Fashionable Fingerless Gloves

by Buckhead Betty on October 6, 2009 · 0 comments

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Fashionable Fingerless Gloves

Gloves are essential part of our clothing and depending on the purpose you are using them, it can either protect your hands or compliment your dress. This particular item actually adds up some fashion in our outfit and depending on your choice of gloves and its purpose, it can be chic and in vogue. This has long been ignored but if you will notice the current trend, it is slowly coming back to mainstream fashion not only during winter times when people really need to warm their hands but also during ordinary seasons when you just feel like making a fashion statement of your own distinctly separate from the mainstream vogue.


Fingerless Gloves have been around for a very long time and are often seen in the sports world. Motorcycle enthusiasts wear leather fingerless gloves, which have extra padding at the palm of the hand, to protect the hand but the fact that they are fingerless allow easy movement and gripping ability. Weightlifters also wear fingerless gloves to protect their hands from calluses but still have the ability to grip a barbell or bar on a machine.

Fingerless gloves it the fashion world has been around for a while. In the 80s Billy Idol was seen wearing black leather fingerless gloves and Madonna wore lace fingerless gloves. It is the music world that has kept the trend going. Both Goth and punk rockers are often seen wearing these types of gloves which help them show off their tough and rebellious attitudes.

Just like other popular fall / winter trends, fingerless gloves are made with these trends in mind. You will find gloves with cut outs throughout and you will see many leather gloves with studs and zippers. You will see sparkly and shimmer materials used. You will also see a lot of fingerless mittens that are open at the top so all of your fingers touch but have a separate opening for the thumb. There are also a lot of practical fingerless gloves as well that have a mitten cover to keep your hands warm and toasty in inclement weather but can be removed to do necessary tasks.

When to wear a pair of fingerless gloves you need to keep in mind what and how you are pairing it with your outfit. You need to decide what length the overall gloves are so that you plan your sleeve length accordingly. You can wear fingerless gloves, no matter the length, with a tank top. If you are wearing a shirt that goes to your elbows, then you do not want gloves that go past mid forearm. You do not want the top of the gloves to touch the hem of your shirt. With the colder weather arriving you are most likely wearing longer and heavier sleeves so to wear fingerless gloves you want to keep them short and not much past your wrists.

Giuseppe Zanotti Leather Fingerless Gloves with Exposed Zipper

Giuseppe Zanotti Leather Fingerless Gloves with Exposed Zipper

Giuseppe Zanotti Leather Fingerless Gloves with Exposed Zipper

FREE SHIPPING at shopbop.com. These leather fingerless gloves feature a zip closure and zipper trim at the wrist. 8″ long from index finger to wrist. Lined. * Shell: 100% leather. * Lining: 100% silk. * Professional leather clean. * Made in Italy. – Black




Rag & Bone Fingerless Gloves

Rag & Bone Fingerless Gloves

Rag & Bone Fingerless Gloves

FREE SHIPPING at shopbop.com. These open-knit wool fingerless gloves feature a single-button keyhole and ribbed banding at the wrist. * 100% merino wool. * Dry clean. * Imported. – Black




Free People Sparkle Fingerless Gloves

Free People Sparkle Fingerless Gloves

Free People Sparkle Fingerless Gloves

FREE SHIPPING at shopbop.com. Because girls still just wanna have fun, these fine-knit fingerless gloves feature multicolored metallic sparkle. Ruching at sides and cutouts at outer side. Rolled edges. 15″ long. * 59% cotton/31% rayon/6% nylon/4% metallic fibers. * Hand wash cold. * Imported. – Charcoal


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