Hemming shirt tails?

[Mr. Lee]

I know I can ask my tailor this but it's Saturday night and he's closed Sunday and Monday. I have noticed that my casual linen shirts that I like to wear outside are all too long in the body. I was looking at a photo on "The Sartorialist" where Scott commented that the guy's linen shirt fit perfect with the body length right at the wrist. He noted that he was going to take the photo to his tailor to have his shirts shortened. Since he's only about 5' 6" his must really run long! Going to the wrist line makes mine (mostly RRL and J. Crew) about three inches too long. Seems like hemming them might be a hassle as the tailor would need to contour the cut to correspond to the curve of the hem. Is this readily doable? Any of you guys regularly do this?

Thanks.

L.

 

[PhiPsi32]

Yes, I do this. I aim for the tail to fall about midway between the crotch and belt (so as to lengthen the line of my torso just a bit). Costs me $10 a shirt.

 

[chet31]

Yes, all the time, ideally, you could wear any shirt tucked in or not. Wish I could find someone to do it for $10 though.

 

[PhiPsi32]

I went to a new tailor shop (not the dry cleaners) which opened in my area. Business was slow and the owner offered me very good prices. The work was excellent, and posted some reviews recommending the shop. Now my tailor is quite busy but still offers me discounts for alterations. I took a gamble and it worked out.

 

[Mr. Lee]

Thanks, I agree $10 sounds pretty cheap (at least in the U.S.). Now I have to decide if I want to bother. Thanks for the responses, though.

Lee

 

[PhiPsi32]

Do one; the cost is nominal. After that you can decide you want to do the rest. I'm much happier with my tails shortened.