HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part III - Page 1116

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Originally Posted by kevinsp8 
 

 

I appreciate you're on a budget, but could the sleeves be lengthened? This is usually not an expensive alteration. The shirt collar seems to sag too much and the tie is kind of blah and the knot too large.
 

 

Thanks for the comment. You are of course correct, and I am already exploring the options for sleeve lengthening - one thing I have discovered during this search is that there does not appear to be a single decent alterations tailor in my town. The shirt is too big in general and have no fear, it will be on its way out as soon as I have replacements. I agree about the way the tie looks in the (poor quality) picture, but in real life it looks a lot better though not, on reflection, with this ensemble.

Edited: on closer examination, I have discovered that the sleeves were previous altered and that it should be a simple job to let them down to the previous length, which is exactly the length I want. The previous sleeve end is still clearly visible inside the cuff and it should be a simple job for I and my wife between us to reverse the shortening (my wife  is a pretty skilled seamstress).