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How is a suit jacket supposed to fit?
The suit jacket is too long or short Your suit jacket should cover about 80% of your butt and crotch. Generally, the bottom edge of a jacket should end between the two knuckles on your thumb. This rule can be pushed a little bit when wearing a casual sport coat because they tend to be a little shorter.
How do you know if a jacket is too tight?
Stand in front of a mirror and look for signs that the fit isn’t right. If the sleeves don’t cover your wrists and the bottom of the coat rides up — like the image on the left — the coat is too small.
Where should the cuff fall on a suit jacket?
Generally speaking, you want to aim for ½-inch of your shirt cuff to be seen under the jacket sleeve when your arms are resting at your side. If you forget everything else I mention, you can fall back on ½-inch.
How far down should suit jacket sleeves go?
Your suit jacket/blazer sleeve should end right above the top of your wrist bone (or the hinge of your wrist). However, in order to show the proper amount of dress shirt cuff based on the correct suit jacket sleeve length, your shirt sleeve length must obviously fit correctly.
How do you know if a jacket is too big?
JACKET LENGTH Raise your arms above your head and stretch your torso to see how long it is. A jacket that rides up past your waistband is probably too short — and can leave your midsection exposed to the cold. If raising up your hands causes the front of the jacket to billow out, it’s probably too big.
How big is too big oversized jacket?
“If you look in the mirror and have to ask yourself whether you look great or ridiculous, your coat is probably too big. One oversized element — like a bit of slouch in the body or a big collar — works well. But if the sleeves are enormous, too, you can start to look like a child playing dress up,” she said.
Should sleeves show under suit?
Ideally, you should try to show about 1/4 inch of your shirt cuffs when standing and 1/2 inch when sitting. If you’re unable to achieve this amount of exposed cuff, you may need to upgrade to a larger dress shirt with longer sleeves. Alternatively, you can switch to a smaller suit jacket with shorter sleeves.
Where should my suit jacket sleeves fall?
Sleeves. Jacket sleeves should fall where the base of your thumb meets your wrist. If you’re a watch-wearer, a tailor can take up the sleeve of your shirts and jackets a little more as to more adequately show off the goods, but generally speaking, this guideline sets you up nicely for achieving the next step.