Full Sleeves (Poore Bazu) for Kameez and Kurtas

Who and what it suits

• Winter: full sleeves in khaddar, karandi or cambric keep the arms warm, and a fitted one slides easily under a shawl, cardigan or coat.
• Modest dressing and hijab wearers: the most coverage of any sleeve. A cuff that unbuttons or a slightly looser wrist makes wudu easier.
• Work and campus: a straight or cuffed full sleeve looks smart and finished; see our work and campus outfits.
• Long arms: ready-made sleeves often end short on tall wearers; a made-to-measure sleeve ends exactly where you want it.
• Hot weather: a heavy full sleeve feels warm in the hottest months; choose lawn, or three-quarter length.

Fabrics and finishing

Lawn and cotton make light full sleeves for summer; cambric and linen hold a crisp cuff; khaddar and karandi suit straight or gently tapered sleeves, because heavy gathers add bulk at the wrist. Chiffon full sleeves are often left sheer by design; tell us if you’d like them lined.

The hem can be finished plainly, with piping, a narrow lace edge, a buttoned cuff or the embroidered sleeve border from your suit pack. A short slit or a cuff opening at the wrist is what lets a fitted sleeve push up for washing or wudu.

Measurements that matter

Sleeve length is measured from the shoulder point to the wrist, or wherever you want the sleeve to end, with your arm relaxed. For a fitted or cuffed sleeve we also need the upper arm and the wrist, so the sleeve narrows without pulling, and the armhole, which decides whether you can raise your arm comfortably.

Full sleeves use the whole sleeve piece in an unstitched suit, so we check from your photos that it’s long enough before cutting.

How to ask for it

Choose “Full length” under sleeves on the stitching quote form and add your sleeve length, upper arm and wrist, in inches or centimetres. In the notes, say whether you want a straight, fitted, cuffed or bishop sleeve and how the hem should be finished. A photo of a sleeve you like makes it exact.