raglan sleeve
noun
: a sleeve that extends to the neckline with slanted seams from the underarm to the neck
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The dress also featured such design elements as raglan sleeves, along with a partial jersey lining.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 July 2025
The modern trench coat has nearly identical features to its originator, including chest flaps, storm flaps, ventilation, a removable belt, raglan sleeves, and wide lapels.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
Its got raglan sleeves, twill neckline tassels, and a seamless, forgiving waist.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
The collection expands on the aesthetic with a terry cloth polo in a 70s butter-yellow and deep denim combo, tubular raglan sleeves rolling easily into modern fit sensibilities.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The top is made of soft, skin-friendly fabric and features long raglan sleeves.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Working a color palette that added burgundy and plum, in addition to olive green, as new neutrals — very much in sync with what was trending at the fair for fall — the brand plied cashmere and wool blends or alpaca jerseys into voluptuous coats, featuring raglan sleeves and oversize lapels.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
Pieces include a 100 percent cotton Japanese French terry top with raglan sleeves and oversized chest pockets, a short-pile cotton velvet hoodie and a medium-weight, cotton twill overshirt.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
It’s made with lightweight, breathable material and also has a polo collar with raglan sleeves.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 July 2025
The modern trench coat has nearly identical features to its originator, including chest flaps, storm flaps, ventilation, a removable belt, raglan sleeves, and wide lapels.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
Its got raglan sleeves, twill neckline tassels, and a seamless, forgiving waist.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
The collection expands on the aesthetic with a terry cloth polo in a 70s butter-yellow and deep denim combo, tubular raglan sleeves rolling easily into modern fit sensibilities.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The top is made of soft, skin-friendly fabric and features long raglan sleeves.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Working a color palette that added burgundy and plum, in addition to olive green, as new neutrals — very much in sync with what was trending at the fair for fall — the brand plied cashmere and wool blends or alpaca jerseys into voluptuous coats, featuring raglan sleeves and oversize lapels.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
Pieces include a 100 percent cotton Japanese French terry top with raglan sleeves and oversized chest pockets, a short-pile cotton velvet hoodie and a medium-weight, cotton twill overshirt.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
It’s made with lightweight, breathable material and also has a polo collar with raglan sleeves.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Raglan sleeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raglan%20sleeve. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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