Sleeve Etiquette
The Four-Turn: A common way to roll up the sleeves of a dress shirt is to fold the cuff up and over four times. Once this is done, the sleeve of your shirt should fall just below the elbow. The sleeve should then be pushed up above the elbow for a short-sleeve look.
The Three-Turn:
The three-turn roll can be used to create three-quarter-length sleeves. To do it you will have to fold the cuff of your sleeve up and over three times. Three-quarter-length sleeves give a neat and casual appearance and look attractive when wearing blue jeans.
The Fold-Under:
Some people want to roll up their sleeves, but leave them down instead because they don’t like the look of exposed seams on the sleeves of the shirt. Seams will become visible when you roll up your sleeves beyond the cuff line. To roll up the sleeves of your dress shirt in a way that will hide the seams, fold the sleeve under instead of over. Fold your sleeve under three times to create a shorter sleeve with no seams.
The One-Flip Roll:
When wearing dress slacks and a dress shirt you may want to give your outfit a unique look. One way to do this is to flip the cuff of your unbuttoned sleeve up one time only. Leave the flipped cuff unbuttoned to give the bottom portion of your sleeve a winged effect. This method of rolling up your sleeves takes little effort, and the result looks trendy.
