United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

In 2002 my employer changed from casual back to business dress.

I was grumbling along with the others but off I went with my company discount coupon to the clothier.

Getting a real business wardrobe for the first time in my life turned out to be rather pleasant. And the best thing of all: custom fitted shirts!

Since my left arm is two inches shorter than the right, an off-the-rack shirt sleeve can engulf my hand unless I keep pushing it back. I haven't rolled up the cuff since I was a boy. When my new shirts came back, I was impressed. I stopped noticing the cuff while working. The suit jackets were even better. I believe they did something with the shoulder, too, that made it look good, not shapeless.

-Erik

P.S. six months later I quit, moved to Wisconsin, and put on the Dockers again, but with said bespoke shirts.

That is so funny.
I always had to pay for alterations on dress clothing because my arm and shoulder are so much smaller. It just proves its still a man's world. When my husband buys a suit it is altered free of charge.
thanks for the lighter side.
It is so much nicer when we don't have to fight the one long sleeve and shoulders.
Kath

Erik,
About shirts to button:... have someone sew the button on the outside cuff and sew vecrow on the inside of the cuffs so you can just velcro shut the sleeves.
Carolyn J
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