Sleeves too long
I was complaining recently about shirts not fitting because the sleeves are too long, and I was asked to post some pics.
I am 5'10", 165 lbs. I generally wear a size medium in shirts, or 16/33 for dress shirts. I think this is pretty average (I'm not unusually short/tall/skinny/etc.)
Pic #1 is me in a J. Crew OCBD, size Medium. The sleeves are too long. Most shirts in size Medium fit like this, regardless of brand. I have the same issue with jackets.
Pic #2 is a PRL "Classic fit" OCBD, size 16/32-33. This shirt fits me well, I think.
Pic #3 is a Uniqlo flannel, size Small. This fits me well, but I don't usually fit into a size small.
Pic #4 and 5 is a J. Crew poplin, size Medium, with the sleeves shortened by a tailor. Now the placket is very short, and the button is in an odd position.
(Please ignore the rest of the outfit -- I took these before going to my woodshop)
My options seem to be:
1. Live with sleeves being too long. Apart from aesthetics, this is annoying and uncomfortable for me.
2. Buy shirts with collar + sleeve sizes. This limits my options for casual shirts to, basically, OCBDs in a limited range of colors and patterns (white/blue/pink, solid/stripes, with rare exceptions)
3. Get the sleeves shortened, and accept that the placket button will be in the wrong place (unless I limit myself to shirts without placket buttons)
4. Get shirts custom made. Expensive!
5. Get my arms lengthened?
What do you think I should do?
(As a side note, my hypothesis is that mass-market shirts are deliberately cut with the sleeves a bit long, to accommodate the greatest range of body shapes, because it's much more noticeable and problematic if the sleeves are too short.)
(Also, note that of course all of these shirts are blue, per my avatar
)
I am 5'10", 165 lbs. I generally wear a size medium in shirts, or 16/33 for dress shirts. I think this is pretty average (I'm not unusually short/tall/skinny/etc.)
Pic #1 is me in a J. Crew OCBD, size Medium. The sleeves are too long. Most shirts in size Medium fit like this, regardless of brand. I have the same issue with jackets.
Pic #2 is a PRL "Classic fit" OCBD, size 16/32-33. This shirt fits me well, I think.
Pic #3 is a Uniqlo flannel, size Small. This fits me well, but I don't usually fit into a size small.
Pic #4 and 5 is a J. Crew poplin, size Medium, with the sleeves shortened by a tailor. Now the placket is very short, and the button is in an odd position.
(Please ignore the rest of the outfit -- I took these before going to my woodshop)
My options seem to be:
1. Live with sleeves being too long. Apart from aesthetics, this is annoying and uncomfortable for me.
2. Buy shirts with collar + sleeve sizes. This limits my options for casual shirts to, basically, OCBDs in a limited range of colors and patterns (white/blue/pink, solid/stripes, with rare exceptions)
3. Get the sleeves shortened, and accept that the placket button will be in the wrong place (unless I limit myself to shirts without placket buttons)
4. Get shirts custom made. Expensive!
5. Get my arms lengthened?
What do you think I should do?
(As a side note, my hypothesis is that mass-market shirts are deliberately cut with the sleeves a bit long, to accommodate the greatest range of body shapes, because it's much more noticeable and problematic if the sleeves are too short.)
(Also, note that of course all of these shirts are blue, per my avatar
)
