Trends for the Everyday Man: The 5cm Cuff

So you're looking to step up your swag, and I've got just the thing. Almost every post so far I have stressed the importance of FIT, so if you don't have a tailor by now...get one. That doesn't mean you want to go slimming and hemming every piece in your wardrobe though. 

The 5cm cuff is not only fashionable but efficient. It breaks up the typically boring line between pant and shoe a lot like a belt breaks up pant and shirt. This example from a man I know solely as Antonksi is absolutely textbook.

His Tumblr is pretty steezy 

Things to be noted:

• He is wearing a dark wash jean with a light inner, always a solid choice for the 5cm cuff.
• The jeans are quality, you can tell by the stitching.
• The boots are also quality (again, the stitching as well as the layers in the heel.
• Wear the cuff falls is wear pants are supposed to fall on your shoes. Without the cuff these jeans would bunch and lose many swag points.
• The cuffs are very tight to the jean (here's a hint, he ironed them).
• The copper stitching in the pant is picked up in the lighter sole of the boots.

Now Antonski is no stranger to Swag, but you can easily pull this look off with what you have in your wardrobe. I'm not saying you have to bust out a ruler, but 5cm is a great rule of thumb and as you can see in the picture a great look.

Ingredients for success; Dark jeans, decent boot, dash of Swag, and a rough understanding of the metric system.

We'll have you swaggin' in no time.

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