Are these shirt sleeves too short?

[Viserys]

Hello everyone,

I recently had this shirt inexpensively and I like the fabric and the finishing. However, I'm concerned that the sleeve might be a tad short, especially when the arm is reaching out. I think that it is an issue due to a low-ish armhole as they reach the palm when standing.

I would kindly like your advice: is the amount of riding acceptable or should I look somewhere else?

Thanks!

 

[The Millennial Gentleman]

Those look to be a touch too short. The real question is, are you wearing a jacket with that shirt. If not, you can get away with it.

If you are wearing a jacket with that shirt, you will need to see if the shirt peeks out from the sleeve. I don't think it will at that length.

 

[maxalex]

Agreed, check to make sure you can see half an inch or so of "linen" with a jacket on. But to me another issue is the cuffs appear way too wide. You should not be able to get your hand through the cuff when the link is fastened. Those look a bit like wizard sleeves.

 

[Viserys]

Thank you for the replies. I suffer from the plague of having small wrists (6'' skin tight) and long arms so I have the problem that most shirts don't really fit in sleeve length even if the cuff touches the palm slightly because it slides over my hand.

Since I almost only wear double cuffs, this issue is even worse.

Luckily enough, all my shirts are deteriorating from natural wear so I will replace them but before doing that I want to be sure I addess the right sleeve length-cuff width. I hope someone will be patient enough to help me clarifying some things

This is a mediocre quality shirt I used many years ago. It has unfused double cuffs that look terrible but they are, surprisingly, only 9 inches wide (from edge to edge, 7.5 inches mid-hole to mid-hole).

The previous cuffs measure 9.5 inches from edge to edge (8 between holes). I think the latter look much better, size-wise, what do you think? Should I go even smaller? This is a shot from the front:

I would be completely happy to replace all my shirts with better fitting ones if this didn't spoil all my jacket's sleeves, which were tailored to accommodate a 9.5 or so double cuff. This is how the previous shirt and this one hang on the sports coat with narrowest sleeve openings I own:

The bigger cuff fills in the sleeve better and in my opinion looks better. Do you think the second combination looks off, so in that case I should tailor my sleeve narrower?

Thanks everyone for the patience.

 

[maxalex]

Your jacket cuff width is independent of your shirt cuff width. The jacket looks fine and would look fine with narrower shirt cuffs as well.

 

[Viserys]

Your jacket cuff width is independent of your shirt cuff width. The jacket looks fine and would look fine with narrower shirt cuffs as well.

Agreed, this will spare me a lot in alterations. Do you think the smaller cuff shirt is fine for my wrists?

 

[maxalex]

You should not be able to get your hand easily through them when cuffed. Proper Cloth will take your measurements online and make the right cuffs. They can even add a watch allowance for the appropriate cuff.