Wedding dress sleeve styles
Choose the sleeve to suit your bridal gown
Long
The long sleeve is slender and runs from shoulder to wrist. A popular choice of fabric for long sleeve dresses is a translucent sheer fabric.
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| long | bell-shaped |
Bell-shaped sleeve
The bell-shaped sleeve style is slender from shoulder to elbow or mid-forearm then flares out to the wrist. Sleeve length is typically long and sometimes has tails that extend to beyond the fingers. This style can be good for hiding chubby arms as long as the sleeve isn't tight.
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| juliet | balloon |
Juliet sleeve
The Juliet sleeve is very Shakespearean with its long fitted sleeve and puff shoulder.
Balloon sleeve
The balloon sleeve is full over the upper arm down to the elbow, then slender from the elbow to wrist.
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- Mark Niemierko's blog
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- Choosing the Right Style of Wedding Dress for your Shape
- Stunning choli backs: inspirations from the catwalk
- Curvaceous brides
- Getting dressed on the big day
- Going shopping
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- So you're pregnant
- Can you find your perfect dress online?
- How to decide on your wedding dress style, shape and colour
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- Wedding dresses – the history bit
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- DIY dresses
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