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You might recall that at this year's Golden Globe Awards, Prom Dresses 2011 wore longsleeve gowns by fashionforward labels Atelier Versace, Armani Prive, and Burberry Prorsum. Or that when Nicole Richie wed rocker Joel Madden, she wore a lacysleeved gown with a swirly tulle skirt by Marchesa. And Ivanka Trump's bridal confection by Vera Wang featured short lacy sleeves as well. "Sleeves are becoming more and more important because Cocktail Dresses signal change, not to mention they give the bride options," Priscilla of Boston's Minor said. David's Bridal introduced a handful of lacysleeved dresses before the royal wedding. And afterward, said design director Dan Rentillo, gowns with sleeves enjoyed an immediate uptick in sales. "We have a dress in the Vera Wang White Collection that was doing just OK, with threequarterlength sleeves Green A-line Strapless Prom Dress an illusion yoke, and it shot up to No. 2," Rentillo said. Speaking of illusion, manufacturers are offering sleeves in the form of lacy bodysuits that can serve as layering pieces, said Danielle Adrian of Bridals by Danielle in Center City. That helps brides those who want to be covered up during the service but bare more skin at the reception find a happy fashion medium. And locally, Green Empire Full-length Formal Dress predicted illusion pieces, both bodysuits and shrugs in lace or mesh material, will go mainstream even before sleeved bridal gowns get popular. These days, maybe two in 100 brides who enter her boutique ask for sleeves a sign Philadelphia brides might be a little behind the medievalmaiden curve. But that's to be expected. Bridestobe might start devising their look from fashion magazines even before they're engaged.