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10 Off-the-Shoulder Tops and Dresses That Don't Restrict Your Arms

Because pretending you're a T.Rex is only fine until you have to reach for something.

By Chelsea Peng

Jul 5, 2016

Shoulder, Joint, Street fashion, Strapless dress, Electric blue, Dress, Fashion, Cobalt blue, Chest, Waist,

Tyler Joe

"Suffer for fashion, but don't let it take away your full range of motion," we like to say. Here, we've rounded up 10 off-the-shoulder tops and dresses that won't leave indentations on your upper arms or prevent you from swinging a proper right hook, should push come to shove.

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Aritzia

The whole shirt is stretchy, so there's no need for an elastic band just at the top to hold things up.

$23, aritzia.com.

<p>On the other hand, the sleeves and bodice on this one are blouse-y enough to make raising your arms not excruciating. You could even wear it under a jacket, which is a BFD if you've ever had the neckline ride up uncomfortably around your ears. </p><p>$26, <a href="http://rstyle.me/n/btwqk5bqb8f" target="_blank">boohoo.com</a>.</p>

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Boohoo

On the other hand, the sleeves and bodice on this one are blouse-y enough to make raising your arms not excruciating. You could even wear it under a jacket, which is a BFD if you've ever had the neckline ride up uncomfortably around your ears.

$26, boohoo.com.