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Fashion Glossary: Sleeve Style

Fashion Glossary: Sleeve Style
 
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Balloon Sleeve Balloon: A sleeve shaped full over the upper arm and narrowed from the elbow to wrist. Fuller at the top.
Bell Bell: A sleeve that is narrow at the armhole and wide and uncuffed at the wrist as seen in choir gowns.
Bishop Bishop: A long sleeve which is full below the elbow and gathered or left loose at the wrist.
Cap Cap: A small, short sleeve which sits on the shoulder, either forming a stiff cap or falling on to the arm to provide minimal coverage.
Dolman Dolman: Cut as an extension of the bodice, the dolman sleeve is designed without a socket for the shoulder, creating a deep, wide armhole that reaches from the waist to a narrowed wrist. Also called a batwing sleeve.
Fitted Point Fitted Point: A long, narrow sleeve that tapers to a point which rests against the back of the hand.
Gauntlet Gauntlet: A long sleeve featuring a generous pouf at the shoulder/upper arm, then a detachable, glove-like piece which tapers to a fitted point. Also, gloves with close-fitting hands and long, wide arms reaching almost to the elbow.
Juliet Juliet: A long sleeve featuring a high point at the top of the shoulder; often narrows to a fitted point.
Leg of Mutton Leg of Mutton: (Also known as a Gigot sleeve) a loose, full sleeve, rounded from the shoulder to just below the elbow, then shaped to the arm, often ending in a point at the wrist.
Poet Poet: A sleeve that is gathered at shoulder and very full from shoulder to cuff.
Pouf Pouf: A full sleeve created by generous gathering around the armhole; of varying lengths.
Spaghetti Strap Spaghetti Strap: A thin tubular strap that attaches to the bodice, named for the likeness to a strand of spaghetti.
Tulip Tulip: A short sleeve that criss-crosses over the biceps of the arm. Also knows as the petal, criss-crossed or overlapped sleeve.
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