Casual jacket sleeve length

Question: 

Hi SuitShop Team, I got my suit in the mail and it fits great but I think the jacket sleeves are too short.

Suit jacket sleeve length chart

I’m not sure how it is supposed to fit do you have a guide for how long they should be?

Answer:

Great Question! Certain menswear questions pop up more often than others, and one of the most common we get is about jacket sleeve lengths.

I chuckle when I see guys in the store or fit a G ALXNDR client, and watch them try the jacket on, lift their arms like they’re performing the “Macarena”, and ask if the sleeves are too short.

With dancing in mind, let’s get into some “rules” on what makes jacket sleeves the proper length.Generally speaking, you want to aim for ½-inch of your shirt cuff to be seen under the jacket sleeve when your arms are resting at your side.

If you forget everything else I mention, you can fall back on ½-inch.Yes, when you raise your arms for “YMCA” or even to shake someone’s hand, your sleeve will ride up and appear too short for the moment. If that was your natural state, we’d have a different con

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