Shortening leather varsity jacket sleeves
I have a Dehen varsity jacket with sleeves that are too long for me. I want to get the sleeves shortened but was wondering if an elbow detail (shown in picture) is going to complicate things. For what it’s worth, it seems like the elbow detail sits at a decent place relative to my elbow, so it may be possible to just shorten from the end of the sleeve instead of the shoulder.
I’m just wondering if the elbow detail will otherwise cause complications or if it should be a non-issue if it doesn’t need to be moved up.
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I am not a tailor but in my experience tailors tend to want to shorten from the cuff, which this would not affect. Shortening from the shoulder would move this detail up your arm which it sounds like would not be ideal.
If the cuff is just a normal ribbed cotton cuff, I’d imagine it’s a doable job.