Can you shorten sleeves on a leather jacket

JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Can the sleeves on this leather jacket be shortened? Thread starter foryoureyesonly Start date Sep 24, Tags alterations armholes leather leather jacket shorten sleeves sleeves tailored tailoring. Joined Aug 30, Messages 62 Reaction score 1. Can a leather jacket like this one with zippers on the cuffs be shortened say "? Would be very much appreciated guys as I really don't want to waste my money if for some reason it can't.

Joined May 5, Messages 2, Reaction score 2, I would bet a good tailor could take them up from the shoulder just like with a suit jacket with button cuffs already cut. Granted there's always a limit before it affects the way the arm hangs. Originally Posted by scurvyfreedman. Simplicio Senior Member.

Joined Aug 24, Messages Reaction score If you need to take inches off the sleeves then the jacket doesn't fit you. While leather jacket sleeves under normal circumstances will shorten slightly, it will become a lot more significant when the leather gets soaking wet. In the case of a leather jacket, you would want to wipe down any excess water residue, condition the leather jacket with a good conditioner, and then hang it on a hanger in a cool dry place so it air-dries.

When it comes down to it, the sleeves of a leather jacket will shorten but the degree to which the leather jacket sleeves shorten will depend on one or a combination of the factors discussed in this article. While some people will prefer their wrists fully covered with the sleeve resting on their hand, others will like their sleeves just around their wrist bone.

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