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Pick one of the following fit issues to get Topper's thoughts on achieving the right fit:

THE MEN'S FASHION GUIDE: FIT

A CALL TO ARMS

Topper is fair but firm when it comes to the sleeves of a jacket. "You wouldn’t dream of drawing the wrong kind of attention to your hands by having dirty or ragged fingernails, so why even contemplate having a whole room stare at your arms because your sleeves don’t fit properly?"

Sleeves of the wrong length are some of the most apparent and the most challenging jacket problems. Topper says: "To see if your sleeves are the right length, stand straight with your arms to the side, and look at the lengths. You want the jacket sleeve to basically hit you at the break of the wrist. This is usually somewhere around 4.5 inches up from the tip of your thumb. Ideally, you should be able to see the base of your hand and a quarter to a half inch of shirt sleeve."

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