Taking Off the Gloves on Gloves
For just how great of an accessory they are, gloves don't tend to get a lot of love, at least not on the menswear front. Sure, there's the function-first style of mittens one just has by default, maybe a skiing glove, a pair of leather ones even.
But gloves as a statement piece is something the majority of men shoppers seems rather weary of, for no other reason than... well, who actually knows? Particularly in times when what constitutes the bulk of an outfit is kept simple and timeless (not to say boring), why not dabble in extra oomph with the help of a glove?
The excuse to indulge in them comes especially easy if you live somewhere that gets cold this time of year, and they are portable and removable in ways most other attention-grabber-pieces aren't. It's time to take off the gloves on gloves then, and appreciate them for all the unassumingly versatile standout-opportunities they provide. Screw quiet luxury. This is how to wear a glove à la SSENSE (at a 60% discount, no less).
The "Pop of Color" Glove
However dreaded the "pop of color" trope, its actual effects on a look are undeniable. In this climate of neutral elegance, employing gloves that combine the universality of an earth tone or black with a bold detail, as in the example above, is any given get-up's perfect exclamation point.
The Weird Glove That Isn't One
There's something wild, weird and unruly about something like this hairy, fingerless glove, even more so when juxtaposed with its classier accompaniments. There's immense fun to be had with an item that, as one slips it on and off the hands, adds or subtracts a pleasantly kitschy, freaky quality to an otherwise snobby composition. Call it deliberate dissonance.
The Kinky Glove
Everyone knows of Kinky Boots. But what about Kinky Gloves? Now, any connoisseur of fashion's love affair with fetishes will know that, as interesting as squeaky high-heeled over-knees, are the shiny latex over-the-elbow gloves they're often worn in combination with. For something a little more high end, swap the gloss for fine patent leather, et voilà, the table's booked at La Douleur Exquise. (This is a Sex And The City reference which, if not clicking, means you might not be ready for statement gloves after all.)
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