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Autumn occasion looks: four sleeve and neckline comparisons

Autumn occasion looks can be compared here through their different sleeves and necklines. The pale dress combines loose long sleeves with an open neckline, a prominent waist belt and a slit skirt. The ochre design instead brings the fabric high around the neck. Both provide specific references for the room your outer layer should leave at the arms, neckline and waist, rather than relying on colour to explain the whole outfit.

The green dress offers another combination: it is sleeveless but has soft draping at a high neckline. The champagne rear view adds wide short sleeves above a long quiet skirt. Those shapes will not necessarily behave alike under the same coat. One combination may need attention at the belt fastening, while another needs more space around the upper arms.

Use the pictures to prepare two complete views of your own choice: first with coat and bag, then without the outer layer for the indoor look. During the change, check whether sleeves need rearranging and whether a belt affects the coat fastening. This compares garments as they are worn, without treating a photographed surface as evidence of warmth or fibre content.

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At a glance

The voluminous long sleeves in the first two looks and the wide short sleeves in the rear view deserve a separate test under the actual coat.

Which pictured shapes deserve extra room in a coat fitting?

The voluminous long sleeves in the first two looks and the wide short sleeves in the rear view deserve a separate test under the actual coat.

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