What is the proper way to roll up the sleeves of a long sleeve shirt?
What are the best ways for different style shirts (such as a thermal, sweater, or dress shirt)?
I've found (thanks to a tip in GQ magazine) that the best way to do it (I'm speaking of dress/button downs) is like this:
Unbutton the sleeve and pull it up your arm until it is at the point where you want the cuff to lay. Then, roll the excess of the sleeve into itself until it forms a cuff.
Why is this the best way? It results in fewer folds, and thus eliminates the "bulky" look of your cuffs when you roll them up from the wrist.
It might sound awkward while reading it, but try it. It works.
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dress shirts: I roll it at the cuff until it is just below the elbow and then push it up over the elbow so it has a little slack. knits and other long sleeves i push up to be the length of a baseball shirt on my upper arm, just below the elbow.
I've found (thanks to a tip in GQ magazine) that the best way to do it (I'm speaking of dress/button downs) is like this:
Unbutton the sleeve and pull it up your arm until it is at the point where you want the cuff to lay. Then, roll the excess of the sleeve into itself until it forms a cuff.
Why is this the best way? It results in fewer folds, and thus eliminates the "bulky" look of your cuffs when you roll them up from the wrist.
It might sound awkward while reading it, but try it. It works.
there is no right way, it just depends on what you like, some people just role it, some people open the button and role it and then some other people just pull them up until they stop, it depends on how you want it to look.
For any style of long sleeve shirt, mid-forearm looks best.
With button ups, fold the cuff back so the fold is along the seam where the sleeve and cuff meet, and then roll it up 2-3 times, not past the elbow. Each roll should be a fold the size of the cuff, all the same size. This keeps the upper sleeve from bunching and awkwardly crinkling, long enough the keep the dress shirt, classy feel, but shows most of the forearm, cooling you off a bit.
With other long sleeves, just push it up to mid-forearm and let the elastic or snug-ness of the sleeve do its work.
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Thermal/Sweater: I usually just go for pushing the sleeve up on my arm and let the elastic do the work. If the sleeve gets a little stretched out, I'll roll the sleeve once or twice to keep it up my arm. And you could always "cuff" the sleeve, pinch in a section before rolling the sleeve to make it tighter.
Dress shirts: I go one of two ways for this. The simplest way is to roll the sleeve back using the cuff as a guide for where to roll. The second way, that adds a little bit of style, is to turn the sleeve back and pull the cuff to your elbow. After that, roll the sleeve up leaving a half inch of so of the cuff showing. This method is useful if your shirt has a different pattern/detail on the inside of the cuff that you want to show off.