Very informative video. I didn’t know it is appropriate to maintain a couple pair of cuffed pants in my wardrobe. I always thought that cuffs or no cuffs were dependent upon whether they are in or out of style at the moment. Good advice! The pictures in the video show you wearing two pair of double monk strap shoes; one brown and one black pair. I’m looking to add a pair of double monk straps to my wardrobe. Do you have a ‘go to’ brand to purchase your double monks? Any advice for me as to where to look? Thanks much.
I would recommend Allen Edmonds. One of the few brands still made in the USA, full goodyear welted (not glued), overall great quality. I have a couple pairs, and absolutely love them. They've lasted far longer than my Johnson Murphey's (trash compared to AE), are super comfortable, and will likely outlive me if I take care of them well.
Thank you so much for the information in your videos. Where’s my wife and daughter have just recently started dressing me in a more gentleman’s wardrobe as opposed to the jeans and T-shirts I used to wear. And I’m finding that dressing as such has given me more confidence in myself and has overall helped to improve my attitude. And it all started with your videos. Thank you so much!
Some formal wears have changed. Just saw a Tom Ford double breasted tuxedo with cuffed pants, it looked great & I liked the change. I will do this to my db linen tuxedo, time to break the formality a bit. Besides, pants with cuffs have a great drop, specially when the material is thin.
@@jrod7448 i dont think you already make this out as an tuxedo,not even a dinner jacket if the material are the same as the jacket but not black/midnight blue wool And tom ford is fashion forward and for formal wear especially evening i stick to cuffles,except my houndstooth,glen check gray flannel stroller suit trousers
A few days ago, I went to a different tailor than my usual one, and she said "Why would you want cuffs? They're for old men!" and I just stared at her before going on a speel about classic menswear.
@SPNKr Thank you so much for that reply. It was worth searching through the comments to read it in consideration of to cuff or not. I got a dozen plus very high quality pants to take to tailor for cuffing. I enjoy rocking the style with pleated fine high fabric count trousers.
... it's part of your style , looks a lot better then too short on young guys or too long on old guys ... personal I like 1 1/4 cuff . No break ,an sits just above the lower shoe lace .
Old enough to have grown up with slacks and suits without cuffs. After cuffs became the norm I adopted the style, today I prefer cuffs and will continue to wear them. I believe they look more stylish with the exception of formal wear.
I own numerous black lounge ensembles, also known as stresemann suits, and some odd cashmere striped trousers, all from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, and one or two of them have turn ups. This may be because of the informal nature of the black lounge ensemble compared to morning dress, and it would thus add a distinction of the difference in formality.
I am both, depends on the look. For example, one suit has a very nipped waist, no pleats, already sans cuffs so left, and to add to the clean appearance, removed the belt loops after adjusting the waist perfectly. Now knowing from previous Rafael presentations cuffs add weight to improve drape, I wear them comfortably and see the difference.
Actually cuffs for jeans are in style especially with my age group many go with deep cuffs but I hate it I prefer a small tapered cuff for my jeans I just love the contrast in color
🤔 I swear to high heavens I came to the same conclusion on my own as you also mentioned as my own rule for cuffing. It’s the pleated/non pleated high quality of the dress trousers and it’s fabric thread count quality. Flat front, I uncuff hem it. If it’s high quality fabric and thread with pleated front, I cuff it with no more than a medium cuff and being 5 8”. If it’s high quality fabric with flat front I give it no cuffs in a regular hem.
This is presentation is great timing, as designed a suit with patch pockets and cuffs, now know fits the informal attitude was going for (being the rugged archetype). The trouser toile is finished, next is the waistcoat, then coat. 99 percent self taught, by the way. Never liked off the rack, can't afford the quality I want, so why not just make it myself?
I am originally from Philadelphia. Growing up in church I remember some of my pants were cuffed.Even once grown I'd buy some slacks with cuffs, not big but small cuffs. I always loved the way they looked with my dress shoes. It wasn't until I moved to Baltimore that there was so many people from there that hated my pants they would say I looked sharp but those pants had to go. When I would travel to some cities they loved my pants etc. I really never knew it was a big deal I guess it depends on where your from
Personally I much more prefer trousers with cuffs, they make slack more intresting. It's just a thing that make pants with crease just complete. Plus im big fan of style of 30s,40s & 50s and back then most trousers used to have them. I tent to go for 2" cuffs or just slightly less than that.
