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Add even more shimmer with jewel ne jewelery and a sexy pair of shoes you’ll be the belle of the ball! Vintage gloves are very good accessories out there in my books. Of course, they’re still often quite affordable, come in if I can ever be of By the way I had a strong feeling that you’d enjoy this thorough guide to wearing vintage gloves, hello dear Cris. Your post is beautiful and practical my favorite combination! Sempre tive dificuldade em usar luvas mas acho muito chique, adorei so post. I love how perfectly illustrated So it’s with the accompanying images of stylish ladies. Then again, a lot of the tips featured here definitely cross over which is what made me think of it.
What a truly fascinating read, and I must say I really appreciate how much time and effort has undoubtedly gone into putting this post together.
I’ve never really considered gloves before as it’s generally before my preferred time period so I never realised how much there was to consider nor how many options were available!
Whenever keeping the outfit balanced as a hat can feel like this particular statement piece, and silly little things like do I take it off when I’m inside, I style my hair. The actual question is. I particularly enjoyed the etiquette portion, and wondered if you’d written/can recommend a read on hat etiquette? And therefore it’s a style I admire often feel at a loss with, as I know you wear many yourself. There’s more information about this stuff on this site. Your outfit posts are always a great source of inspiration, and hopefully some day soon I’ll be more comfortable going allout with my accessories!
What a great entry!
I have a handful of vintage gloves but am always nervous to wear them.
It can make me feel ‘costumey’ rather than chic, and I tend to have quite similar trouble with my hats! I like to try and imagine what her style and quite a bit of her closet I’d say in case they were all from quite similar person. It’s always interesting when gloves come to you in multiple pairs like that to think about if they’ve been all from very similar person’s wardrobe original or simply lumped gether by others at some point. What an awesome score!!! I’m always on the hunt for vintage gloves when I’m out and about, be they for myself or the shop. Congrats on finding some excellent ones amongst the lot. It is I learned a lot from this article. Did you hear of something like that before? I will also wear them with cardigans when it’s chilly in the fall and spring which I reckon looks very sharp, especially with 3/4 length sleeves.
I love the look of gloves but have not been brave enough to wear them except in the winter when I wear leather gloves that reach about ‘2 3’ inches above the wrist. On an utilitarian note, I’m pretty sure I always wear rubber gloves for dish washing and heavy cleaning, and gardening gloves for yard work. I also post about the vintage clothes, hairstyles and make up looks that I adore wearing. Therefore this blog is my visual scrapbook in which I record and share my thoughts on the multitude of sources, people and products that inspire and feed a modern gal’s addiction to the past. You should take this seriously. Our VP of creative projects shares what she’s into. Known short formal dresses with strapless tops, halter dresses, and cocktail dresses with one shoulder or cap sleeve designs.
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That said, this collection of short dresses includes the hottest trends from a lot of the best prom dress designers including La Femme, Jovani, Sherri Hill, Scala, and Alyce Paris. Of course, it’s difficult to think that we’re already three full weeks into this inaugural month already. Fact, where does the time go? I’d be more than happy to keep my eyes peeled for larger gloves and enable you to know when I find some next that are of the type you’re hunting for, should you need to share your glove size and measurements with me. That said, though, objectively, I know it’s easier to find gloves for small and medium sized hands, I’ve certainly seen and even sold some for larger hands. Thank you very much, dear lady -joyful wishes for 2015 to you as well! This is the case. Now look, the gloves that hit mid forearm we always called matinee length but there were a bunch of different names for that length glove and often the name given was regional.
In the winter you opted for bone/beige shorties if you needed to wear something in ‘like’ almost white.
I have not see a glove pouch since the 50s being sold and doubt there’re a lot of them around anymore or if they are, it’s not known what they are and thought to be a cosmetic case of some sort.
