French Cuffs: How, When, & Why to Wear Double Cuffed Shirts

About this video

The Gentleman’s Gazette team provides a comprehensive guide to French cuff shirts, covering their construction, historical origins, and modern styling guidelines. They discuss the various cuff types, explain why French cuffs are called as such, and argue that these formal dress elements can be worn more casually today while maintaining a polished appearance.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team argues that French cuffs, traditionally reserved for formal occasions, can be worn in casual settings by showing intentional cuff visibility and balancing personal style with environment formality
• French cuffs are constructed with fabric folded back on itself and fastened with cufflinks, typically featuring four holes per cuff, with some manufacturers like Charles Tyrwhitt offering six holes for mid-day adjustment
• The Gazette team believes cufflink selection—from metal options to silk knots—should complement the outfit’s formality level, and the cuffs can be worn in ‘kissing style’ or configured for tighter sleeves like sweaters

Episode details: published February 18, 2019 · 369K views · 11:50 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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