2. SLEEVE VARIATIONS
Sleeve (O. Eng. slieve, or slyf, a word allied to slip, cf.
Dutch sloof) is the part of a garment that covers the arm,
or through which the arm passes or slips. The pattern of
the sleeve is one of the characteristics of fashion in
dress, varying in every country and period. Various
survivals of the early forms of sleeve are still found in the
different types of academic or other robes.
3. LEG O MUTTON
Leg of mutton is
developed by
enlarging the
biceps and cap
area, tapering the
fullness towards
the elbow level.
4. Lantern
sleeve is a
two section
sleeve that
flares out
from the cap
and hemline
to a style line
within the
sleeve.
LANTERN
SLEEVE
5. JULIET SLEEVE
A long, tight sleeve with a puff at
the top, inspired by fashions of
the Italian Renaissance and
named after Shakespeare's
tragic heroine; popular from the
Empire period through the 1820s
in fashion, again in the late
1960s under the influence of
Zeffirelli's film Romeo and Juliet.
7. ANGEL SLEEVE
A long extensive
sleeve which
typically hangs
loose from the
shoulder portion.
8. BATWING SLEEVE
Batwing sleeve
is a type of long
sleeve with a
deep armhole
and tightening
towards the
wrist. Also
known as a
“magyar”
sleeve.
9. BELL SLEEVE
Bell sleeve is also
a long sleeve
fitted from the
shoulder to the
elbow part and
quietly flared from
elbow onward.
10. Bishop
Sleeve is a
large sleeve
which is
fuller at the
bottom than
the top and
gathered at
the cuff
portion.
BISHOP
SLEEVE
11. BUTTERFLY SLEEVE
Butterfly sleeves are originated
on Filipiniana; it is the national
costume for women of the
Philippines and the dresses or
formal blouses that begin at the
shoulder and get wider towards
the hem line of the sleeve but
typically it won’t go more than 4–
5 inches.
12. CAP SLEEVE
Cap sleeves are very
short in length and it
is covering only the
shoulder part and not
enlarging under
armpit level.
13. DOLMAN SLEEVE
Dolman sleeves are a
type of a lengthy sleeve
which is extremely
broad at the top and
slight at the wrist area.
14. HANGING
SLEEVE
A sleeve that opens
down the side or
front, or at the elbow;
the reason is to allow
the arm to pass
through…..
This sleeve
technique was used
in the period of 14th,
15th and 16th
centuries.
15. PANED SLEEVE
Paned sleeves are applied
in the centuries of 16 and
17. Kimono sleeves are
finished in panels that
permitting a facing or shirt-
sleeve to visible through.
16. PUFF SLEEVE
Puffed sleeves are short,
which has approximately ¾
length or full sleeve that is
gathered at the top and
bottom; currently the largest
part of this type sleeves can
often seen on wedding
occasion and children’s
clothing.
18. TWO-PIECE SLEEVE
A sleeve that cut in two
pieces – inner and
outer, to allow the
sleeve to take a fine
“L” shape to hold and
provide the natural
curve at the elbow
without crinkles or
creases; this method
mostly applied in
tailored garments.
