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Fashion Terminology: Sleeve Styles
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Fashion Terminology: Sleeve Styles
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1.
a long tight sleeve witha puff at the top, inspired by fashions of the italian renaissance and named after Shakespeare's tragic heroine.

2.
short and loose sleeve with draping at armsyce.

3.
a full 'paned' or 'pansied' sleeve gathered into two or more puffs by a ribbon or fabric band above the elbow, worn in the 1620s and 1630s.

4.
a long sleeve fitted from shoulder to elbow, and then flared (somewhat dramaticall) from elbow to wrist. Often features ruffles on the cuffs.

5.
a set-in sleeve that is smooth at the armhole and widely flared at the hem edge (elbow length or longer)

6.
a set-in sleeve that is smooth at the armhole and flared at the hem edge.

7.
sleeve may be cut in one with the front and back of the garment or may be attached to teh front and back with a vertical seam.

8.
the leg-of-mutton sleeve is constructed with a full top that is gathered into the armhole. The fabric then tapers gradually to tuck in closely at the wrist, which gives the sleeve this particular outline.

9.
a long roll-up sleeve with a button-tab sewn above the elbow. The sleeve is rolled up and fastened by the tab with a button.

10.
three quarter length sleeve.

11.
a wide raglan sleeve with gathers at the neckline and lower edge. Gathers may be controlled by drawing or elastic. sleeve may be short or long.

12.
cape sleeve is a wide sleeve which has draped fabric over the arm. Creates a dramatic effect for the shirt or dress.

13.
long sleeve with deep armhole almost to the waist and extending to the wrist. May be cut in one with garment or may be a separate sleeve.

14.
straight short or elbow length sleeve designed to be rolled or folded up from a cuff. May be either set-in or shirt sleeve.

15.
short full sleeve with gathers at armhole or lower edge or both. Also called puff sleeve.

16.
the sleeve is attached to an armhole shaped to extend wider than the natural shoulder.

17.
sleeve with wide cuff which turns back and is fastened with a cufflink through all layers.

18.
sleeve made with crosswide design seams to give width.

19.
sleeve with a curbed overlap along outer arm. Also called lapped sleeve.

20.
long full set-in sleeve with fullness held at wrist by cuff. May be gathered also at cap.

21.
long and soft sleeve closed on the wrist by a cuff with buttons

22.
sleeve joined by diagonal seam that extends from uderarm to neckline. It may have a dart to shape the hsoulder or may have an additional seam along the outside of the arm.

23.
short flaring sleeve that extends out from smooth cap at armhole.

24.
wide sleeve that consists of multiple circular layers of fabric overlapping.

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