partially related

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/992552

yes Raoul is a brand from Singapore though their fabrics are european. anyway i agree, for the price, it's good to tailor instead.

last month's cuffz offer was good... 4 shirts for RM499. some of their shirts even have split yokes.

RM150 can probably get u one shirt sleeve from thomas pink

it's all about wearing the right things for the right time. i have been wearing them for several years and i think they're alright as long as u groom well and carry yourself well with your clothes. but of course it must suit the occasion and environment...

e.g advertising firm where lots of people tend to be a bit more casual.

think about your own office environment (and not about your friends since they are not paying your salary). if your boss wears a shirt and tie (and it is office protocol to do so), then you should too. and even if he doesn't wear cufflinks, i think it's perfectly ok. for a while people may notice, but after a period of time, no one will care. if you start wearing braces and a bowtie, for the first week, everyone will notice... then they will just take it as it is and stop caring.

conversely, if your boss is wearing a workshirt with company logo on it, you do the same if you're given the same uniform. if everyone in your company is in casual friday mode, and you wear a shirt and cufflinks (even though you're not meeting a customer), then, while there's nothing wrong to it, it's gonna be a bit awkward. this is where you must take some consideration of course and not just blindly follow the stuff people talk about in styleforums or askandy as u must think about the environment you work in. it's much like a dress code where if people say black tie, you don't turn up in jeans just to try to be different - one should respect the host of the event.

actually now i have stopped wearing them due to the fact that i don't wear ties at work anymore. so i've switched to single cuffs and though i can still wearing links on them, imho, i think it's a bit scruffy to wear them without ties during work. i'm currently in a managerial position having delved into the working world for more than a decade fyi. the funny thing is, the higher up i go, and the more people i meet higher up, more often than not, they tend to be more understated (not that their clothing is of any lesser quality).

e.g. those blue blue shirts with white collars and cuffs - i have not met (personally) any CEO or chairman wearing this type of shirt (we are talking about malaysia ya). the irony of it is that i see more of younger guys who want to make an impression wearing something striking at work.

as for clubs - i think u can wear anything u damn well please as long as u're comfy and don't sweat like a pig.

This post has been edited by lanatir: May 18 2009, 01:46 AM

just a note about outshining your superiors at work...

at higher up levels, if one is too flashy with accessories (especially expensive ones like watches), there have been cases when the chairman/ceo/MD said, "nice watch... looks like we're paying you too much"

at the end of the day, the crux of the issue is not so much the cufflinks itself but it's all about the 'game' u play in the office. there are times you would want to shine... there are other times when it's better to be under the radar. no one rule fits all situations.

please offer me a job

want a greater impact? try wearing bow ties and braces to work

nowadays if i do tailor shirts and i intend to wear cufflinks on them, i choose the single cuff.

fua... fiddlesticks

'one shirt sleeve'

but since now got clearance sales everywhere, maybe can actually get one complete shirt now

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=108588

excellent thread related to this issue.

i like this quote - "would you rather have a bunch of internet guys agree with you and most people you meet in everyday real life not like what you're wearing?"

i just lurk there to read on ideas only... deep down inside i'm just a practical guy who likes well made stuff and sometimes buy them if can afford. occasionally a brand snob... but sometimes have to take a step back and use the head instead of the heart

they've given great suggestions. mytieshop does sell at good prices. u can always get roughly the same design and quality from this shop and also from parkson/isetan/jusco if u do some searching and compare with places like raoul.

of course cheapest are silk knots and quite elegant too.

got to isetan. they have 50% off some figlio shirts (RM180-240 b4 discount). some of them even have split yokes.
also cuffz are a good bet when they hv shirt promos.

maybe it's time u tailored some.

actually their shirts are only mediocre imho. good value during sales but i won't look at them otherwise.

undoubtedly tailored shirts will cost more (especially with the small things that cuffz includes e.g. lining at the collar etc). but u'll get a better fit. maybe u can try http://www.kinslager.com/ which has a promo of RM128 a shirt till tomorrow i think. never tried them so i dunno.

most of the time, it will crumple unless it has special treatment (coating) or special weave or u can just avoid if u use synthetic or blends.

Van Laack has opened a branch in Pavilion... as usual some gila pricing for the shirts (RM700 onwards). nice cloth and buttons though.

dont tell me u chucking ur shirts into washing machine ya? once u start spending more money on them, please dry clean or handwash them only.

looks like kinslager extending their promo till end of august for RM128 per tailored shirt