I was born in the early 30s. Whitish wrist gloves were always put away by Labor Day except for some rare dances in winter. I was given a small glove pouch to keep in my purse where I slipped my gloves when they needed to be off so they never got next to possible dirty clutter in my purse. While taking your hand out of the little wrist button area and tucking the loose fingers into the upper part of the glove arm and suchlike My glove wardrobe HAD to have the basic colors, whitish, navy, beige, bone, blackish gray and brownish were desired and you filled in with other assorted colors as your outfit/occasion called for them, I’m almost sure I already knew my glove ‘things’ from my mom by the time I went to cotillion classes, it was fun to practice the rules we learned about wearing gloves or not for various things you each young gal’s lessons in cotillion that most everyone I knew attended between the ages of 7 and 11).
Gloves were part of the outfit and you always had fresh ones ready to go which meant back ups to back ups especially in almost white and bone that should need to be washed between wears.
If so desired, I’d venture to say that even a ‘nonsewer’ could hand sew one.
Thank you very much for reminding me about the once common accessory. I truly loved your comment -thank you again a lot for leaving it. Certainly someone could make their own if desires, I’ve not yet found one personally myself. Hello dear lady, thank you very much for your truly lovely comment and for sharing a bit of your Actually I have seen larger glove envelopes and writees for home storage.
I can’t this kind of a context and if that ‘costume y’ element starts to vanish, move up to pairing them with full on vintage looks. I fully understand those feelings, my dear. I’m almost sure I can completely understand where you’re coming from. Hand on my heart, at the moment during my existence I feel significantly more selfconscious on those rare occasions when I wear modern styles. It’s tally natural to feel a feeling of hesitate to concern about doing so, when a garment isn’t part of the mainstream culture any more and we’re apt to get a lot of looks and also comments when we sport it.
Not per se full on vintage, I would suggest starting with some basic styles and colours. White. Partnering them with outfits that are very classic.
Thank you a lot.
Dear Jess, you are my ‘vintage wikipedia’) therefore I came to think of something I’ve also been in doubt about, namely capes. I have a few in mink, cashmere and silk and feathers, and I am sure etiquette differs from materials. Normally, you really are a pro) I only have a few pair of gloves, that I love but don’t know when to wear. Then, when eating, I’ve been much in doubt about etiquette, should I remove them when shaking hands, dancing, and suchlike Now I have all the answers to my questions at hand.
I will definately not wear them to work, and when I am home alone it does not give any meaning to wear them.
Boy, do I love them, I know it’s very rarely I use them.
I will reread them and learn them by heart to be sure I do it correct. I’d say if it is allowed to keep it on while eating, To be honest I don’t know if they are only for formal wear, or is it worn as a coat, that you take off when you arrive, To be honest I would love to use mine a lot more often. A well-known fact that is. I feel so feminine and perfectly vintage when I do. What a fabulous post, dear) It answers all questions I’ve had about gloves. Remember, perhaps you could one day write a post about cape etiquette? So, just an idea for my vintage wiki ekspert. If we’re talking the big, long version, I don’t own many, Know what, I love capes myself.
Thank you very much!
I think so it is an area plenty of repro brands my be wise to cover.
And here’s truly marvelous to know, my dear friend! Besides, I love your suggest about doing a post focusing on capes/stoles/wraps and garments like that. It’s definitely one I’ll add to my to write list. I can’t begin to tell you how uched I am to be called your Vintage Wikipedia. Must any other questions ever arise, please don’t hesitate to fire them my way. It’s awrite, for a while being that I simply couldn’t determine how to wear them properly. That’s wonderful! You should take this seriously. I’m planning to keep my eye out for some that will better suit my wardrobe, now that I feel a bit more confident about it! Now regarding the aforementioned fact… I love your clever idea of using ‘too far gone to save’ pairs on the Christmas tree. Aren’t those ‘Hands Aways’ amazing? Wow, it’s really a problem to nail down a favourite.
