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Today we will finish up sleeve shapes. There is only so much you can say so I will only be illustrating the different types of sleeve shapes (click on images to be taken to the websites): Dropped Shoulder Dropped Shoulder–Image Courtesy of Ageless Patterns
Peasant . . . → Read More: Fashion Dictionary: Sleeve Shapes No, no, no…an epaulet is not a euphemism for a curse word although I’ve seen some that deserve to have curse words associated with them (the silver lame’ top with epaulets comes to mind…). French Republican Guard, Bastille Day, 2007 Truthfully, I’m not sure why an epaulet (also seen as epaulette) would be listed . . . → Read More: Fashion Dictionary: Epaulet I have a love-hate relationship with puff sleeves. Done well, they add width to my shoulder (making my waist appear smaller and balancing out my bustiness) but too often puff sleeves can be big, poofy, and too “young” for a woman my age. And don’t even get me started on the sleeve band that always . . . → Read More: Fashion Dictionary: Puff Sleeves Jerry Seinfeld models The Puffy Shirt We don’t watch television as a general rule but the other night I caught the tail-end of the famous “puffy shirt” Seinfeld episode at my in-laws’ house. Most assuredly, that puffy shirt was just awful which is why it was such a funny episode destined for “instant classic” . . . → Read More: Fashion Dictionary: Bishop Sleeves A sleeve is a sleeve is a sleeve. Right? Wrong! For my pattern drafting classes, I’ve learned how to draft a basic set in sleeve (with and without dart), a raglan, a short sleeve, and a kimono (and, of course, a sleeveless garment). Sleeves really can make or break the design of garment and determine . . . → Read More: Fashion Dictionary: Set-in Sleeves |
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