How To: Wear Sleeves

Sometimes I die laughing at these titles.  But just in case someone googles "How to wear sleeves"........

I saw a bloggy friend the other day and asked her what she thought of my 31 days posts.  She said she was enjoying them, mentioning the posts she enjoyed and the posts she didn't get much out of.

I'm putting my imperfect body on the chopping block and showing you some examples of sleeves - the good, the bad, and the ugly.

I know yesterday's post showed a huge range of different types of sleeves, but since most of us stick to about three, I thought I would start there.

Cap sleeves do's and dont's:

Dress shirt dos and donts:

The shoulder seam on basic shirts is not usually meant to go straight up from the arm pit (petal, bell, and puff sleeves do.)  An inset shoulder seam rounds out the shoulder and can make shoulder appear less broad - the exact opposite of what shoulder pads are supposed to do.

All shoulders are different, which makes it difficult to give a finite answer on where a shoulder seam should hit.  Here is a basic rule:

A good seam fit will enhance your shoulder , and a bad seam fit will either make your shoulder look too round or very narrow - or both.

What do you think?  Do you know where your ideal seam would hit?

 

Day 1: The Introduction

Day 1½: A Triple P Giveaway

Day 2: Nude vs. Black

Day 3: How to Walk in Stilettos

Day 4: Floods and High Waters, Heels and Maxis

Day 5: Pointed vs. Rounded

 Day 6: Wear Pants

Day 7: Choose Your Hem

Day 8: Knot Your Belt

Day 9: Belts Part II

Day 10: Handbags Large and Small

Day 10½: Another Triple P Giveaway

Day 11: Sleeves, the Long and Short of it

Day 12: Sleeves, Re-do

Day 13: How To: Wear Blazers, Jackets and Tuxedos

Day 14: How To: Wear Bracelets

p.s. don't forget to enter the fantastic giveaway going on this week!