Elegant Cuff Bracelets Are a Sleek Power Move

Bold, beautiful, and sculptural, a single dramatic cuff is all you need to take an outfit from so-so to stunning.

July 22, 2025

Worn by icons like Cleopatra, Coco Chanel, and Wonder Woman, bold metal cuff bracelets are the ultimate power move. These grandly scaled examples—from Patricia Von Musulin’s seductive silver whorls to Anndra Neen’s gladiatorial cage to Robert Lee Morris’s hammered-gold swirls—are equal parts armor, ornament, and work of art.

FROM TOP: Ridge Cuff in sterling silver by AGMES, $1,300, agmesnyc.com. Barrel Cuff in brass by Anndra Neen, $195, anndraneen.com. Cuff Bracelet with Geometric Studs in brass by Gucci, $1,900, gucci.com. The Dome in sterling silver by Pilar Olaverri, $2,400, pilarolaverri.com. Stacked Cuff in brass by Saint Laurent, $1,090, ysl.com

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FROM TOP: Ares Cuff Bracelet in bronze by Ariana Boussard-Reifel, $925, arianaboussardreifel.com. Long Cutout Cuff by Robert Lee Morris for Donna Karan, $3,200, and Basket Cuff by Robert Lee Morris for Calvin Klein, $1,200; both gold-plated brass, robertleemorrisgallery.com. Teton Bracelet in bronze by Ariana Boussard-Reifel, $845, arianaboussardreifel.com.

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FROM TOP: Open Knot Cuff Bracelet in sterling silver, $7,200, and Ram’s Head Cuff Bracelet in sterling silver, $7,200, both by Patricia Von Musulin, vonmusulin.com.

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THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN VOLUME 16 OF FREDERIC MAGAZINE. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE!