So, when I thought of presenting myself in best possible light, one of the things I'd think of is French cuffs (along with cleanliness, haircut, clean fingernails, etc.).

Shirt cuffs first slid into view in the early 1500s in the form of tiny ruffles around the wristband. Thankfully, today’s styles are more reserved—take the barrel cuff, for example.

White pique cotton dress shirt with spread collar, covered plackets and French cuffs, by Canali, $150; black wool gabardine three-button suit by DKNY, $500, at Macy's West, San Francisco; black ...

French cuffs should always be complemented by the right type of suit and an appropriate occasion.

In the modern business-formal climate, the French cuff and its attendant cuff link are the new markers of professionalism.

Is it socially acceptable to wear a French-cuff shirt with jeans? I would think not, but with the rise of the suit jacket-jeans look, I thought there might be a bend in the rules.

French cuffs are losing their status as a symbol of corporate seniority as newcomers to Wall Street return to more formal dressing and don them daily -- even with jeans, according to style experts.

First lady Melania Trump makes statement of sartorial diplomacy in France by wearing an unconventional look: a Dior tuxedo.