Argyle Sleeve Cuff Details?

[Bugbear]

I'm trying to understand how the sleeve cuffs of an Argyle jacket work because I can't look at the pictures.

Do they form a complete circle and not have a closure or overlap under the buttons?
Are the buttons in the same place as on a suit jacket?



And just as a side question:
Are there any jacket cuffs that work like the French cuffs on a shirt?

[The Wizard of BC]

Ted, think of the cuff of your trousers rolled up on the outside. About four inches of cuff rolled up the outside of your sleeve. And angled to be higher in the back than they are in the front.

The buttons are place up on the cuff so that they show and are fancy. There are usually three on the outside of the cuff. Sort of in the front of the sleeve. If you think of wiping your nose on your sleeve and Argyle cuff would rip your nose right off.

There are some Bespoke or custom made suits that still have real operating button holes for the sleeve buttons. But they work more like a regular shirt cuff, not a French cuff where you place links through holes to hold the sleeve closed.

[Bugbear]

Thanks, Wizard.

So the cuff is longer on one side than the other... I asume if you have your arms down to the sides, the short side of the cuff would be against your body?

[Bugbear]

I'm trying to understand how the Braemar cuffs are set up now.

It almost sounds like it is only half of the Argyle cuff on the top of the sleeve, and the buttons are on the side where a suit jacket would have them.

Is this how they are set up?

[Chas]

Thanks, Wizard.

So the cuff is longer on one side than the other... I assume if you have your arms down to the sides, the short side of the cuff would be against your body?

Hi Ted,

Sorry, no. The slope on the Argyle cuff is fore to aft. That is to say that when your arms are at your sides the cuff at the front (thumb) is about 4" rising to about 5" at the back (little finger) in a gentle curve (not a straight line). There are 3 visible buttons of the smaller size (smaller than the jacket buttoning buttons). From each of these visible buttons comes a row of stitching, (like an extended button hole) all the way down to the bottom edge (folded edge) of the cuff. This stitching is quite prominent and visible and is what makes an Argyle cuff. The same stitching and three buttons is found on the two front pockets.

As far as I understand, the shape of the lapel is not so important, be it shawl or notched. It is the cuffs and pockets together that make it an Argyle.

I hope this has helped.

Regards

Chas

[Bugbear]

Oh! The buttons are in a line that is parallel to the edge of the sleeve opening. I had no idea.

Thanks, Chas.

I am going to look at a jacket sleeve and pinn a piece of fabric on it exactly where you have said to get an idea of how it looks.

I will have to get a discription of the pocket flaps at some point.