Cufflinks for the Spring Racing Carnival - you can't go unless you are sporting cufflinks

Well it's Spring in Australia...which usually means hayfever, warm weather and the CARNIVAL!  It's the time where men and women hit the shops, the fake tan salons and perhaps the occasional waxing establishment to fine tune their appearance for the Fashion Stakes. 

For the discerning man, it is all about three things when considering the look to impress the fillies.  Clean shoes, a great tie and a set of trendy bold cufflinks.  Big and bright are in this year - and certainly the colour of your cufflinks should match your tie rather than your shirt.  Steer away from the themed cufflinks - novelty is OUT OUT OUT.  And just as important is to ensure you don't wear cufflinks on a non - french cuffed shirt.

Frech cuffed shirts have come down in price considerably over the past few years.  $60 AUD should get you a good quality shirt from one of the big retailers.  And if price is an issue, just update your shirt and tie combo with a new pair of cufflinks, polish your shoes and have your best suit dry cleaned will be enough to show you've gone to an effort.

And then all you have to do is make sure you drink loads of european beer so everyone can see your hot cufflinks!!!