bit of a fan of the day when men could dress and not be seen as a prude or stuffy. I am considering the french cuff as an semi every day wear versus lowering my standard of dress as reflected and dictated by the unoriginal media that so many in our society tunes into for advice on basically everything. social rebel. I believe that in an effort to find our sense of self and individuality we have lost the finer points of taking pride in our appearance. It shouldn’t be something seen only on the red carpet or on entertainers who could care less about you me or anyone who has exalted them to the status of cele-bratty. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920/65 "2011-08-20T18:31:22Z")
Not a guy, but I wear mens shirts regularly. I like double cuffs and have three or four shirts, and probably ten pairs of cufflinks. One of these days I should get an actual suit instead of nearly matching slacks and coat, although I tend to wear jeans and corduroys. ETA: d’oh! I didn’t notice this was a zombie. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920/66 "2011-08-20T20:30:07Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > French cuffs and cufflinks are in the same ballpark as buying a real badger hair shaving brush and straight razor from Caswell-Massey. …you don’t? ---
**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920/67 "2011-08-20T21:34:47Z")
Only on special occasions, _i.e._ when the situation calls for a dark suit and tie. On such occasions, I think that cufflinks are _de rigeur_, and cufflinks definitely look best with French cuffs. At work? Never. Workplace attire for me is jeans or casual pants with a T-shirt, sweatshirt or shirt. The days when I have formal meetings I put on a sportcoat (but no no tie). Working in academia has its advantages 🆒 ETA: > [@salinqmind](#): > > French cuffs and cufflinks are in the same ballpark as buying a real badger hair shaving brush and straight razor from Caswell-Massey. You know, there are good reasons (besides snobbery) for preferring a badger hair shaving brush. Just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920/68 "2011-08-21T01:20:29Z")
> [@dangpb](#): > > So I am a bit of a fan of the day when men could dress and not be seen as a prude or stuffy. I am considering the french cuff as an semi every day wear versus lowering my standard of dress as reflected and dictated by the unoriginal media that so many in our society tunes into for advice on basically everything. social rebel. I believe that in an effort to find our sense of self and individuality we have lost the finer points of taking pride in our appearance. It shouldn’t be something seen only on the red carpet or on entertainers who could care less about you me or anyone who has exalted them to the status of cele-bratty. You can wear whatever you want in social situations. That’s the advantage of a society that is paying less attention to restrictive norms. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920/69 "2011-08-21T01:51:55Z")
I think they are fine for other guys to wear, but I personally only have one French cuff shirt (which goes with my tux). ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920/70 "2011-08-21T02:05:06Z")
Question for the OP, or anyone else in Asia – do you ever _see_ anyone wearing French cuffs? I don’t think I’ve ever seen them in Taiwan, not even on the president; can’t recall seeing them in Hong Kong either. It doesn’t seem to be a “thing” in Greater China, AFAIK. ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920/71 "2011-08-21T02:11:23Z")
Since I lost a good pair of cufflinks, no I don’t wear them often (I wear them, but with the cuffs rolled up). Ess my dee – I think it’s a better shirt and a better man who wears that shirt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920.md?page=3)