armbands revisited

[Hadrian]

Originally Posted by globetrotter

sorry, its hard for me to understand why anybody would want to wear a shirt with sleeves that are too long, no matter how nice the rest of the shirt is. wouldn't one of the fundemental issues with a shirt be fit?


anyway, sorry to highjack the thread.

Originally Posted by LeonM

One of my old school teachers used to wear these armbands. He was otherwise impeccably dressed in bespoke. Always struck me as odd: as others have said, why not get shirts in the correct sleeve length?

Leon

well these days they are quite outdated. for me its a matter of convenience and personal taste. im a former wrestler and still carry the frame of one (i.e., oversized neck and traps, wide lats) so finding a shirt that doesnt overcompensate for the sleeves is next to impossible.