Cap Sleeve T Shirts - Why the Hate?

[ReadyForSeason]

I am now looking to sort out my summer basics for a body that seems to have gone softer and rounder overnight, despite healthy lifestyle. I get the wear what you like attitude but also know that it’s easy to get stuck in your style and look dated.

Anyway, cap sleeve t shirts seem to be frowned upon on several then and now Insta posts. I was never attached to them myself but why, what is wrong with them?

If I am to invest £8 in a t-shirt, I really do not want to cock it up. 🤣

It's because they want you to buy new tshirts. There's nothing wrong with cap sleeve tshirts.

They’re the most flattering, in my opinion.

They cut off at the biggest, fleshiest part of your arm, so are seen as unflattering, unless you have slender model arms.

Yes I think the cut is unflattering

They cut off at the biggest, fleshiest part of your arm.
The sleeves point to your bosom. Fine if you have a model's figure but not if you have saggy boobs or a bad bra.
I have scraggy arms so they look awful on me

The model looks fine btw

Does anyone actually care?

I do.

That’s not a cap sleeve t shirt that’s a short sleeve t shirt.

A cap sleeve just covers the top of the arm.

Cap sleeve.

They look pretty much the same to me.

A cap sleeve sits on the shoulders and doesn’t go under the armpit. It’s like a little cap that sticks out from the shoulder.

Like this. No fabric under the arm.

They make skinny arms look massive

This, they cut off your arm at the fattest point. Unless you have extremely toned arms, they won't look good. Fashion no-no

I wear those a lot. They just seem to suit me. Wear what you know suits you.

Because cap sleeves make your arms look fatter.

Dresses often are sleeveless or have cap sleeves because they use less fabric

If the goal is not to get stuck in your style and look dated, avoid. They've been out of fashion for over a decade so too soon for a comeback.

Before you jump on me, not caring if things are dated is also a valid approach but not OP's, it seems.

Thank you. Glad I asked before all of the above matters to me.

@ReadyForSeason . If you look good and feel good in cap sleeves, wear them.
I won't wear them because I don't like them on me (scraggy arms, busty, the 5 o'clock shadow underarms etc. Having said that, I've realised that I am actually wearing one right now.

Fair dos, it's a fun printed one and it's underneath something else.

I used to love a cap sleeve but these days they make my arms look like something that should be hanging up in the butchers window.

I wear them, longer ‘short’ sleeves make me look frumpy. And my arms are toned unlike the rest of me.

Have always loved cap sleeves but have always had slim arms.

How can short sleeves be frumpy?!😂

@ArseInTheCoOpWindow , longer ‘short’ sleeves make me look frumpy.
It's @DreamingInPhosphorescence who (thinks she) looks frumpy, not the sleeves.