You cannot put on cufflinks with just any men's clothing. There are shirts that are designed and stitched in a way so that cufflink can be put on and matched suitably. Many times, such shirts have hole stud sets to fit in. If you do not know much about the apparel specifically meant for cufflinks, then you should follow a rule of thumb. According to it, such shirts have holes in the places where you normally expect buttons. As has already been mentioned, the purpose of these holes is to accommodate the cufflinks.

Wearing cufflinks give you a lot of opportunities to use your creativity and also make a fashion statement besides enhancing your appearance. You can mix and match the stone, design, color and style of the cufflinks to make your overall appearance unique and attractive at the same time. For example, go for graceful and elegant cufflinks if your shirt is semi-formal while sports oriented ones if the shirt is meant for casual wear. You can match your cufflinks with your wristwatch and tie. You can have customized monograms of your profession, favorite football team, etc on the cufflinks. An example is t-squared monogram in case you are an architecture by profession. Make sure that the styling of cufflinks should go with the event and occasion you are to attend. Once you are done with the designing, styling and matching part of how to wear cufflinks, follow the given instructions to actually put cufflinks on.

• Wear the shirt specifically designed to be worn with cufflinks on.
• Pinch the cuffs of the shirt's sleeves together.
• Place the cufflink into the holes located in the cuff of the shirt.
• While performing the above step, make sure that the colored and decorated side of the cufflink faces outwards.
• The back side of the cufflink is equipped with a bar. Hold it and flip it over so that the cufflink gets secured in the place of insertion.                

   With this step you finish the task of 'how to put on cufflinks.