Detachable sleeves?

Sometimes, when things dont go as planned, you have to make last minutes adjustments. At a very hot banquet my new dress lost its sleeves. With a room full of people making the temperature go up I needed a cooler dress. But sleeveless underdresses are seen in German images from the period so its okey. The sleeves where attatched to the dress with basting stitches and neither the dress nor sleeves where harmed during the event. With knives all sleeves are detachable, right ;)