Hand in glove

Last year, I had a pretty serious long glove fetish that lead to me possibly owning about 10 different pairs of long gloves in different finishes, materials and colours. Which is probably the only reason that I can't bring myself to add these zipped elbow gloves from Urban Outfitters (£38) to my collection.

If, unlike me, you are yet to get yourself a good pair of long leather gloves, you can do no better for this price. I've seen them in the flesh and they are gorgeous.


You could wear them with a baggy chunky sweater with the sleeves pulled up and some skinnies/leggings and pixie boots for a retro 8os look. Chunky knit, Red Herring at Debenhams; studded boots, Schuh; wet look leggings, Topshop

Or you could do the urban warrior thing with edgy trousers, killer heels and sleeveless structured top or faux fur/puffer gilet. Trousers, Commes des Garcons for H&M; Gilet, M&S; platform boots, Topshop; quilted leather waistcoat, Thomas Wylde

Or you could use them to goth up a glam little black dress with some patent black Doc Martens Beaded and featherd LBD, Warehouse; Pewter boots, Doc Martens

Or you could just wear them with your jimjams, while drinking cocoa in front of the tv before bed. Just for the feel... That's what I'd do. Jammies and pom pom slippers, Topshop

Because the gloves just keep a-coming...

... and my obsession is never-ending...

Agent Provocatuer gloves, £185

These are made of leather, have button detail at the wrist and they go right up almost to your shoulder. So naturally, I want them in the worst way. Because I just can't help myself.

Say a prayer for me!

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Just call me "the glove lady"

You're probably heartily sick of me and my glove obsession by now but this is good, I promise.

Gloved Up purveyors of the most unusual and striking gloves in the universe are doing a sample sale right now with about 25% of of gloves like these, all reduced to £30:



If you love gloves then get in there before they're all gone.

What are they trying to do to me?

Oh. My! Gorgeous long pewter leather gloves, £27, from Wallis. To borrow a quote from the Godfather, Tony Corleone: "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in." I feel my resolve slipping... Must... Be... Strong...



Oh pewter gloves, why do you have to be so fine? So shiny? So long? You would bring me so much closer to my Fembot fantasies. How can I resist?

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Designalike River Island vs Burberry Prorsum

It's sod's law, isn't it? I have spent the last month running all over town trying to find myself a pair of gloves like these from Burberry (but eminently more affordable because £450 is cheap for my kidneys).

So anyhoo, I've probably spent about £100 on various lookey-likey-not-quite-likeys, when River Island go and bring their £30 (because, let's face it guys, that penny back in change that I'm getting on a £29.99 item is an insult to the both of us. Just call it what it is. That charade is O-V-A).

Sorry, digressions - long day, bad temper - where was I? Yeah, River Island have come out with the closest to these gloves that I have seen yet and I have sworn on my forefathers' whatevers that I am buying no more gloves this year. That's right, I said it. No. More.

They do look cute though, so I'm going to wear them vicariously through y'all because I know your going to buy them. But be quick, apparently bloomin' LOOK magazine love them and you know what that means: out of stock pretty sharpish.










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Glove love

The humble glove. Never really seen in summer, it comes into it's own as soon as it starts getting nippy and pockets just don't cut it anymore. But gloves aren't just for hand warming, darlings. They are so fashion.

Like socks and tights, they are an additional bit of colour in my ever-expanding accessories wardrobe. I love them and I thought I'd share the love. So, here are some of my gloves. My favourites are the black velvet hand gloves. They're the closest that I'll probably get to the gloves that I covet so bad right now, the Burberry leather zipped ones, a snip at £450! That's monthly rent y'all.


If anyone knows of some viable (read, cheap) alternatives, then I'm open to suggestion. And also, I'm going to shut up about gloves now.

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Five of the best... long gloves
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Five of the best... short gloves

Clockwise from middle: Rocha. John Rocha mustard, £20; Miss Selfridge teal tied, £8, Jasper Conran purple, £20; Dorothy Perkins teal ruched, £18; Oasis black leather, £25

Well, I liked doing the long gloves so much that I had to do the short gloves. I absolutely adore the teal jersey ones with the ties from Miss Selfridge - gorgeous and ladylike.

Oh and I've been shopping around for gloves -like physically -so I can tell you that best place to go for cheap gloves in any colour is Primark. Unless you have hands like spades - like I do because like their bangles, I cannot fit them over my hands.

I can also confirm that the long knit gloves from Dotti Ps are indeed soft and lovely and at £5 easy on the wallet. Batting above my wallet weight at the moment are the £30 black gloves with buckle detail from Monsoon. Expensive for the high street but made of lovely buttery black leather and quite long.

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Five of the best... long gloves

Clockwise from top: Chic and Cool red leather, £50; Hoss Intropia mustard knitted, £40; New Look PVC, £15; Dorothy Perkins chocolate knit, £5

There's chill nip in the air. It looks like it might be the end of summer but I don't care because it gives me a chance to sample the huge range of long gloves out there. While the weather's still relatively clement, I'll be teaming them with t-shirts, cap-sleeved dresses and those cropped, short-sleeved coats I've been wearing all summer.

When it really gets cold, I'll be layering them up with brighly coloured and striped fingerless gloves, chunky three-quarter sleeved jumpers and those cute cocoon, bangle-sleeved, coats that are all the rage this season. One good thing you can say about the cooler weather: dressing up's never boring.

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