JUST picked up a leather stud cuff at an art fair yesterday. Can’t wait to wear it. And am beginning to wonder if my love affair with all things pyramid-studded will EVER end.

It seems that comments were turned off for this post when we had a technical problem this morning. But everything is working now. Sorry for the hitch.

Thanks Tanya for letting us know!

Before reading YLF, I would have never considered buying something like this, but now I can see how it works to contrast edgy with feminine.

This is such an edgy, fun look. I’ve been eyeing cuffs like these but without the studs. I especially like the wrap around ones.

I bet I’ll see some of these cuffs appear in forum photos soon. Look forward to seeing them!

I have been wanting to try this look and mention it to my husband on Sat, He does not think it is me but i want to try it out with some of my more edgier pieces. Thanks for the post Angie it is has given me a couple of ideas how i could work this look.

o not wear a moto jacket, studded belt, biker boots and studded cuff all at once. –> Okay that is a funny image. HAHA

-meream

It IS edgy and the jury’s still out for me!

I wore these when I was 14 all the way through the beginning of college. I am better off with a narrower version as well, but the ones I wore then were chunky and wide (even though I was skinnier than I am now). I wanted the punkiest ones possible. Now I think I would prefer one that is more subdued, like the black one at the upper left. If I can find a faux leather one that I like, I may revisit the look. It can pretty much always be found cheaply at Hot Topic, regardless of whether it’s “in” or not!

Ahhh I love these! I have really thin wrists so it’s hard to find a cuff that stays on, but to be honest I LOVE the look of a huge cuff on a small wrist (to me it’s much like wearing a man’s diving watch).

My dream is to get the Hermes cuff, but that is many years off…thanks for supplying some chic options!

Definitely not my cup of tea, but I do appreciate the look on others. However I have something very similar to the red cuff on the top. Mine is multi-pastel-color, it wraps around three times and it has a little flower/butterfly made out of leather and “hemmed” with thin metal. I got it 5 years ago in a small boutique in Rijeka, Croatia.

Not my thing (edgy I am not) but I do like the look on others and I think it’s a great way to incorporate the current “biker” vibe in a more subdued way.

You know, I actually like these. Pity my favorite one (of those posed here at least) is $144.

I wouldn’t mind trying the narrower leather cuff, but without the studs. A gold, copper or silver one rather than leather might be even better. I’ll enjoy the look on others.

I have been actually thinking about getting something like this last week, what a timely post. I will probbaly go for a thin black or grey one, with silver toned studs, once I find the time to actually look for it.

I am glad I could help Angie and hope you are having a wonderful time. The credit should go to Laura who noticed first, I believe, and alerted us via email.

A bit too edgey for me.

I think I kept mine from the 80s. I’ll have to dig it out.

I have taken to wearing a little 1.5 inch wide dog collar (nylon web with rhinestones) as a bracelet. It’s for a puppy or small dog, so I can make it fit my smallish wrists. I first did it as a sort of jokey statement thing, but it’s become sort of a signature piece and I find I wear it all the time, with work clothes or casual. If it were leather, with studs, it would fit the idea of some of these cuffs. I have received dozens of comments and compliments about it. I do like the idea that you can cinch these up. Most bangle type bracelets are way too big for me and I have had them literally slip off my wrists.

(Grr, I keep submitting a comment and it keeps getting rejected )

I love leather cuffs; they’re they only type of bracelet-y jewelry that I wear. I really like the Linea Pelle ones. I also have several by Hayden-Harnett; they make a nice one, the Celina, that doesn’t have studs on it so it’s less edgy.

Oh my gosh, I love these! I’m always looking for ways to incorporate my former punk and goth teenage identities into my grown-up wardrobe (and since I’m 40, this no easy feat without looking completely ridiculous, especially in a corporate environment). I’m avoiding all the super trendy 80’s and 90’s revival stuff, but the suggestion of my two former selves in accessories is wonderful. Easy to find goth-ish necklaces and earrings thanks to the Neo-Victorian/Steampunk sellers on Etsy – but not so easy with punk. I am definitely buying a larger cuff like the black one pictured.

I like the black on black style. Seems like a slightly edgy, “non goth” adaptation.
The gold on turquoise example is not very goth either – if someone could find a thinner version it could be rockin.

This is one of my favorite looks. It adds just the right amount of edge, without overdoing it.

My favorite leather accessories are at the Lucky Dog Leather website.
luckydogleather.com

They are really well made, very cool styles with tons of options. I have orders several items for myself and for gifts.

They are really nice too and if you get on the email list they will send you discount codes and specials.

oh, I forgot to say,
They make the really wide cuffs in small sizes so you don’t have to worry about it traveling up your arm. And you can pick the colors you want and customize your cuff.

Fun fashion history fact:

As someone of that era, I can tell you that all the punk rock fans wore these (but only in black of course) and the studs were spikes. At that time, around 1979, you had to go to the sex shops (targeting gay men) in San Francisco. The snaps were backwards from how they are now, and the spikes went INWARD. And these were for men, and they put them on their …. that’s right… they did.

Fran

I really like this look (suprise!). I own several chunky (not leather) as well as daintier bangles, but never ever seem to wear them. I have quite chunky wrists and just never liked the look on me. I wonder if I should try them again, as I agree with you, a change from a necklace is not always a bad thing!!