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Term for this accessory in men's business attire?
I was watching a play, and I was wondering what the term is for a particular accessory in one of the costumes.
The man was dressed is business apparel from the mid 40's. I'd call the aesthetic "banker chic".
He did not have a jacket on, but he was wearing a sharp-looking vest. Around (slightly above?) the elbows he had black rings that girded his shirt sleeves to his arm.
What are these rings called?
Unfortunately, I couldn't google image, so let me know if this description needs elaboration.
Joseph
The man was dressed is business apparel from the mid 40's. I'd call the aesthetic "banker chic".
He did not have a jacket on, but he was wearing a sharp-looking vest. Around (slightly above?) the elbows he had black rings that girded his shirt sleeves to his arm.
What are these rings called?
Unfortunately, I couldn't google image, so let me know if this description needs elaboration.
Joseph
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[nq:1]I was watching a play, and I was wondering what the term is for a particular accessory in one of ... arm. What are these rings called?
- [nq:1]I was watching a play, and I was wondering what the term is for a particular accessory in one of ...
- arm.
- What are these rings called?
- [/nq] I think they are garters.
- Sleeve garters, to be exact.
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[nq:1]I was watching a play, and I was wondering what the term is for a particular accessory in one of ... arm. What are these rings called? Unfortunately, I couldn't google image, so let me know if this description needs elaboration.[/nq]
I think they are garters. Sleeve garters, to be exact.
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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I think they are garters. Sleeve garters, to be exact.
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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[nq:2]I was watching a play, and I was wondering what ... image, so let me know if this description needs elaboration.[/nq]
[nq:1]I think they are garters. Sleeve garters, to be exact. [/nq]
Aye. Sleeve garters. Supposedly worn by men who kept the books and wrote with ink. The idea was to keep the cuffs from dragging in the wet in.
Tony Cooper
Orlando FL
[nq:1]I think they are garters. Sleeve garters, to be exact. [/nq]
Aye. Sleeve garters. Supposedly worn by men who kept the books and wrote with ink. The idea was to keep the cuffs from dragging in the wet in.
Tony Cooper
Orlando FL
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[nq:2]The man was dressed is business apparel from the mid ... shirt sleeves to his arm. What are these rings called?[/nq]
[nq:1]. . . I think they are garters. Sleeve garters, to be exact. [/nq]
Not in the UK where sleeve links was used (in the 1950s).
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
[nq:1]. . . I think they are garters. Sleeve garters, to be exact. [/nq]
Not in the UK where sleeve links was used (in the 1950s).
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
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[nq:2]I think they are garters. Sleeve garters, to be exact. [/nq]
[nq:1]Aye. Sleeve garters. Supposedly worn by men who kept the books and wrote with ink. The idea was to keep the cuffs from dragging in the wet in.[/nq]
Kuh.
[nq:1]Aye. Sleeve garters. Supposedly worn by men who kept the books and wrote with ink. The idea was to keep the cuffs from dragging in the wet in.[/nq]
Kuh.
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[nq:2]I think they are garters. Sleeve garters, to be exact. [/nq]
[nq:1]Aye. Sleeve garters. Supposedly worn by men who kept the books and wrote with ink. The idea was to keep the cuffs from dragging in the wet in.[/nq]
I'm not at all sure what they were called over here (1) but I had a pair passed on from my Dad. They were rather spiffy, made of stainless steel links like an expanding w
[nq:1]Aye. Sleeve garters. Supposedly worn by men who kept the books and wrote with ink. The idea was to keep the cuffs from dragging in the wet in.[/nq]
I'm not at all sure what they were called over here (1) but I had a pair passed on from my Dad. They were rather spiffy, made of stainless steel links like an expanding w
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[nq:1]I'm not at all sure what they were called over here (1) but I had a pair passed on from ... saloons, casinos etc - so there was no risk of the dealer being accused of having cards up his sleeve.[/nq]
Dad had a pair he used when making layouts for printing. He called them cuffs.
Dad had a pair he used when making layouts for printing. He called them cuffs.
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[nq:2]I'm not at all sure what they were called over ... the dealer being accused of having cards up his sleeve.[/nq]
[nq:1]Dad had a pair he used when making layouts for printing. He called them cuffs.[/nq]
My father also had a pair that he wore for formal use. He called them armbands. COD10:
armband · n.
1 a band worn around the upper arm to hold up a shirtsleeve or as aform
[nq:1]Dad had a pair he used when making layouts for printing. He called them cuffs.[/nq]
My father also had a pair that he wore for formal use. He called them armbands. COD10:
armband · n.
1 a band worn around the upper arm to hold up a shirtsleeve or as aform
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[nq:1]I was watching a play, and I was wondering what the term is for a particular accessory in one of ... arm. What are these rings called? Unfortunately, I couldn't google image, so let me know if this description needs elaboration.[/nq]
Sleeve garters pre-date sized shirts. Until around the early Twentieth Century or so, store-bought shirts in America were basically one-size-fits-all. Sleev
Sleeve garters pre-date sized shirts. Until around the early Twentieth Century or so, store-bought shirts in America were basically one-size-fits-all. Sleev
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[nq:2]I'm not at all sure what they were called over ... the dealer being accused of having cards up his sleeve.[/nq]
[nq:1]Dad had a pair he used when making layouts for printing. He called them cuffs.[/nq]
My wife recollects her Dad wearing them. He (and she) called them arm-bands. But no idea how to distinguish from any other type of arm-band.
John Dean
Oxford
[nq:1]Dad had a pair he used when making layouts for printing. He called them cuffs.[/nq]
My wife recollects her Dad wearing them. He (and she) called them arm-bands. But no idea how to distinguish from any other type of arm-band.
John Dean
Oxford
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[nq:2]Dad had a pair he used when making layouts for printing. He called them cuffs.[/nq]
[nq:1]My wife recollects her Dad wearing them. He (and she) called them arm-bands. But no idea how to distinguish from any other type of arm-band.[/nq]
I used to have a pair back in the 50s, but I can't remember whether they had a special name.
Rob Bannister
[nq:1]My wife recollects her Dad wearing them. He (and she) called them arm-bands. But no idea how to distinguish from any other type of arm-band.[/nq]
I used to have a pair back in the 50s, but I can't remember whether they had a special name.
Rob Bannister
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