Tartan Gauntlets

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Actually the cuffs you are referring to are the turnbacks of the sleeve, and would have been (historically) the same colour as the lining of the sleeve. Hence (in the 18th century) a blue jacket lined with buff coloured cloth would have buff "cuffs".

My own opinion is that tartan cuffs look really, really, naff in the same way tartan lapels would look really, really, naff.

[Tiny]

Just for context I was thinking a black jacket with the flaps in Black Stewart. I used the term gauntlet a little too broad. I figure the Black Stewart wouldn't be too contrasting on the black jacket.