I like short sleeves and I cannot lie...

[Salmosalar]

Hi All! Just out of interest - I have an otr Aero Boardracer that I barely wear because the sleeves are too long - they are zipped cuffs but to shorten them I think the cuffs would have to be reworked vs losing length at the shoulder end of the sleeve, as if I went for the latter option I would never get them over my forearms given the snug fit - do you have any ballpark ideas of what you think the likely cost would be to get 2” off the sleeves? Or is it simply not worth the candle and I should move the jacket on? Any advice would be very welcome!

 

[Zombie_61]

Of course it’s totally down to personal taste. I have an “acceptable tolerance” for sleeve length and so long as the jacket fits into that range, I’m happy. If they are either too short or too long, I’m not happy...
Too long:
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And this length would be just right for me. Different strokes for different folks.

 

[breezer]

cant believe I missed this thread! For me, and this is just my opinion (man ), overlong sleeves look terrible.

 

[TREEMAN]

Overly long or overly short sleeves don't look good. Basically over anything on a leather jacket isn't good.

 

[rain113]

24 minimal for me. And yeah I agree with the range taking into account the shortening over time.

 

[jchance]

Except for the first jacket, all sleeves have a length of 70 cm.

Too short:
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Perfect:
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Just not too short yet. But it must not be much shorter:
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Just not too long yet. But it must not be longer:
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Thanks for the photo demonstration. Very helpful. Is it the differences in shoulder measurement that make these 70cm sleeve drop differently?

Jeff Goldblum in Saint Laurent begs to differ on what sleeve length is too short. He’s 6’4”.