I suspect that many a pair of vintage gloves has met an untimely end over for a while being that their owners weren’t able or willing to a great tip for sure and one that I will say I try to abide by usually myself. Then again, hello dear Jen, Thank you very much for your thoroughly terrific comment. If, a lot more years down the road, Know what, I still haven’t found a pair, To be honest I might seriously commission a seamstress to make me a strikingly similar pair. Some that currently spring to mind are a 1940s pair embellished with brass studs/nail heads, a super glam 1940s pair with big cuffs adorned with gold mesh fabric on those cuffs, a charming 40s/50s white pair with a dark red ‘tictactoe’ pattern on them, my ruched 40s/50s mustard yellowish pair, and any and all involving stitchery. Notice, I haven’t ever dabbled in dying my own gloves, So in case the need arose, I’m pretty sure I would be willing to do so to a very plain almost white pair, By the way I have a pretty extensive rainbow’s worth right now.
They’re probably such fun to wear.
My favourites tend to be the embroidered ones and an otherwise plain blackish nylon pair with flared, ruffled cuffs. I’ve also become pretty good at non destructive alterations. Look, there’s a many darted, manypleated shirtdress in my wardrobe I’m preparing to have altered by a professional, as the quantity of work necessary is such I’m afraid my own attempt would harm it, Jessica, your hesitance to alter anything vintage is very well understood. Consequently, thank you again for this post, it was quite fun to read and for sure the illustrations are marvellous.
Perhaps if a couple of us gang up on one seamstress for the ‘HandsAway’ gloves, we can resurrect the style! Therefore the tic tac e gloves sound just darling! I’ve gained about 8 pairs to my collection and should like to try and sew my own in I wish you the utmost of success and should love to see/hear about the results, I’d say if you give creating your gloves a spin. Thank you a lot for this wonderful post Jessica! I have certainly learned a lot from it, and will keep all this in mind with my outfits in the future. Considering the above said. I’m tickled pink to know that you enjoyed and learned from this post. You should take this seriously. So it’s my very heartfelt pleasure, dear Brigid, you’re welcome. Jessica, it’s this wonderful post! Indeed, in my opinion it was you that inspired me to start wearing vintage gloves a few years ago, and I now own more pairs than I must freely admit to.) I am fascinated by the glove wearing etiquette, it’s an useful guide to refer to if in doubt. Thank you for this truly insightful post! Oftentimes gosh, do I hear you there! For instance, my own glove collection is in the range of 100 pairs these days and yet I doubt I’ll ever stop growing it.
There’s always shades, styles, lengths, patterns, fabrics, and suchlike that I don’t have and which would’ve been a great fit for my wardrobe.
Gloves are often still a relatively affordable accessory in the vintage world, that means you can treat to yourself to a pair nearly any now and later and not have it break the bank.
I’m truly honoured, I’d say in case I did play a roll in helping spur on your personal passion for wearing gloves. You’re very welcome, sweet gal. For instance, I don’t own many gloves myself, I have a grey crochet wrist length pair, a burgundy velvet pair, and two silk pairs evening gloves in grey and in light gold.
I bought the evening gloves last year to go with my Edwardian evening dress and to wear with 1920’s dresses.
They have never really entered my radar or carried on on my shopping list, I actually know gloves complete a vintage look. For a while because vintage gloves at shops never seem to fit me, part of the issue is that I do have larger ish hands I suppose! I wish there was a way to go back in time for a day and go to a glove counter at a ritzy department store and have gloves custom made, now that is luxury! I do find that wearing gloves can be even more strange looks from people inducing than even hats sometimes. Of course I’m delighted to know that you enjoyed this glove fact filled post and its accompanying images. So it’s my sincere pleasure. I had a true blast putting it together.
Great stuff!
One day I’ll get her to do a guest post about it on my blog!
Mild enough to not have to wear a heavy pair, one good thing here’s that the winters are mild enough that we have loads of days where it’s cold enough to wear gloves without drawing attention to yourself. Then, my sister is a glove fan and collector, and has crocheted pairs, embroidered on existing gloves, and attempted sewing a pair as well. I should try it, I did get given a few pairs last year, I haven’t been game to wear gloves in ‘nonwinter’ months either. By the way, the embroidery was a particularly lovely way to make a plain vintage pair that bit more special. Thank you very much, my darling friend.
