Welcome back, evening gloves

We told you in mid-2020 that long gloves would be back in fashion. Thanks to a pandemic and more than one lockdown that followed, here it is in 2022 evening gloves are candidates for the coolest accessory you can have in your wardrobe.

A hyper-glamorous bet for the future, that of evening gloves, or accessories that have disappeared from the fashion radar for a handful of years that are now back to being the final touch of celebrity outfits. But not just for gala events.

The very first to suggest that long and sensual gloves are the quintessence of style was Carrie Bradshaw that, in the first episode of the reboot And just like that …, showed off the crystal-encrusted tulle model, signed Gucci, to go to her new job as a podcaster. “A habit that I developed during the pandemic and it never went away,” explained her sex expert to her colleague Che of hers (Sara Ramírez).

It was instead that made them go viral in the last few weeks Chiara Ferragni, who wore them in combination with a coordinated micro top by Marc Jacobs, and with which she even ate a hamburger, without taking them off, in New York. The last, in order of appearance, to have proposed them is instead the actress Lily Jamesvery sensual in Hervé Leger total look with en pendent gloves with the mint green Gen Z outfit.

But not only the stars like evening gloves: they have also conquered us “mere mortals”. The data shows: Google searches for “evening gloves” have increased by 90%.

The great trend of contemporary street style is to wear gloves in the same color as the outfit: see, in fact, under the heading Lily Jamesin fact, but also Dua Lipa and Sydney Sweeney Of Euphoria. The most irreverent stars, on the other hand, give Rihanna to Margot Robbiethey love to show them off in total contrast with the outfit, bringing back the trend of the “broken up” look given by a skilful, and well-balanced game of color blocking.

In short, forget the retro aesthetic of long gloves, which in the 1950s were paraded with malice in the films of the big screen – those of Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s and of Marilyn Monroe in Men prefer blondes have entered the legend, not to mention the epic Guild – or that were exhibited during important events such as the Oscars – as he teaches Grace Kelly.

The current trend, unlike the past, has a whole new inherent sensuality (certainly not entirely practical if you put them on and take them off to use your smartphone) that immediately makes a look more beautiful and feminine, not necessarily in the evening.

Theirs comeback it is not the merit of celebs alone; long gloves are parading right now on the most glamorous catwalks of Autumn-Winter 2022/23from Dior to Fendi, from Off-White to Coverthat firmly argue that evening gloves – en pendant with the outfit or in contrast – they are and will be an indispensable habit. In short, a cute accessory to have in your wardrobe, next to the It-bag of the moment or the flagship jewel of the season. How to wear them? With nonchalance, as taught by a parterre of contemporary stars, from Lady Gaga to Rita Oraeven for an aperitif or for an important business appointment.

Instead, we suggest shopping ideas in the gallery with a suggestion: indulge yourself with the combinations, without necessarily “dealing with gloves” this new super cool trend.

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