I’m noticing that I take many of my styles in fashion from the early half of the 20th century. Seems like every video about something I like, you guys say, “this was popular in or around the 1920s.” In this case it was for almost the entire first half of the 20th century, but still over the 20s.
In reverse order: Why not wear white shoelaces? Changing out the color of one's laces is an easy way to make a pair of shoes or boots instantly more unique. You can take a look at our many Fort Belvedere lace offerings, here: www.gentlemansgazette.com/shop/accessories/shoelaces And as to why they're different widths: I believe the footage was sourced from an earlier video about laces, illustrating a comparison. To be quite honest, I didn't notice when reviewing the footage! Props on your eagle eye. :) - Preston
After a day at work... especially today when I found out my work office is being moved to a not very salubrius part of town I'm now cheared up by this excellent article on Cuffs or as us English call them Turnups. Very informative. I do have one question..... How often do you think that the fluff that accumulates in the cuff/turnups be cleaned out. How would you recommend this be accomplished?
Each time I see morning trousers without cuffs (How they’re meant to be), I think back to the 1936 Fred Astaire an Ginger Rogers movie, Swing Time where to postpone a wedding they convince the groom that his trousers are last years fashion and they need to take them to the tailor which takes up so much time the wedding is cancelled!
I'm very traditional and conservative, so I prefer cuffs on all of my dress pants. I also prefer the break in front. Some of the pants featured looked far too short to me.
Jim Krause, but when you drop your nickel in the phone booth, you don't have to worry about it. You'll find it when you take your pants off that night! Quoting Fibber McGee 1942.
I've tried cuff pants and they personally just don't work for me, even with pleated pants. They didn't help drape the pants better and they look a bit odd on me. I prefer plain hems even with pleats, I think you can still look good in them.
I enjoy varying cuff size between pairs of trousers, personally. It adds a little more versatility to my wardrobe at no extra cost, and is low-risk,. That said, my first ever pair of cuffed trousers were given a “default” cuff size of 1”, which just looks terrible on me (not really fit for anybody, I think). It’s as though the trousers were cuffed with the expectation that they would be immediately un-cuffed! It goes to show, you can’t be half-hearted when it comes to the decision to cuff your trousers
on the point of pants break, I've seen 90% of cuffed pants with 3 feet of extra fabric folding onto their shoes. I call that "extreme sloppiness" while they say "my personal preference." I love cuffed pants with absolutely no breaks, I always look for a continuous line for my body also showcase my shoes and socks.
I have never cared for cuffed trousers and I don't wear them myself. I prefer the clean look of a non cuffed leg as a cuffed leg makes ones legs look shorter and I'm already short enough already {5'8"). As far as showing my shoes, I prefer cordovan wingtips which in my opinion speak for themselves.
I know all about this period! cuffed pants were in vogue in the 1920s. 1927. 1900 was a straight pant with no cuffs. In the depression 1930s we lost the drive for fashion and the 1940s tried to be different. I would wear straight pants with no cuffs. My preference is 1910
Hilarious! Who knows, maybe the world will change but cuffs looks frumpy and unstylish to me. Raphael pulls it off okay enough, because his whole look is like a best of thrift shop motif and he’s heavyset. But on Preston, I’d say it’s not as flattering as a flat front, no cuff look.
I was raised on traditional values, so I appreciate cuffs on dress pants. With that being said, I wear cuffs on light colored garments and no cuffs on dark ones.
Very informative video and I did enjoy it but I do have to say you are very mistaken about cuffs on jeans. Cuffs on jeans have been around as long as the garment has existed from miners cuffing them to keep them from fraying, to bikers doing it for roughly the same reason, to 50-70s cowboys often doing it as a sort of ash tray for their Marlboro cigarettes. Even today cuffs are popular, especially with the resurgence of selvedge denim so as to show the "selvedge ID" which is a unique edging to the material. Now of course the raw/selvedge denim community, or denim-heads, have been around since the 80/90s you only have seen them really get popular recently. But even in Preppy fashion cuffed jeans have been persistent for years as a style staple. So although I love the videos I do think you miss it when it comes to jeans and their subtle history in fashion, especially Prep fashion.
