Dapper Dads: Cool Cufflinks Under $60

If you're a frugal fashionista, no doubt you've noticed the sartorial nostalgia in the air as more and more men adopt sleek, tailored looks from the first half of the last century. (Think: Fred Astaire.) This year, ditch the ties and help the Dad in your life bring back French cuffs — and, along with them, those bastions of consummate cool and bespoke style: cufflinks.

Along with the buzz The Sartorialist is generating for his blog's vintage fashion photography contest, the rising popularity of vintage, consignment, and secondhand shops provides bargains aplenty in men's suiting: including this slim-fitting, non-iron French cuff Oxford ($80, Banana Republic). Whether you want to outfit him for a formal affair or just a fun night out on the town, these affordable adornments are a stylish way to showcase an appreciation for the good life, from high art to dedicated service to a cultivated sense of humor.

We've rounded up more than 25 recession-friendly cufflink styles to choose from, and, best of all, they're all under $60!

FOR THE GAMER

Four Aces Cufflinks ($50, Mens' Warehouse)
PacMan Token Cufflinks ($25, qacreate on Etsy.com)

FOR THE TRADITIONALIST

NYC Subway Token Cufflinks ($60, Elsewares.com)
Nautica Button Cufflink ($35, Macy's)

FOR THE BEER DRINKER

Guinness Bottle Cap Cufflinks ($42, manmadedesigns on Etsy)

FOR THE WEEKEND WARRIOR

Washer and Nuts Cufflinks ($14, ddindustrial on Etsy)

FOR THE SPORTS GUY

Vintage Ski Cufflinks ($30, CuffLinks.com)
Ball, Bat, and Glove Cufflinks ($50, Mens' Warehouse)

FOR THE ROMANTIC

Personalizable Classic Round Cufflinks ($25, Things Remembered)
Cartouche Cufflinks ($30, Museum of Fine Arts Boston)
Custom Silhouette Cufflinks ($50, Le Papier Studio)

FOR THE TRAVELER

Airplane Cufflinks ($39, Banana Republic)
Route 66 Cufflinks ($30, CuffLinks.com)

FOR THE KID AT HEART

Toy Robot Cufflinks ($45, CosmicFirefly on Etsy)
Motorcycle Cufflinks ($50, Mens' Warehouse)

FOR MEN IN UNIFORM

Fingerprint Cufflinks ($18, MoMA Store)

FOR THE ARTIST

Off the Cuff Glass Cufflinks ($42, UncommonGoods.com)
Avery Coonley House Cufflinks ($40, MoMA Store)

FOR THE MUSIC LOVER

Vintage Glass Piano Cufflinks ($27, by Nostalgiclinks for Etsy)

FOR THE INTELLECTUAL

Letter Perfect Scrabble Cufflinks ($40, UncommonGoods.com)

FOR THE WRITER

Custom Vintage Typewriter Key Cufflinks ($15, sparkeez8z1d on Etsy)
Hemingway Cufflinks ($27, minjean3 on Etsy)

FOR THE MAN OF BUSINESS

Chunky Square Cufflinks ($39, Banana Republic)
Vintage Silver Dime Cufflinks ($15, wmdean on Etsy)

FOR THE STYLE SAVVY

Polished Checkerboard Cufflinks ($30, Macy's)
Green and White Recycled Silver Cufflinks ($50, TheBrokenPlate on Etsy)

FOR THE TECHIE

Green Window Computer Key Cufflinks ($10, Nostalgiclinks on Etsy)
Motherboard Cufflinks ($15, DaveTheBear on Etsy)

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