After your dress silhouette and neckline, the sleeve is an important part of
your wedding dress that dictates the look of the dress and how you feel wearing
it. For the records, the sleeve is the part of the dress that wholly or partly
covers the arm. There are basically three sleeve styles from which the others
spring from – short, long or three-quarter. Recent trends have gone from short
sleeves to baring it all. Since short sleeves are the in thing nowadays, it
means it could be worn without considering the weather. However, I will not
advise you to wear a long sleeve in a hot weather. Check out the last seven styles!
- Balloon – a very large and full puffed sleeve extending from the shoulder to as far as the wrist; it forms a balloon-shape over the upper arm, and then narrows from the elbow to wrist
- Illusion Рa sleeve made of sheer material such as fine net, often beaded, embroidered or appliqu̩d with lace, giving the illusion of no sleeve. It could reach the wrist or just the elbow
- Bishop – softly gathered at the shoulders and full to the elbow, and then fitted all the way down to the cuffs. Its long and full all throughout your forearms, and gathered into cuffs at the wrist
- Off-the-Shoulder – the sleeve covers the upper part of the arms while leaving the tops of the shoulders exposed; it leaves the cleavage and shoulder bare. The sleeves also cover enough of the upper arm to make most feel comfortable.
- Sleeveless – strapless gowns with no sleeves are actually the most popular choice among brides
- Spaghetti Strap – skinny strap with no sleeve attached.
- Gauntlet – detachable lace or fabric that covers the forearm and wrist
As usual, I have taken the pains to include images of some of these
sleeve types. Other styles, which could be the same as any of the above or be a
derivative, are as follows.
Off-the-Shoulder
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 Illusion |
Sleeveless/Strapless
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Balloon
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Spaghetti strap
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Bishop
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Gauntlet
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Other styles include
Gothic – extra-long, sheer sleeves, typically of chiffon, that flow from the shoulders to well below the hands; the sleeves are split at the elbow for ease of movement.
Leg-Of-Mutton – full and rounded from the shoulder to just above the elbow, tapering to a more fitted sleeve from the forearm to the wrist
Pouf – a short, full, gathered sleeve; can be worn on or off the shoulder
Emma – similar to a cap, but shirred and slightly puffed
Fitted Point – a long sleeve with little or no fullness that falls to a point over the top of the hand
Gothic – extra-long, sheer sleeves, typically of chiffon, that flow from the shoulders to well below the hands; the sleeves are split at the elbow for ease of movement.
Leg-Of-Mutton – full and rounded from the shoulder to just above the elbow, tapering to a more fitted sleeve from the forearm to the wrist
Pouf – a short, full, gathered sleeve; can be worn on or off the shoulder
Emma – similar to a cap, but shirred and slightly puffed
Fitted Point – a long sleeve with little or no fullness that falls to a point over the top of the hand
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