I was curious about cuff sizes because my tailor says a cuff should be from 3 to 5 cm which is about the same scale as you said, but sometimes he makes my cuffs exactly 3 cm is it ok?
2:49 That is not the British flag, st Patrick’s cross isn’t cantered, on the real Union flag. It would be like having the stars in a circle on the star spangled banner. Just letting you know in case you put the Union Jack in any other videos.
I paid a price for altering a pair of Ralph Lauren Purple Label trousers, and here's my lesson: DO NOT TAPER IF YOU WANT CUFFS. Also, I'd say if your pair of trousers has pleats, do not taper either. I wish my Italian tailor had told me that instead of saying "whatever you want my friend".
Cuffs don’t work for me and I don’t think they’re for everybody. I’m 5’10” but with a long torso and wide shoulders but a 30” pant inseam. Cuffs give me an odd imbalanced appearance, making my legs seem even shorter with an elongated torso.
Very informative video. I didn’t know it is appropriate to maintain a couple pair of cuffed pants in my wardrobe. I always thought that cuffs or no cuffs were dependent upon whether they are in or out of style at the moment. Good advice! The pictures in the video show you wearing two pair of double monk strap shoes; one brown and one black pair. I’m looking to add a pair of double monk straps to my wardrobe. Do you have a ‘go to’ brand to purchase your double monks? Any advice for me as to where to look? Thanks much.
By watching Sven's videos, I would recomend you Ace Marks, if you find them affordable for your pockets.
I would recommend Allen Edmonds. One of the few brands still made in the USA, full goodyear welted (not glued), overall great quality. I have a couple pairs, and absolutely love them. They've lasted far longer than my Johnson Murphey's (trash compared to AE), are super comfortable, and will likely outlive me if I take care of them well.
In English shoemakers, Loakes and Churches are the epitome of British shoemaking. Excellent shoes!
If cuffs are good enough for the great Italian suit makers they are certainly good enough for me.
Thank you so much for the information in your videos. Where’s my wife and daughter have just recently started dressing me in a more gentleman’s wardrobe as opposed to the jeans and T-shirts I used to wear. And I’m finding that dressing as such has given me more confidence in myself and has overall helped to improve my attitude. And it all started with your videos. Thank you so much!
Cuffed pants is always a good idea, classics never die!
Always prefer cuffs when I can have them. "In style" or not, I like what I like.
All my bespoke suits have cuffs and a tiny break. Glad to see a reference to Alan Flusser. "Dressing the Man " is my bible.
This video has changed my opinion on cuffed dress pants. I think I like them now 😉
All my trousers are cuffed except those for formalwear ie funeral, tuxedo, and uniform.
exactly
As it should be!
Some formal wears have changed. Just saw a Tom Ford double breasted tuxedo with cuffed pants, it looked great & I liked the change. I will do this to my db linen tuxedo, time to break the formality a bit. Besides, pants with cuffs have a great drop, specially when the material is thin.
@@jrod7448 i dont think you already make this out as an tuxedo,not even a dinner jacket if the material are the same as the jacket but not black/midnight blue wool
And tom ford is fashion forward and for formal wear especially evening i stick to cuffles,except my houndstooth,glen check gray flannel stroller suit trousers
A few days ago, I went to a different tailor than my usual one, and she said "Why would you want cuffs? They're for old men!" and I just stared at her before going on a speel about classic menswear.
..... it's more work for her , an only a good tailor gets it right , the pressing is very important to set the cuff .
@SPNKr Thank you so much for that reply. It was worth searching through the comments to read it in consideration of to cuff or not. I got a dozen plus very high quality pants to take to tailor for cuffing. I enjoy rocking the style with pleated fine high fabric count trousers.
80% of my trousers are cuffed, cuffs are cool.
... it's part of your style , looks a lot better then too short on young guys or too long on old guys ... personal I like 1 1/4 cuff . No break ,an sits just above the lower shoe lace .
