rolled sleeve

Pushed-up shirt fabric

A rolled sleeve is a shirt or blouse sleeve that has been folded up on itself one or more times, usually to the elbow or just below.

Rolling sleeves suggests informality, readiness to work, or simply comfort: He pushed up his rolled sleeves and got to work.

The look splits the difference between formal (sleeves down) and casual (short sleeves).

Related

blue collar · working class · elbow · fold · crisp · dress shirt · button down · shirt · blouse · summer · hot weather · informal · relaxed · tucked · labor · heat · fabric · cotton

Categories
Opposites
sleeve position/state

rolled sleevelong sleeve

Garment arm to wrist

French cuff · cuffed sleeve · cufflinks

cuff fastening

rolled sleeveFrench cuff

Folded sleeve requiring links

Family

rolled, sleeve, roll, rolls, rolling, roller, rollers, sleeves, sleeved

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G