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Question about tapering the sleeves on a suit jacket

post #1 of 7
11/16/11 at 4:38pm
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I have a problem. Today I just took my suit in for tailoring, and my tailor was able to take everything in to my liking except for the sleeves. I feel they are too baggy and he said he can't take them in anymore than he already did. I am sure I am not going to be happy with the result because the rest of my suit will be slim fitting and the sleeves are going to look baggy. Is there really a limit to how much the sleeves can be slimmed? I have seen pictures of guys with tailored suits with extremely slim fitting sleeves, like this for example: http://unwrappedphotos.com/wp-...

I was hoping to achieve a similar look. Doesn't have to be that perfect, but at least somewhere close. What should I do??

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post #2 of 7
11/17/11 at 10:07am
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No one has any ideas??

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post #3 of 7
11/17/11 at 10:13am
To some degree there would be a limit to the diameter of the upper sleeve based on the armhole size.

In theory I guess it could be tapered down from there without limit in terms of possibility. But it could conceivably look quite odd if it is tapered too much.
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post #4 of 7
11/17/11 at 11:53am
how about a photo?
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post #5 of 7
11/17/11 at 11:59am
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post #6 of 7
11/23/11 at 12:58am
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can the sleeve be made slimmer than it is in my photo?

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post #7 of 7
11/23/11 at 1:40am

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