Shirts, jackets, coats

Sleeves shortened to the centimetre

A shirt sleeve ends at the wrist bone; a jacket sleeve a centimetre above it. Two centimetres decide whether a suit reads as well fitted or not.

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A sleeve being pinned on the cutting table
  • Price at the fitting
  • Two centimetres decide it
  • Leather and coats too

What your jacket gets with us

  1. The sleeve length of a jacket being taken with a tape

    Working buttonholes too

    Real buttonholes stay real.

  2. The sleeve length being measured on the arm with a tape

    Both sleeves the same length

    Measured on the arm and on the garment.

  3. A brown leather jacket being conditioned by hand

    Leather and coats too

    Leather jackets and winter coats as well.

At the cuff, or at the shoulder

Shirts and blouses

At the bottom, at the cuff

The sleeve is shortened at the bottom and closed again. The fast, cheap route.

  • Almost always right on a shirt or blouse
  • Ready in 48 hours
  • On a jacket only if no buttons are in the way
  • More work with the original placket
Jackets and coats

At the top, at the shoulder

The sleeve is removed, shortened and set back in. More work, and the only answer when the cuff is finished.

  • Buttons and vent stay where they belong
  • The sleeve keeps its drape and its width
  • Needed on jackets, coats and leather
  • Two to three days, because the lining goes too

Put the piece on in the shop. Ten seconds at the sleeve show which of the two it is, and you hear the price straight away.

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FAQ

Questions about sleeve shortening

Not covered here? One call and you have the answer in a minute.

What does it cost?

That depends on the piece: shirt or jacket, with or without a working cuff, lined or not. Put it on in the shop and we name the price before we start.

Why is “with placket” more work?

Because the button placket at the cuff has to be re-set. That is hand work and takes longer than a plain hem.

How much shirt cuff should show below the jacket?

One to one and a half centimetres. Bring both and we match them to each other.

Can you shorten leather sleeves?

Yes. Leather does not forgive a second stitch line, so we measure especially carefully.

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