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4. Large sizes sometimes equates to taller, hence longer arms in

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Sun Aug 22, 2021, 07:06 PM

Aug 2021

Proportion.German sizes are often like this.

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Ok, why in some larger women's sizes are the sleeves so gawd damn long??? [View all] a kennedy Aug 2021 OP

Maybe they think the fat in the arms is so big the sleeves need length to reach the arm fully. Ka-Dinh Oy Aug 2021 #1

Petite X-large works for me CountAllVotes Aug 2021 #2

It's an oxymoron but Petite X-large works for me also with a few exceptions. CTyankee Aug 2021 #10

I'm trying to understand why long sleeves are Ilsa Aug 2021 #3

Depends where you are. Colorado mornings can be a bit cool (50s) even when it gets to upper 90s hlthe2b Aug 2021 #5

That's when I use sweaters and/or layers. nt Ilsa Aug 2021 #13

Large sizes sometimes equates to taller, hence longer arms in OnDoutside Aug 2021 #4

Ha! Guess I never noticed that because I am tall. tanyev Aug 2021 #6

🙂 I bring mine to my S-I-L. She does my "fixing" but it just makes me mad that a kennedy Aug 2021 #7

This has to do with someone upsizing the pattern as if the ENTIRE body is equally vanlassie Aug 2021 #8

Thank you......ugh, I have normal arm length.....NOT XTRA LONG ARMS. 🤬 🤬 🤬 a kennedy Aug 2021 #9

It's probably a men's shirt FakeNoose Aug 2021 #11

My husband has this problem too Cairycat Aug 2021 #12

Honestly if he doesn't need that many dress shirts. cinematicdiversions Aug 2021 #14

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