What is the correct sleeve length for a jacket?

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In our tailor's blog post about oversized shoulders in your jacket, we talked about which points are important for a good fit in your jacket.

As discussed in the previous article, the width of side seams does not have much to do with whether a jacket appears too large, this is purely a matter of taste.

One of the things that makes a suit look too big is a sleeve length that is too long. You often encounter this as a tailor and in this blog we will go into more depth.

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The tailor: for the best fit of your jacket

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As a tailor, we often get fit related questions. You can visit a tailor because your measurements have changed or because you want a different fit. As a tailor, I think it is important to clearly explain to customers how sizes relate to styles and fits.

If you really want everything in your suit, jacket or trousers to fit 100% and with the details you want, you will have to have it tailor-made from scratch and visit a bespoke tailor.

If you look at the suit style of the past, it is a different fit than we see a lot now. The fit was wider, jackets longer, trousers were worn higher. Nowadays suits are cut much slimmer.

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What are the limitations of made-to-measure suits?

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Made-to-measure garments generally have a better fit than garments produced to standard measurements. However, it still gets limited by a number of factors that affect fit, such as:

Measurement errors: When taking the customer's measurements, measurement errors may occur, which means that the final garments do not fit properly.

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