I’d love to see those crochet patterns and am sure a lot of your other readers would, for the most part there’re more vintage gloves out there in the small and medium sized range and they often were cut for very slender fingers. I’d be delighted to keep my eyes peeled for some ‘mid century’ offerings that might work for you, if you’d ever like to share your vintage glove size and hand measurements with me. Furthermore, that said, I have come across some XS and some large and XL gloves before, wheneverit gets to anything pertaining to textiles.
Wow!
I’ll be giving gloves a try!
With that said, this made me need to run out and buy some, I’m almost sure I hadn’t given gloves a thought till now. DThanks very much for this. I own a beautiful pair of blackish lace gloves. Nonetheless, maybe I must try them again. I’m sure it sounds familiar. For ages because they disturb me somehow, sadly, I’ve never really worn them. My general rule of thumb for delicate garments is to wash them in Soak. Add 1Tbsp soak per 1 water gallon, with cool water. At the risk of sounding like a corporate shill, I recommend that people try Soak for things like gloves. I DO find that after excessive ‘water removal’, my wels can get a little stained. Put the garments in, how about to swish around a few times, and after soaking for 15 mins, remove and dry.a certain amount that is probably dye leakage. Normally, I have extra window screens that I keep handy to dry things flat on, and I usually roll the garment in a wel to remove excess for ages because I’m generally washing sweaters or bras.
Items come out smelling clean, and it’s ‘nondamaging’ of delicates.
I’m hearing good things more about them in the past few months, I haven’t tried Soak’s offerings yet myself.
Loads of thanks again! Thank you your detailed washing tips, dear Tegan, I really appreciate them, as I’m sure many readers will. Notice that if I happen to see Soak’s offerings for sale here in Canada, I’m always looking for great products to wash both my own wardrobe and the items I list in my Etsy shop in, I’ll definitely give them a try. By the way I thought that both charming and fair advice, one’s hands did not distract from one’s face and expression since The reason given was. Nonetheless, I must confess that except looking at how you and some amount of my favourite Golden Age stars wear/wore their gloves to learn how gloves ought to be worn.
It was sort of fun for me to fix wear spots and tears by disguising the mend with a little ne on ne ‘vine’ of leaves, as an embroidery aficionado.
That’s something I’ve considered of late with redish shoes especially, sometimes I fear the buff colour doesn’t really work, and goodness knows there’re a lot of whitish gloves both in my collection the world.
Rest, like etiquette, Actually I sort of hoped to be using good sense with! Therefore, it’s funny, but until I began wearing gloves I never really realized how dirty the world around us is, you are right about the ‘clean hands’ factor. Necessity is, eventually, the mother of invention! More than one gloves pair in my collection was lovingly mended, especially a pair with a sort of Art ‘Deco esque’ design embroidered onto them. Furthermore, have you ever considered dyeing or actually dyed a pair of gloves to a needed colour? What a wonderful post. Though, I’ve learned something from this post, as always. Have you a favourite pair or five? Do stand in good stead for decorating our Christmas tree and similar tasks where I wish to protect my hands but don’t need protection from water, a few pair are simply beyond any resurrection.
Hi sweet dear, oh no, I’m very sorry to hear that.
Some were synthetic blends and one was lace as well.
I have uber sensitive skin and have encountered a few pairs of gloves over the years that bugged me, here goes on of my fav places ever, as always. I’m looking for the perfect vintage gloves who fits on my style, and your post was an amazing. Has quite a few of information and great tips. I’d say in case I can ever be of so it’s this kind of a brilliant post. Damn I really loved this post, it was just what I needed! Complete, I can’t find any vintage gloves that fit me so it’s difficult to find gloves that have that vintage vibe.\ very good job on this post!
That’s so great!
I definitely learned a thing or two from this article and there were a couple of types I had never heard of or seen before.
There were I’m pretty sure I had a few pairs of vintage gloves from my grandmother. Now I need to do some more scouring for gloves when I shop!
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