Correct Sleeve Length For Dress Shirts, Jackets & Suits + 8 Mistakes To Avoid

About this video

The Gazette team provides detailed guidance on proper shirt sleeve length for French cuffs and barrel cuffs, explaining how sleeves should reach the root of the thumb and fit proportionally with jacket sleeves. They discuss the horseshoe cuff shape, cuff link placement, and varying historical perspectives on how much shirt cuff should show beneath a jacket, ultimately arguing that proportion and personal preference matter more than exact measurements.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team teaches that French cuff and barrel cuff shirt sleeves should end at the root of the thumb, with the cuff forming a horseshoe shape that’s neither too tight nor too loose for cuff links
• The Gazette team argues that the amount of shirt cuff visible under a jacket sleeve should be proportional to the collar line at the back of the neck, rather than adhering to a single standard measurement
• The Gazette team recommends that barrel cuff shirts fit tightly around the wrist with adjustable buttons, and that jacket sleeves should be tapered appropriately to prevent bunching with wider cuffs

Episode details: published September 21, 2016 · 536K views · 7:21 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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