I realize not everyone is a fan of the faux cuff, and I respect that opinion, but I love them, think they look great, and want them in all my jackets. I see some posts about adding faux cuffs to jackets from a few years back: does anyone have recommendations about the fabric they used to create the cuffs? Anything they conveyed to the tailor? Thanks!
Ohhh, following!
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Are you providing the fabrics for the tailor? or are they going to pick something out? You should be able to do it with most woven fabrics, so long as you have appropriate interfacing to give it support (which the tailor will know and deal with as necessary). Personally, I think satin finish fabrics can look really nice if you’re doing solid colors. I’d stay away from patterned fabrics unless the pattern is small enough you can see the whole thing on a section just as wide as what you’ll see on the cuff - at a distance a part of a flower or whatever might just create an unsightly blotch.
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As a non-seamstress or someone with really any tailoring experience whatsoever…could you cut cuffs off of a (cheap?) show shirt and then attach them to the sleeve of the jacket? A tailor should be able to cut/remove the lining, attach the cuff, then reattach the lining so there’s no outward signs…? In theory.
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A friend of mine, also not a seamstress, did this but she used hemming tape instead of sewing the cuffs in. Hemming tape is essentially glue that is used to bind two pieces of fabric together by using an iron to heat the fabric and activate the glue.
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Yes, this would be the least amount of work, assuming the cuff circumference is roughly the same as the jacket cuff. If there’s a large discrepancy, there’d be a little bit more work involved, but wouldn’t be terrible.
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IME this stuff is great for tacking things down in a pinch or for things that won’t see a lot of “action” as it were, but the glue isn’t super strong - it would hold up for a show or two, but long term I not be surprised if it pulled away. You also run the risk of damaging the fabric with the iron while trying to reach the temperature for the glue melt (ask me how I know 
) so if you do this, do not iron on the outside of the fabric (what will be visible when wearing it) without a pressing cloth!
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I kinda sorta did this to a smartpak jacket and have gotten many compliments! I event so I wanted to do my XC colors in a custom but not $$$$ coat. I took bias tape piping from Joann’s and hand stitched it into the cuffs and along the lapel and collar. You could probably do it with just bias tape without the piping if you wanted a flatter “shirt cuff” look peeping out.
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Thank you for this great input on the fabrics, I really appreciate it! I was thinking of providing fabric or at least ideas to the tailor.
I’d love to see a picture of your jacket, sounds like a wonderful project!
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This is a great idea, using a cheap shirt! I will propose that to the tailor too. Thank you.
I might give this tape a go with Mander’s advice if the tailor wants to charge a ton, thank you!
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One other thing I forgot to mention is washability - if your coat is washable, you need to choose a fabric that is also washable (unless you intend to dry clean it from here on out).
If you provide the fabric and you plan on washing your coat, the very first thing you ought to do before you even take it to the tailor is throw it in the washing machine by itself on the same wash/dry cycle you’d give your coat. This will pre-shrink anything that is prone to shrinking, wash out any excess fabric dye that would otherwise transfer to other clothes and make sure it handles washing before you invest any more time/money.
Feel free to ask me any more questions! I’m not a professional tailor, but I’ve made a few of my own coats, so at the very least I can point you in the right direction. 
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This is a genius idea!! I’ll be following to see what works best for people. I am sooo not adept at any type of sewing, so I’d be using a professional!
Hopefully that worked? Sorry for the blurry pictures - that second one is it all pinned up though (hence the silver dashes)
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Wow, that looks nice. Such a simple detail that really makes things look great.
Thanks! It’s amazing how $5 in supplies and some time made a $50 coat look so nice!
Thank you so much for the offer, I am in awe of folks who are handy at sewing and alterations!
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You are going to get me in trouble! I show hunters but LOVE that!
