2 vs 3 buttons?

[ghstdarter06]

Why not have the seamstress remove the sleeves take what is need off then reattach the sleeves?

[Father Bill]

Why not have the seamstress remove the sleeves take what is need off then reattach the sleeves?

That IS an option but since the sleeve tapers down in diameter towards the cuff, it would meen closing up the armpit a bit and could be quite uncomfortable. Not recommended.

[MacLowlife]

That IS an option but since the sleeve tapers down in diameter towards the cuff, it would mean closing up the armpit a bit and could be quite uncomfortable. Not recommended.

I can't be sure without looking at any given garment, but I believe the sleeve / sleevehead is attached to the shoulder at an angle. Imagine, for a moment, that the body of the jacket is one of the round components of a set of tinkertoys- you know, the piece with several holes drilled in it. If the sleeve were simply attached at a right angle to the body, it would be like pushing a tinkertoy stick into that round hub. If that were the case, the only problem would be making the armhole the same size as the sleeve. However, in many tailored garments, the sleeve goes on more like a dorade vent on the deck of a boat- it is cut and constructed with bend at the join of the shoulder already built in. If you don't know what a dorade vent is ( or a tinkertoy) imagine a cylinder. That cylinder is your sleeve. As Father Bill observes, it tapers from the shoulder to the wrist. But our cylinder is bent a little at the shoulder end and then sliced, not across the axis of the cylinder, but across the axis of the bent part. If I might come up with yet another bizarre comparison, think of a leg of mutton- or better, a leg-of-mutton sleeve, which is the name of a certain type of sleeve sometimes found on women's garments. If your theoretical cylinder was made of wax and you heated one end just a little, then bent it at a right angle, almost, then flattened it a little ( so that it was shaped like a lower case "r") , then ran around the house three times, then came back in and sliced off most of the curve in a stroke parallel to the straight part of the r, well, I THINK that's the shape of the sleeve where it joins the shoulder.

But I could be wrong- or kidding, like I am about the three times around the house...

[celtiac]

I recently obtained a new Prince Charlie jacket and waistcoat at a price I could not pass up. I wear 44 regular, the Jacket was 44 Long. I had my Tailor remove the piece of material where the buttons are attached. Re cuff the sleeves and then re-attach the piece of material with the buttons in the proper place on the sleeve.

My cost about $100 US. Worth the cost over the regular price of a new Prince Charlie jacket. Use a quality tailor. You get what you pay for.

Splash!