Vintage Gloves--back to old fashion

So you need something to keep you fingers warm eh?  Well, how about doing it with some old fashioned style?  Maybe you should check out some vintage gloves.  They are coming back in style like everything else vintage.  But why are vintage gloves coming back in style?  What is the deal with that?  Well they are gorgeous and they give that retro feel to any dress or suit.  However, there are vintage gloves for men and women, did you know that?  There are several different things that you could tell just from the vintage gloves that someone wore.

In fact in the middle ages, you could tell someone’s personal job from their vintage gloves.  A blacksmith would often wear thick leather gloves, while a knight might wear thin gloves usually cut off at the fingers for flexibility.  Nobles would wear something like silk or satin gloves, especially when attending uppity events such as a ball or an opera. Did you know that vintage gloves have been such a pivotal part of costumes for so long that a 1773 newspaper printed that they were the only way that you could truly authenticate a costume.  Gloves always come in a variety of colors and materials, but would often have detailed embellishments on them.  They were usually adorned with gems and material popular with the time.  In the 1950’s the wrist-length glove was designed by Dior.  However from 1845-1901 you would find most women with wire glove stretchers and gloves with lace embellished on them.  The Victorian look would be more of the doeskin, silk, or suede.  These gloves would be adorned with silver, gold, and jewel buttons.

Some vintage glove companies have been around since the mid-1700.  Such as Dent’s gloves, this company was founded by John Dent around 1775.  The company is located in Britain and makes some of the highest quality gloves around.  They have produced gloves for most of the British royalty.  They typically use Spanish leather that is embroidered with pure golden thread.

Dorothy Gaspar,--who makes vintage gloves for rock stars, the silver screen, and the general public—spends two days hand cutting and stitching her own exotic creations.  She learned the skill from her grandfather’s business which was founded circa 1890.

The French business Causse is known for their amazing ability to use lamb hide, as well as python and even ostrich.  They make these gloves so well that they are known as “Second-Skin Gloves”.  There are Canadian and American gloves that meet the call such as Paris and Kayser.  These can often be found in their original packaging.  These even have plastic that has the original advertisements on them from years and years ago. 

If you are putting these gloves on display, you might want to consider arranging them by color, length, and time period.  You may also want to arrange them with other clothes and maybe even purses from other time periods.  But this is only if you want to show off your amazing collection of gloves and other retro accessories that you don’t want to wear.