wide sleeves
Loose, draping armholes
Wide sleeves are sleeves cut or constructed to be loose and flowing rather than fitted to the arm.
The term appears in fashion contexts describing garments with generous sleeve volume: a blouse with wide sleeves, the wide sleeves of a kimono.
Wide sleeves suggest drama, movement, or historical styling—medieval gowns, bohemian dresses, certain liturgical vestments.
- billowingPuffing out dramatically
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- flowing robesLoose draped garments
- kimonoWraparound Japanese garment
- traditional dressCulturally specific attire
bell · batwing · draping · fabric · flutter · elegant · robe · medieval · renaissance · court dress · angel · angel wings · bishop · peasant · dolman · flared · loose · dramatic
- Chinese attireqipao, cheongsam, silk robe, imperial robe, court robe
- Asian attirekimono, hanbok, cheongsam, qipao, yukata