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Giant Poofy Sleeves, like other appearance tropes that were cut, doesn't have much context besides being poofy sleeves. Cut.

Wicks checked: 23/50.


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     Just big sleeves (8/50) 
  1. Characters.Anti Magic Academy The35th Test Platoon: (Lapis), The dress of her human form has a pair of poofy shoulders.
  2. Characters.The Seven Deadly Sins Camelot: [Jericho] Her outfit before officially becoming a Holy Knight had these. They however were part of a man's attire typical of those worn in the medieval ages which the manga takes its setting from.
  3. Characters.Yellow District Gems: [Beryl] Has large, round poofy sleeves attached to her outfit.
  4. Costume Tropes: A costume with sleeves that have puffs on or just below the shoulders.
  5. Fanfic.Total Drama Legacy: Both Serena and Tophella wear outfits with puff sleeves, but Serena's are clearly larger and more extravagant. In addition, Serena's swimsuit also has a pair of puff sleeves.
  6. Film.Lydia: As was the style in the late 1890s, Lydia has many puffy sleeves.
  7. VideoGame.Alice Madness Returns: Somewhat for a few dresses. Look at the main page image above for an idea. One DLC dress features red and white chess-piece knights for epaulet-sleeves.
  8. WebVideo.Wedding Peach Abridged: Momoko notes that her sleeves are almost as poofy as her hair. Gives the page quote.

     ZCE/potholes/vague (10/50) 
  1. Characters.I Cannot Drown: (Armless Girl), Her school uniform features these.
  2. Characters.World Trigger A Class Agents: [Futaba Kuroe] On her Trion Body.
  3. Fanfic.Now You Feel Like Number None: The outfit Cirucci wears in canon was designed in Number None by Alphonse with assistance from Nemo.
  4. Fluffy Fashion Feathers: The Lamias in Final Fantasy IX wear pink feathers for their headdress and Giant Poofy Sleeves.
  5. Franchise.Barbie: A few of her fancy dresses have large sleeves.
  6. Literature.Vampire Hunter D: Charlotte
  7. Manga.Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure Stardust Crusaders: People often sport these for some reason.
  8. Music.Girls Generation: The video for "Kissing You" include a few relatively minor examples.
  9. Pinball.The Wizard Of Oz: Seen on Glinda's dress.
  10. Recap.Beverly Hills 90210 S 01 E 21 Spring Dance: Donna’s dress.
  11. VisualNovel.Trianthology Sanmenkyou No Kuni No Alice: 07th Expansion Witch Shoulders. In TRT, Alice and Usagi rock these.

     Meaningful sleeves (3/50) 
  1. Series.Gentleman Jack: Given that it takes place in the 1830s, which was a peak era for giant poofy sleeves, and the historical accuracy of the costumes, there's a lot of giant poofy sleeves on display. — Costumes that portray a certain era
  2. Series.Up The Women" Worn by many of the characters, and they are given as a reason why women shouldn't be able to vote; they would get caught in the ballet box. — Big sleeves are impractical + lead to misogyny
  3. TabletopGame.Space 1889: Gigot-sleeves, also called leg-o-mutton sleeves are the height of fashion at the time. — Historically accurate depiction of sleeves

     Applicable to another trope (0/50) 

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