TO Sometimes the trends come from afar, and are affirmed over the long term. The case of long gloves, which from the beginning of 2021 are depopulated at the hands of stars and models. From Beyoncé to Kim Kardashian, there are many celebs who have chosen them on the red carpet this year.
And the trend continues, at the fashion shows Fall Winter 2021/2022, but to those of the next Spring Summer. A real craze: and no, protecting your hands from the cold has nothing to do with it.
The identikit of the 2021/2022 trendy long gloves
Wearing long gloves today is above all a style statement. The identikit of the gloves of the moment: elbow-length or slightly higher, in leather, tight second skin effect, blacks mostly – but there are also those who dare with color, as Elsa Hosk on the red carpet of the 2021 Fashion Awards in a red dress and gloves by Richard Quinn. Unforgettable the release in Miu Miu from Emma Corrin, in an egg-colored dress and long gloves at the 2021 Emmy Awards. The first to launch the trend on the red carpet? Beyoncé, in Schiaparelli at the Grammys. All eyes were on the prize, tightened by the hands wrapped in total black leather, with very long gloves combined with the short dress. An outfit replicated in a sparkling key a few months after Demi Moore, in a sequined dress and long leather gloves by Fendi to the Fashion Awards.
Demi Moore in a sparkly dress and long leather gloves by Fendi at the 2021 Fashion Awards (Photo: Getty Images).
Opera gloves, at work
The forerunner, i opera gloves. Long models worn on formal evening or gala occasions, which cover part of the forearm: a characteristic that differentiates them from those on the wrist and elbow. The favorites of divas of the past, from Grace Kelly to Audrey Hepburn. The most copied style icon of reference today is precisely the latter: on the one hand, its most famous look in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, replicated by Gigi Hadid at the Met Gala 2021 in custom Prada; on the other hand its chic spy look in Charade (1963), with white gloves and maxi trench coat, plus daily. The main inspiration behind the outputs of the Fall Winter 2021/2022 fashion shows (Ferrari) but also those for the next hot season, from Erdem at the Love Parade from Gucci, to wear gloves every day. A modern reinterpretation of the soirée d’antan outfits.
The style icon that everyone copies: Audrey Hepburn in Charade, 1963 (Photo: Getty Images).
How to combine long gloves
Glamorous detail to combine with the dress or to choose in contrast, to get noticed during the Holidays 2021 or at the next party. Or, a distinctive accessory to combine with the coat or to tweed jacket, which guarantees not only maximum coverage, but also a higher degree of charm. Other ideas for wearing long leather gloves? In view of the hot season, the coolest idea is to focus on a model in light leather, to be mixed with a short sheath dress (Adriana Lima teaches).
Or, on the new textures in stretch lycra or satin. The style trick? Only one: never take them off.
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