What's That on Your Arm? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cap sleeve

One of the most common sleeves used today is the cap sleeve. It is a short sleeve found on women's and girl's clothing. The sleeve extends only a short distance of off the shoulder and tapers to nothing under the armpit. The bottom of the sleeve can be open and loose or is sometimes seen gathered.

This is a nice sleeve to wear if you are wearing a jacket or blazer as the short cap sleeve does not bunch up underneath the long sleeves found on jackets.

Answer: Juliet Capulet

The Juliet sleeve is best described as a long, tight sleeve with a puff at the top. Often the puff was made of an overlaying sheer material. This style was believed to have been inspired by the fashions of the Italian Renaissance and was named after Shakespeare's tragic heroine. This was a popular women's style in Europe during the late 18th and early 19th century.

Answer: Hanging sleeve

The hanging sleeve has come and gone for centuries. In the thirteenth century it was slit in the front, right around elbow level, so that the sleeve of the undergarment could be seen. The remainder of the outer, hanging sleeve fell in folds behind the arm.

It was a popular style in areas with cool weather. Often these sleeves were heavily decorated with embroidery or fur. Often the hanging sleeve could hang all the way to the floor.

Answer: Cuff

The bishop sleeve is a full sleeve that is wider at the bottom than at the top near the shoulders. At the bottom the sleeve is gathered onto a cuff causing the bottom of the sleeve to poof out. This sleeve was commonly worn by Catholic bishops, hence the name. The cuff of a bishop sleeve can range from a half an inch wide to four inches wide, and is worn by both men and women.

Answer: Batwing sleeves

The batwing sleeve is usually part of the shirt or dress. Not a separate part that must be attached. It is usually cut very large at the armhole and extends almost to the wrist. This is not a set-in sleeve, as most sleeves are, but one piece with the rest of the garment.

Answer: It is sewn from strips of fabric.

The virago sleeve was a type of paned sleeve meaning it was made from strips of fabric. These strips allowed for lengthwise openings which displayed a variety of under-sleeves. The virago sleeve was usually gathered into two puffs which are separated by a ribbon or fabric band at the elbow. This was a popular style in the early to mid-17th century.

Answer: Leg o'mutton

The leg o'mutton sleeve was a very popular Victorian style and can be seen on the light colored dress in this image. These sleeves came out around the 1830's and proceeded to get bigger and bigger. They probably fell out of favor because of their size, just like the hoop skirt did. The alternate name for this sleeve is a gigot sleeve.

Answer: Pagoda sleeves

The pagoda sleeve was a popular women's sleeve in the later part of the 19th century in European and American cultures. These are half or 3/4 length sleeves that flair quite a bit at the bottom and were thought to resemble the roof of a pagoda. This funnel-shaped sleeve was often folded up at the bottom and arranged so that it showed both the sleeve lining and an inner sleeve.

Answer: False

Suits of armor vary on how many pieces they use to cover the arms. When they were made, where they were made, and how expensive they were all part of which of the following pieces were used. Some of the most common pieces used were the besagew, gauntlet, ailette, vambrace, and pauldron. Just like the clothing featured in the other questions, the sleeves on a suit of armor changed with the times and the fashion.

There is no sleeve known as a panky sleeve.

Answer: True

Simply put, peasant sleeves are simply long cap sleeves. They are elbow to wrist length and while they are gathered at both top and bottom, they are a very loose sleeve. They were made loose like this so that they did not hamper movement while working.