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Byline: editor: Sally Singer
Plum Sykes revels in the allure of a beautifully executed, limb-lengthening long sleeve.
There are three things a woman really needs at 38: a husband, at least one child, and a dress with long sleeves, which, I have discovered over the years, may be harder to come by than the husband. I found two potential husbands in the space of four years--and married one of them. But in all that time, I found only one really good dress with long sleeves, despite looking for such a frock just as diligently as I looked for the husband.
I am very specific about what kind of sleeve counts as chic. It cannot be loose, flappy, or big ...