SPANX Women's Long Sleeve Arm Tights Layering Piece

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The "Original" Slip-On Sleeves! Created by Ruthann Greenblat, Sleevey Wonders features patented, reversible slip-on sleeves that are made to wear under sleeveless tops and strapless dresses as a creative solution for women who don't love the look of their bare arms.

I never show my upper arms — I have spent a small fortune on shrugs from silk to cashmere,” says the “50-ish” Upper East Side-based president of an eponymous marketing and communications agency.Still, there are elements of the Arm Tights that could do with some tweaking — particularly the “pronounced” seams under the arms. About this time last year, Spanx's latest invention, Arm Tights, officially received the Vogue stamp of approval. An editor from the magazine tested them out at fashion week and said they made her arms look "slender and toned." It's funny how in just 12 months, the language surrounding body image can change so much, and for the good of us all. We've come a long way, and I'm grateful for that, but let's just get real for a second: Sometimes, you don't want to show your arms off (for any number of reasons), and choice is the ultimate liberator. Whenever a dress or top doesn’t have sleeves, we’d wear what we call a shell — usually a fitted top of the same color,” says NJ-based Leah Gottfried, a 26-year-old creator of the Jewish web series “Soon by You.” “They look very much like these new Arm Tights, except ours cover the belly.” My favorite things to invent are the ones women didn’t realize they needed and can’t live without,” Blakely — clad in glittery-gold Arm Tights — tells The Post. “Tights have been around for our legs for so many years, I was thinking, ‘Why aren’t there tights for our arms?’” Tziporah Newman, fashion and wardrobe stylist, tries on Spanx’s Arm Tights. NY Post/Stefano Giovannini

I like the idea of wearing them under a sleeveless dress or top — it just has to be the right cut,” she says. About this time last year, Spanx's latest invention, Arm Tights, officially received the Vogue stamp of approval. An editor from the magazine tested them out at fashion week and said they made her arms look "slender and toned." It's funny how in just 12 months, the language surrounding body image can change so much, and for the good of us all. But as everyday wear? Sorry, but we just can’t imagine wearing tights on our arms – especially as you can buy a simple shorter-sleeved top to achieve the same look. Granted, they don’t hold your arms in but they are probably much more comfortable. Right now, it's passé to have a Trinny and Susannah–style discussion of "bingo wings" or to even consider the concept that women might want to cover up their arms for fear of the aforementioned wobble. We've come a long way, and I'm grateful for that, but let's just get real for a second: Sometimes you don't want to show your arms off, and choice is the ultimate liberator.

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But hey, as stated above, everyone’s different – so if wearing tights on your arms is your kind of thing, you do you, they’ll be available from 1 October at House of Fraser.

But the religious fashionista admits that Arm Tights go one step further by slenderizing the wearer while keeping her covered up. Billion-dollar shapewear brand Spanx, which counts stars such as Oprah and Gwyneth Paltrow as acolytes, is banking on it with a new product to help women combat batwings: Arm Tights. You don’t look like you’ve lost five pounds, but it holds you in and you look more toned,” says Newman, who just bought three of the tops. There’s no way the Spanx execs didn’t get this idea from the religious world,” Newman says. “The concept of layering has been around for decades. As a religious stylist, I’ve always honed the skill of being modest and sexy at the same time.”I'm not an advocate for shapewear as an essential part of womanhood or as the only route to looking or feeling good, but sometimes, these pieces can make your clothes look their best. And within this new Spanx creation lies a potentially useful little layering tool that could be a great part of your lingerie capsule wardrobe. Spanx founder Sara Blakely insists that the invention wasn’t born out of a desire to slenderize arms but to squeeze more looks out of warm-weather clothing as temps drop. The arms come in a three-quarter length fashion and in all honesty, they don’t look all too bad. But that’s not the point – the point is that, well, they seem kind of pointless. In a recent press release, the brand explained that the arm tights had come in response to an ‘overwhelming consumer demand’, and offer the ‘perfect style solution for transitional weather, or simply act as a cover up for those who typically shy away from sleeveless shape’.

I'm not an advocate for shapewear as an essential part of womanhood or as the only route to looking or feeling good, but these pieces can make your clothes look their best. And within this new Spanx creation lies a potentially useful little layering tool that could be a great part of your lingerie capsule wardrobe. Additionally, if you’ve embraced the modest fashion movement, Spanx's Arm Tights just might be the things you’ve been looking for. And that sounds absolutely fine – but we all know how uncomfortable tight clothing can be, I’ve experienced it firsthand – and so I can only imagine that though at first glance, someone wearing these arm tights may feel fabulous, as the day goes on they may end up being incredibly uncomfortable – especially on a hot day. Still, at a recent launch event downtown at Marie Claire’s the Next Big Thing concept shop, it was apparent that women who had tried the new product were more taken with what it did to tighten their triceps than the ways in which it could diversify their wardrobes. But while the concept of Arm Tights sounds revolutionary, local Orthodox Jewish women say they established a similarly layered look in the interest of modesty years ago. A fan of Michael Kors and Valentino knits, Lewis says Arm Tights are perfect under thin sweaters and blouses.In the unlikely event that your parcel does not arrive in perfect condition or if there is a shortage, faulty or incorrect item please let us know within 7 days of receipt so that we can do our best to assist you. United States Patents: US 8,365,313, 8,826,465,02015203282, D754,420, D646,869, D663,925, D680,302, D680,303, D814,146 & D862,840.