Alter a Leather Jacket?

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Woo hoo, my first time starting a topic!

I just got the awesome Halogen ruffled leather jacket. It feels amazing, and fits really well. Except the sleeves are too long. Is this something that can be fixed, or does the jacket have to go back?

14 years ago

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annagybe

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Yes, but it's expensive.

14 years ago

Girl X

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You can definitely shorten leather sleeves. It's a quick fix for a tailor and a relatively inexpensive one.

14 years ago

Sveta

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I think it depends on the sleeve design. If they do not have any slits / buttons / zippers / etc. - just plain sleeves - it should not be that bad. I think you may even try the adhesive tape. If there is design on the sleeves it is going cost a lot.
How long they are? Can you scrunch them or roll them up like cuffs?

14 years ago

Domitilla

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I did it once with a faux leather jacket. The sleeves where extra-long (I've never seen such long sleeves, like not even on male clothes) and the main problem was that there was a little zipper at the end of the sleeves.

It was impossible for my seamstress to save the zipper detail, but she managed to shorten them leaving a very nice little slit where the zipper was.

It can be very expensive (I paid only 15euros because my seamstress wasn't sure she was able to do that properly and slightly messed up a sewing, but really it's unnoticeable), expecially with real leather and when zippers/studs/decor are involved, ask a tailor how much will it cost and see if you like the jacket enough to pay for the alteration.

PS: some cobblers can alter leather jackets too. They not only fix broken zippers and studs but also do minor alterations such as shortening the sleeves, at least in Italy where I live.

14 years ago

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