Shirt sleeves narrowed, now chest too tight - fixable?

[Dib]

I took one of my favourite shirts to the tailors recently to have the sleeves narrowed (the shirt is a relatively slim fit, but the sleeves were slightly baggy).

I've just got the shirt back and the first thing I noticed as soon as I put it on was that the chest was now far too tight making the shirt unwearable. I assume this is because as part of narrowing the sleeves, the tailor had to tighten up the armhole where the sleeve seam joins it.

Does anyone know if this is fixable at all? I'm assuming when sleeves are narrowed tailors don't typically leave excess material inside (especially around the armhole) and I therefore can't think of any way this could be rectified, but would be grateful to know if anyone knows of a way this can be fixed and the chest made less tight?

Thanks in advance.

Dib

 

[mrjames]

sorry bro, how tight is it- just a hair or 'can't do the buttons up'
if its the former then you can get an extra 1/2" by moving the buttons on the front of the shirt

just look in the seams at the shoulder, you will be able to see if there's any excess fabric left at the seam, in my books tailors do usually leave excess material- even at the arm hole. My tailor only trims it off once i'm fully happy with the alteration

 

[Shirtmaven]

you could add a gusset under the arm if you have fabric. but no way to get matching fabric.

maybe a solid color that is close

 

[Dib]

Originally Posted by mrjames

sorry bro, how tight is it- just a hair or 'can't do the buttons up'
if its the former then you can get an extra 1/2" by moving the buttons on the front of the shirt

just look in the seams at the shoulder, you will be able to see if there's any excess fabric left at the seam, in my books tailors do usually leave excess material- even at the arm hole. My tailor only trims it off once i'm fully happy with the alteration

I can do the buttons up but once done up the chest is visibly tight (pulling at the buttons, restricts my movement etc). I'll take a look at the armhole to see if there's any excess fabric.

 

[Dib]

Originally Posted by Shirtmaven

you could add a gusset under the arm if you have fabric. but no way to get matching fabric.

maybe a solid color that is close

Many thanks for the useful suggestion. It's a relatively plain fabric so whilst I may not be able to get the exact same fabric, I will certainly be able to find something broadly similar. I'll suggest it to my tailor and see what they say. Thanks again!

Dib