It makes me wish I lived in a time where women actually wore gloves and hats and scarves... they really knew how to dress up and be ladies, didn't they?
Gloves then:
"...nothing looks more luxurious than a 16-button glove crushed to a 8-button length..."
-Gloves: Fashion & Etiquette
(then again, some things DON'T change.)
(then again, some things DON'T change.)
Orange tweed + leopard + a hat + gloves = Perfection
All is not lost for us modern sophisticates, though! The past season or so gloves have made their way back in the spotlight. From short wrist lengths to full lengths reaching almost to one's shoulder, there is a glove out there for everyone!
Gloves for today:
Talk about a modern-day Joan! I DIE over these (also, she makes me want to dye my hair a pretty shade of crimson...). My etiquette pamphlet informed me that the only appropriate accessories to wear with gloves are bracelets. Agreed, 1961, agreed.
Trussardi 1911 |
Sarar |
Marc Jacobs |
Vera Wang |
And the ultimate glove-wearer of modern times? Sarah Jessica Parker, of course! Sigh....
So what do you think? Would you be daring enough to sport some ladylike gloves in this day and age?
{images via MyVintageVogue, style.com, Vogue and FGR}
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