A WOMAN has been credited for “saving people’s sanity” after sharing a genius hack to keep sleeves up without having to roll them.
Fashion fans have been for decades to give an outfit a relaxing touch, or simply to try and cool themselves down if they’ve got a bit too hot.
A woman has been praised after sharing the clever way she uses clear elastic hair bands to keep her sleeves up
Attaching the band means that when she pushes her sleeves up, they stay there
And you don’t need to worry about your arms looking really bulky where you’ve rolled the sleeves up either
But with certain tops such as shirts, that have buttons to do up the cuffs, having to do the buttons up and then roll the sleeves means the top ends up looking way too bulky around the elbows.
So it’s no wonder that Lulu was praised after taking to TikTok to post a she’d seen herself on the social media site.
“To the lady who recommended using these little elastic hair ties on your long sleeves so that you can pull them up and they’ll stay,” she said in the clip.
As she spoke, she demonstrated the hack in action – having put one end of a clear elastic hair tie round one button and the other on the button on the other side of the cuff.
Lulu was then able to quickly push up her sleeves, and they stayed at her elbow without falling down – without any need for her to physically roll them up.
“I mean, genius! What else can I do with these little things?” she concluded.
“I don’t remember the woman who recommended using small, clear hair ties to keep sleeves pulled up in place, but thank you!!!” Lulu captioned her TikTok.
The comments section was quickly flooded with remarks from grateful followers, with one writing: “You’re now the lady who recommended it to me. Thank you!!!!!!”
“This just changed my life, for real,” another praised.
“As someone with sensory issues for sleeves, this might have just saved my sanity,” a third admitted.
To which someone else replied: “Omg I was thinking SAME thing!!!
“The way I have abruptly taken a break just to go buy a new shirt because the 1 I was wearing was pushing me over the edge!”
“Amazing,” another commented.
“I have cancer and am in menopause and my hot flashes are so brutal.
“I’ve stopped wearing anything slightly snug because I can’t quickly pull the sleeves up, and I’m so excited to try this!!”
“WIIIIITCH WHAT IS THIS MAGIC (genius)” someone else laughed.
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First seen on the runways of luxury labels Molly Goddard and Jil Sander, the style typically cinches around the hip and pelvic area rather than the waist.
Now a plethora of more affordable options of the dress that suits a number of body shapes have dropped just as the sun starts to come out.
Clemmie Fieldsend, Fashion Editor, said: “There’s something so stylish about these dresses, and I love them.
“The simplicity of the top half teamed with the full skirt is like a sleeker and more grown-up tutu.
“I have a short torso so the dropped waist makes my body look longer, but, thankfully, the long skirt means your legs don’t look shorter.
“Plus it means I can tap into the low-waist trend without baring all in a pair of low-slung jeans.
“I know I’ll be living in mine all summer, paired with black sandals and sunnies, but for now all I need is a blazer slipped over the top and a closed-toe shoe and I’m ready to go.”
Meanwhile, Fashion Director, Tracey Lea Sayer, added: “I remember dropped-waist dresses from the 80s. I loved them then and I still love them again now!
“Forty years on from when they were first popular and I am not so sure they will be quite as flattering around my middle, because two kids and middle-aged spread later, my waist doesn’t exist any more.
“With a dress like this I can disguise my middle bit and still feel on trend for summer.”
“The gasp I just gusp!!!!! I’m in 2025, you’re over here in 3025!” another gushed.
One person didn’t quite see the point of the hack, as they said “you can roll your sleeves?”, to which Lulu replied: “I’m learning a lot of people have sensory issues with the cuffs being too tight or too bulky when rolled.”
While others used the comments section to respond to Lulu asking about the other alternative uses for the little bands.
“I use these on my Christmas ornaments so the cats can’t knock them off the tree,” one said.
“I use them on bracelet clasps so I can just stretch them over my hand instead of struggling to hook them one-handed,” another revealed.
“Thank you for this. You can also use them on rings that are too big,” a third said.
As someone else wrote: “I used rubber bands or hair ties to wear my jeans longer when pregnant.”
The hack also works wonders if you’ve got sensory issues surrounding sleeves 