Your always a pleasure to watch 🙂 very informative and to the point. Thank you 😊
Old enough to have grown up with slacks and suits without cuffs. After cuffs became the norm I adopted the style, today I prefer cuffs and will continue to wear them. I believe they look more stylish with the exception of formal wear.
I own numerous black lounge ensembles, also known as stresemann suits, and some odd cashmere striped trousers, all from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, and one or two of them have turn ups. This may be because of the informal nature of the black lounge ensemble compared to morning dress, and it would thus add a distinction of the difference in formality.
My wardrobe goes 2:1 non-cuffed:cuffed. I really like cuffs on my tweed trousers. The onyx cufflinks look great!
I love cuffs! The size of mine are the same as the hight of the flaps on the jacket.
Turnups on jeans have been very popular recently.
I wear cuffs and pleats and long rise trousers! I win again! So grateful for Lands End.
Agree to disagree on cuffs with jeans. They look great with a good pair of boots.
I do prefer pants without cuffs, but I enjoy to see it when it is well done.
Congrates from Portugal!
I wear vintage suits all day everyday, I love this channel 💕💕💕💕💕
I am both, depends on the look.
For example, one suit has a very nipped waist, no pleats, already sans cuffs so left, and to add to the clean appearance, removed the belt loops after adjusting the waist perfectly.
Now knowing from previous Rafael presentations cuffs add weight to improve drape, I wear them comfortably and see the difference.
I have a pair of light weight trousers with a cuff. The cuff gives a good weight to the bottom to help my pants legs from riding up my legs.
Actually cuffs for jeans are in style especially with my age group many go with deep cuffs but I hate it I prefer a small tapered cuff for my jeans I just love the contrast in color
I definitely buy my corduroy and twill slacks cuffed.
Another great video from Sven... Always cuffs for me over the decades of style changes..
I always followed the rule of cuffs with pleats and no cuffs with flat front.
🤔 I swear to high heavens I came to the same conclusion on my own as you also mentioned as my own rule for cuffing. It’s the pleated/non pleated high quality of the dress trousers and it’s fabric thread count quality. Flat front, I uncuff hem it. If it’s high quality fabric and thread with pleated front, I cuff it with no more than a medium cuff and being 5 8”. If it’s high quality fabric with flat front I give it no cuffs in a regular hem.
This is presentation is great timing, as designed a suit with patch pockets and cuffs, now know fits the informal attitude was going for (being the rugged archetype). The trouser toile is finished, next is the waistcoat, then coat. 99 percent self taught, by the way. Never liked off the rack, can't afford the quality I want, so why not just make it myself?
Very cool
Cuffs look pretty good on a pair of nice raw denim jeans!
Lol why not.
I am originally from Philadelphia. Growing up in church I remember some of my pants were cuffed.Even once grown I'd buy some slacks with cuffs, not big but small cuffs. I always loved the way they looked with my dress shoes. It wasn't until I moved to Baltimore that there was so many people from there that hated my pants they would say I looked sharp but those pants had to go. When I would travel to some cities they loved my pants etc. I really never knew it was a big deal I guess it depends on where your from
always cuffs for the added weight to pull my slacks down when I stand up so I am not picking the legs to get the legs to fall to full length
i love that tie
Personally I much more prefer trousers with cuffs, they make slack more intresting. It's just a thing that make pants with crease just complete. Plus im big fan of style of 30s,40s & 50s and back then most trousers used to have them. I tent to go for 2" cuffs or just slightly less than that.
I’m noticing that I take many of my styles in fashion from the early half of the 20th century.
Seems like every video about something I like, you guys say, “this was popular in or around the 1920s.” In this case it was for almost the entire first half of the 20th century, but still over the 20s.
YES! These need a comeback.
kindly make video Dress Pants and Shirt Combination Video Thank You
I could take or leave them, i do like the angle cuffs though
Thanks Raphael & fashion is King but no cuffs 🤘🏼
07:13 Why the different width shoelaces? And why white?
