![]() ![]() In October, this year’s most fashionable event - the Academy Museum Gala - saw a number of A-Listers turn to Opera Gloves for a little glam amp up. The actress has often shown her sartorial penchant for the elbow-skimming accessory, with little regard for covering up the rest of her body. ![]() On March 24, Julia Fox turned heads when she matched her glossy thigh-high boots with, what can only be described as dishwashing gloves, in black leather. ![]() The Londoner, almost recalling My Fair Lady, complemented her blush Gucci gown with a classic black lace pair. We’ve seen Sydney Sweeney summon Great Gatsby glam in custom Miu Miu for the Euphoria premiere - and a slew of stars don a little elbow-length opulence at the BAFTAs, including Sienna Miller. | INSTAGRAM / Gloves, otherwise known as evening gloves, have become a must-have accessory due to celebrity endorsement on the red carpet, and models on the runway. Julia Fox has made opera gloves her signature accessory. And no, it’s not because the younger generation is basking in the beauty of old Hollywood wardrobes. What was once reserved for the delicate fingers of Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffanys or debuted on a diamond adorned Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - two images forever cemented in pop-culture history - is now 2022’s sartorial staple. Even when Midsommar was released back in 2019, people went crazy for flower crowns, linen and prairie dresses - summoning the internets-then obsession with “cottage core.”īut TikTokers, content creators or those simply after a new and “elegant” accessory this season are flocking to get their hands (in the most literal sense) on “Opera Gloves.” At the time of writing, videos with the particular hashtag are at almost 515,000 TikTok views, Instagram has nearly 16,000 posts and e-commerce retail app, Depop, has seen an 85 per cent search increase in the UK compared to the same time last year. Likewise, Euphoria caused a sartorial tizzy when they featured risqué cut-out dresses previously worn by models in the mid ’90s. Miu Miu certifiably appeased the Y2K crowd when they debuted a range of scandalously short mini skirts in late January. Sarah Jessica Parker in And Just Like That . . .INSTAGRAM / LOVE A bygone fashion trend. At Valentino’s recent couture show, strapless gowns were coupled with over-the-elbow styles, evoking the elegance of silver-screen sirens Grace Kelly and Rita Hayworth. Gloves are experiencing a revival on the catwalks too: at Saint Laurent, razor-sharp blazers were worn with leather racing gloves in punchy colours, while New York designer Rok Hwang paired cocktail dresses and skirt sets with opera-length styles in shades of hot pink, tangerine and royal blue. Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne Bridgerton © Netflix/Entertainment Pictures/ Rita Hayworth in the 1940s film noir Gilda © Robert Coburn Sr/John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images Serena Williams wore a black lace pair with rings by Gucci at this year’s controversial Academy Awards. Once mandatorily worn by women to signal one’s class and preserve modesty, today the Regency-era accessory is being thrust back into the spotlight, appearing in everything from Netflix’s Bridgerton to And Just Like That…, in which Carrie Bradshaw is seen flaunting a pair of bejewelled opera gloves that she uses “for elevator buttons and handrails”. “Shoes, hats, necklaces, belts: they’ve all had their moment in fashion, but it’s been a long time since gloves have,” says Dublin-based designer Paula Rowan, whose metallic leather gloves were featured in House of Gucci as well as in the SS22 collection of designer Maximilian Davis. ![]()
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