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# Adjusting the shoulder width of a shirt

## The Ideal Shoulder Width

![The top of the sleeve should meet the tip of the shoulder bone. A correct shoulder placement reduces folds around the armhole while preserving freedom of movement.](https://lechemiseur.fr/data/lechemiseur/aide/Schema-epaule.jpg)


## LE CHEMISEUR® tips

### ✨ Achieving a clean drape
Shoulder width plays a major role in how cleanly the sleeve and armhole area drapes.
If you notice excess folds around the armhole, reducing the shoulder width by **1 cm** is often enough to create a cleaner silhouette.

### ⚖ High or sloping shoulders
* **High, horizontal shoulders:** subtract **– 1 cm**.
* **Sloping shoulders:** add **+ 1 cm** to the shoulder width (and add the same **+ 1 cm** to the armhole height).

### ↕ Link to the sleeve length
![Changing the shoulder width automatically changes the sleeve length. For instance, moving the shoulder seam up by 1 cm shortens the sleeves by 1 cm. Remember to add that centimetre back to the sleeve length.](https://lechemiseur.fr/data/lechemiseur/icones/Sche-ma-ajustement-e-paule-et-longueur-manche.png =600x226)

## How to measure the shoulder width on a shirt

![Measure along the seam that joins the top of the sleeve to the collar base.](https://lechemiseur.fr/data/lechemiseur/aide/EPAULE.jpg =600x206)