In reverse order: Why not wear white shoelaces? Changing out the color of one's laces is an easy way to make a pair of shoes or boots instantly more unique. You can take a look at our many Fort Belvedere lace offerings, here:
www.gentlemansgazette.com/shop/accessories/shoelaces
And as to why they're different widths: I believe the footage was sourced from an earlier video about laces, illustrating a comparison. To be quite honest, I didn't notice when reviewing the footage! Props on your eagle eye. :)
- Preston
@@gentlemansgazette Well also why not put some asymmetry? 🎩😁
What are the shoes you are wearing at 8:15 ? Are they lobb ?
Very nicely done here with the advice and video thank you as always 👈🏾👌🏾👌🏾
Classic as always
I like and have cuffs in my dress pants. I'm not a fan of rolling up or cuffing my jeans or chinos, but I'm willing to try it out.
1:15 wth does that mean?
Also please please make a video on how to make angled cuffs
Sir could you please make a guide on bespoke suits? Meaning which fabric to choose,pattern or not etc. Thank you in advance.
After a day at work... especially today when I found out my work office is being moved to a not very salubrius part of town I'm now cheared up by this excellent article on Cuffs or as us English call them Turnups. Very informative.
I do have one question..... How often do you think that the fluff that accumulates in the cuff/turnups be cleaned out. How would you recommend this be accomplished?
Each time I see morning trousers without cuffs (How they’re meant to be), I think back to the 1936 Fred Astaire an Ginger Rogers movie, Swing Time where to postpone a wedding they convince the groom that his trousers are last years fashion and they need to take them to the tailor which takes up so much time the wedding is cancelled!
I’m waiting on pleats to come back in I can’t do flat front
I'm very traditional and conservative, so I prefer cuffs on all of my dress pants. I also prefer the break in front. Some of the pants featured looked far too short to me.
Was told cuffs are a must with pleated pants (balance).
Could you do a video on formal suspenders I’ve always been interested in them?
Could we discuss more, at length, angled faux cuffs?
I've not worn cuffs since the early 60's when they became unfashionable. I can't remember the last time I saw cuffed trouser available off the rack.
This is way above my style level
Pleads and cuffs always. Except for more formal outfits.
Problem with cuffs is that they trap dirt and dust. Not good.
Jim Krause, but when you drop your nickel in the phone booth, you don't have to worry about it. You'll find it when you take your pants off that night!
Quoting Fibber McGee 1942.
All of my trousers and slacks are flat front and tapered. Modern slim fit. No cuffs please. Thank you.
you have a video for everything. legend!
I've tried cuff pants and they personally just don't work for me, even with pleated pants. They didn't help drape the pants better and they look a bit odd on me. I prefer plain hems even with pleats, I think you can still look good in them.
Short answer: definitely
I prefer cuffs.
Great video. I will now be checking out a man's pant cuffs.
Some may construe that as an invitation to start coughing.
Pun most certainly intended.
I enjoy varying cuff size between pairs of trousers, personally. It adds a little more versatility to my wardrobe at no extra cost, and is low-risk,. That said, my first ever pair of cuffed trousers were given a “default” cuff size of 1”, which just looks terrible on me (not really fit for anybody, I think). It’s as though the trousers were cuffed with the expectation that they would be immediately un-cuffed! It goes to show, you can’t be half-hearted when it comes to the decision to cuff your trousers
on the point of pants break, I've seen 90% of cuffed pants with 3 feet of extra fabric folding onto their shoes. I call that "extreme sloppiness" while they say "my personal preference."
I love cuffed pants with absolutely no breaks, I always look for a continuous line for my body also showcase my shoes and socks.
I have never cared for cuffed trousers and I don't wear them myself. I prefer the clean look of a non cuffed leg as a cuffed leg makes ones legs look shorter and I'm already short enough already {5'8"). As far as showing my shoes, I prefer cordovan wingtips which in my opinion speak for themselves.
It is considered appropriate to cuff jeans when wearing selvedge denim
I have tried cuffs but I don't think they looked good on me because I am a short and it makes me look even shorter.
I know all about this period! cuffed pants were in vogue in the 1920s. 1927. 1900 was a straight pant with no cuffs. In the depression 1930s we lost the drive for fashion and the 1940s tried to be different. I would wear straight pants with no cuffs. My preference is 1910
Thank you for another great presentation. Personally, I find turnups/cuffs greater than 1 1/2" or so in depth look clownish.
