How To Roll Up Your Sleeves (Including My Go-To Method)3 min read

Today, I will demonstrate 3 ways to roll up your sleeves. Sure there are plenty of tutorials online on how to do this, but none have this unique method I’ve recently discovered.

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HOW TO ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES

First I’m going to show you the two common ways that stylish guys roll up their sleeves and one lesser known method with the help of a handy accessory. More on that down below.

1. The Classic Sleeve Roll

The first way how to roll up your sleeves is a simple two or three cuff sleeve roll. You can unbutton the gauntlet if you feel the sleeve becomes restricting after the first or second roll. Start by rolling up once. And then once or twice-more depending on how you like it. Sometimes I’m good with two rolls and then pushing the cuff up around my elbow, either directly below or directly above depending on the look I’m going for. Typically if physical labor is involved, I will roll it above my elbow. And other times I like to roll up three times, but with slimmer cuffs of about an inch and a half.

2. The Show Ya Sleeve Roll

I’m dubbing this the ‘Show Ya’ sleeve roll because it allows you to show off a bit of your sleeve cuff for a subtle dash of stylishness. Say you have a sleeve cuff with a pattern/design like a small gingham check pattern for example. The ‘Show Ya’ sleeve method is the perfect roll to let it peek.

This roll also goes by the name “Master Roll” by Antonio of RMRS is my go-to way to cuff my sleeves. In addition to allowing you to show off the pattern inside your sleeve cuff, it also keeps the cuff in place all day long while making it easy to unroll.

3. The FLXCUF Sleeve Roll

You can’t do this roll without the FLXCUF. I recently learned about them when founder Jay Fuller reached out and offered to send me a pair to try for myself. It’s a product I’ve never seen before so it was worth trying out.

FLXCUF is a new product. They’re elastic bands with a button and button-hole that attaches to your sleeve cuff. It doesn’t quite solve an existing problem, because the classic and show ya sleeve roll works perfectly, however it does provide a simple, stylish alternative to rolling up your sleeves.

Personally I’m not big on visible branding and could do without it, but it’s not overbearing. Plus you can give your sleeve an additional roll so that the FLXCUF is no longer visible, my preferred method when rocking the FLXCUF. It’ll be hidden and doing its job of holding your shirt sleeve in place all day long. It’s particularly beneficial for when you only cuff half way up your forearm.

IN THE END

There ya go, 2 tried and true ways to roll up your sleeves and 1 alternative method. These are really the only shirt sleeve rolls you need to know. I hope you learned something new. If you liked this visual guide on rolling up your shirt sleeves, you may like this one on how to cuff your pants.

ONTO YOU, WHAT IS YOUR GO-TO SHIRT SLEEVE ROLL?

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