scope of this invention moreover elastic material is meant to encompass a variety of synthetic and natural fibers with a stretch quality to them the button discussed in the invention can by any type of button in shape and size whether attached by sewing or rivets or the like an apparel opening is meant to be any opening using a button buttonhole closure such as but not limited to waistbands jacket openings shirt openings pant legs shirt cuffs and the like as shown in fig1 a the sleeve saver of this invention can be a rectangular segment of elastic material 110 having a button 111 on one end and a buttonhole 112 on the other of course other shapes of elastic material are contemplated by the invention elastic material encompasses all natural and synthetic rubbers elastomers and stretchable fabrics while the button 111 in fig1 a and other figures is circular in shape it is contemplated that the button 111 in the invention may be any number of shapes sizes colors and the like likewise the buttonhole 112 on the sleeve saver is capable of receiving the button 111 and thus in practice is a sufficient shape and size to receive the button 112 fig1 b shows the sleeve saver example of this invention in a side view to illustrate an example of the three dimensional quality of the invention the sleeve saver of this example can be attached to a traditional buttoned shirt having a button and buttonhole cuff as illustrated in fig1 c alternatively the sleeve saver of this example may be attached to any apparel opening with a button buttonhole closure as shown in fig2 one side of the sleeve.