Cuffs are slots for your AARP card!
Hilarious! Who knows, maybe the world will change but cuffs looks frumpy and unstylish to me. Raphael pulls it off okay enough, because his whole look is like a best of thrift shop motif and he’s heavyset. But on Preston, I’d say it’s not as flattering as a flat front, no cuff look.
i like to buy thrift store pants with as much fabric as possible to have smy tailor install as large a cuff as possible to offset my large behind
What is the purpose of the differentiations in red shoe laces?
The reasons that I was told:
Pleated trousers need cuffs. Strait trousers should NOT have cuffs.
That seems to be the standard brooks brothers goes by.
Same standard I go by and somehow I also arrived at that decision. I also luv my pleated pants for a more refined style.
In a gurkha pants, how long is the normal length?
Those of us in the north know that cuffs are a great way to gather snow
Sheeeeit! A suit collection. This guy is loaded.
I was raised on traditional values, so I appreciate cuffs on dress pants. With that being said, I wear cuffs on light colored garments and no cuffs on dark ones.
Another great video , keep up the good work
Very informative video and I did enjoy it but I do have to say you are very mistaken about cuffs on jeans. Cuffs on jeans have been around as long as the garment has existed from miners cuffing them to keep them from fraying, to bikers doing it for roughly the same reason, to 50-70s cowboys often doing it as a sort of ash tray for their Marlboro cigarettes. Even today cuffs are popular, especially with the resurgence of selvedge denim so as to show the "selvedge ID" which is a unique edging to the material. Now of course the raw/selvedge denim community, or denim-heads, have been around since the 80/90s you only have seen them really get popular recently. But even in Preppy fashion cuffed jeans have been persistent for years as a style staple. So although I love the videos I do think you miss it when it comes to jeans and their subtle history in fashion, especially Prep fashion.
I do love your shoes!
Awesome, exquisite total outfit! Definitely cuffs!
I was curious about cuff sizes because my tailor says a cuff should be from 3 to 5 cm which is about the same scale as you said, but sometimes he makes my cuffs exactly 3 cm is it ok?
@SPNKr I donlt wanted that short, but he make it like that sometimes.
Before worrying about cuffs, taper your pants so that they fit better around the leg.
Folding the cuffs I find annoying. Plus I have gotten stuff hidden in the cuff that I have dropped and not noticed.
I have never thought cuffs were worthwhile in that they go in and out of style fairly frequently and as such just aren't worth the hassle.
4:34 When indoors without schoes, yes. I don't want to walk on my Jeans hem.
Great video!
yes
Can you wear cuffs with half break
If you're gonna cuff you should always almost have no breaks. Need the weight and extra fabric without the cuff? Cuff it inside.
Keep your great job!
Thank you..
I like cuffs!!
2:49 That is not the British flag, st Patrick’s cross isn’t cantered, on the real Union flag. It would be like having the stars in a circle on the star spangled banner. Just letting you know in case you put the Union Jack in any other videos.
Centered . In the English language. Next time it will be upside down.
I have turn ins
I paid a price for altering a pair of Ralph Lauren Purple Label trousers, and here's my lesson: DO NOT TAPER IF YOU WANT CUFFS. Also, I'd say if your pair of trousers has pleats, do not taper either. I wish my Italian tailor had told me that instead of saying "whatever you want my friend".
Cuffs don’t work for me and I don’t think they’re for everybody.
I’m 5’10” but with a long torso and wide shoulders but a 30” pant inseam. Cuffs give me an odd imbalanced appearance, making my legs seem even shorter with an elongated torso.
With cuffs
Is it wrong to have cuffed black pair of trousers? Well it's not for blacktie really
made my day again.......
I like cuffed pants because it usually stand out from the crowd. Yes, it looks stylish but not recommended for short men.
Borei Phan basta fare il risvolto più corto
@@alexanderliving4997 Yes, you're right about this.
Мне больше нравятся брюки с манжетами. В моём гардеробе их большинство.
yes
Some people put a coin in cuffs for give some weight.