Hell's Bells! What's Happened to Our Sleeves?
Evening Standard - London › January 29, 2007
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HOW DULL life would be if all sleeves were straight, with long and short as the only shape variations. So it's good to see that Edwardian sleeve configurations that were first revived in the Sixties, and faded out in the Seventies, are proving popular again this decade.
Recently, we've had the leg-of- mutton, the handkerchief, the cape and the puff; now it's time for the bell to return.See the full content of this document
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Hell's Bells! What's Happened to Our Sleeves?
The bell sleeve is narrow from the shoulder and flares out from above the elbow like a bell. It is very similar to "the Bishop" (long sleeves that are full to below the elbo...
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