badgleywhitney1 How to Design Wedding Dresses with Sleeves Designing a wedding dress is an adventure, as there are hundreds of designs that you can choose from regarding the shape of the dress, but also taking into account the shape of the body and the silhouette which is going to work best with the body type.
First it is important to determine which sleeves are going to be matched with the dress that is being designed. Cap sleeves are short sleeves which are worn just over the shoulders and three quarter length sleeves and full length sleeves are worn throughout the arm and are often created from lace to add a vintage feel to the dress or for a design that is made more modest. These are the tree most popular types of sleeves that are created in wedding dresses – and they can all be added to the dress after the dress has been designed.

When designing dresses or working with a designer it is important to choose sleeves that are best suited to the body type. Choosing sleeves that can compliment the body type is an important part to ensure that you are able to make the best choices. Long sleeve dresses in lace can be an effective way to disguise arms that you are unsure about showing and using cap sleeves can be an effective way to disguise square shaped shoulders. Learning the basic silhouettes of dresses and which dresses flatter which body types can help to determine which sleeves are going to look best.