Roll Up Shirt Sleeves

Are your sleeves too long? Is it too warm in the room? Do you simply want to look more casual and relaxed? Roll them up! There are three styles you can learn quickly: the classic roll, the forearm cuff, and the stylish elbow cuff.

Steps

Classic Roll

  1. Loosen the cuff. Remove your cuff links, if you're wearing any, and unbutton the cuff.
  2. Begin folding. Fold the cuff up so that the fold lies where the seam of the cuff meets the sleeve. If the shirt has no separate cuff, fold the end of the sleeve up two or three inches, evenly all the way around.
  3. Keep rolling. Fold the sleeve again, using width of the first fold as a guide. Repeat as many times as necessary or desired. Rolling a sleeve up with multiple folds or past the elbow can help keep it from slipping down as quickly.
  4. If necessary, secure the sleeve. Most shirts are made with fabric that will stay in place on its own, but if you're wearing a shirt made of silk or another slippery fabric, hold it in place with a safety pin. Make sure you pin it from the inside to hide it.
  5. Finished.

Forearm Cuff

  1. Unbutton the cuff. Unbutton any "gauntlet" buttons up the sleeve, too. If you're wearing cuff links, remove them.
  2. Fold back the cuff. Flip it back so that the inside fabric is showing. The fold should be right where the cuff meets the sleeve of the shirt.[1]
  3. Fold it back again. Fold the cuff back once more at a width equal to the initial fold. Making sure both folds are equal gives this look a neater appearance.
  4. Tuck in the corners. Examine the cuff to make sure the corners are tucked in so that the folds will stay in place. If you're wearing a shirt made of slippery fabric, secure the cuff in place with a safety pin. Repeat on the other side.
    • This type of cuff looks good if you're wearing a sweater over your shirt. Hike up the sweater sleeves a bit before you begin, then adjust them so that the tips of the sleeves fall just above the cuffs.
    • This type of cuff is also a good option for a dress shirt that you don't want to wrinkle by cuffing it all the way up to your elbow.

Stylish Elbow Cuff

  1. Unbutton the cuff. Unbutton any "gauntlet" buttons all the way up the sleeve, and remove cuff links. If you're wearing a sweater over your shirt, this cuff won't work, so you'll have to take it off.
  2. Flip the cuff inside out. Instead of folding the cuff where it meets the sleeve of the shirt, pull the end of the cuff all the way up to your elbow. Your sleeve will be turned inside out.[2]
  3. Fold up the bottom of the inside out sleeve. Use your fingers to pull back the bottom edge of the sleeve and pull it up to the bottom of the cuff.
  4. Leave some cuff showing or cover it up.[3] It's trendy to leave the tip of the cuff poking out from the fold, especially if you're wearing a shirt with contrasting cuff colors. You could also opt to cover the cuff entirely; just pull the inside-out sleeve completely over the cuff.



Tips

  • With a stretchy, knit shirt, you may be able to push the sleeve up your arm, past your elbow.
  • You can roll the sleeves one-handed while you're wearing the shirt, but it's easier to do it with two hands before you put the shirt on.
  • Some catalogs sell a sort of bracelet designed to keep sleeves up and out of the way.
  • If the sleeves on a shirt are too long for you, consider hemming them shorter or having a dry cleaner, tailor or seamstress do it for you.

Related Articles

Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://www.realmenrealstyle.com/rolled-up-shirt-sleeves/
  2. ↑ http://effortlessgent.com/how-to-roll-up-shirt-sleeves-effectively/
  3. ↑ http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/08/21/how-to-roll-shirt-sleeves/
Retrieved from "https://kipkis.com/index.php?title=Roll_Up_Shirt_Sleeves&oldid=361810"