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All Steampunk lovers need to have a gorgeous pair of Victorian gloves as part of their wardrobe. This article is going to showcase some of the best pairs of Victorian gloves that are available on the market.
Table could not be displayed.Victorian gloves were a necessary part of any Victorian woman’s wardrobe. Gloves were not only popular amongst those showing off their wealth in the upper classes, in covering hands, you covered whether somebody’s hands were rough and worn from working. Meaning that the lower classes liked to wear gloves in order to ‘blend in’ so to speak. Gloves were not only popular amongst Victorian women, men also liked to wear gloves and show off their class. Something that a lot of people don’t know, is that the colour of gloves had meaning. Gloves that were either white or light in colour, tended to be the most elegant and were worn in the evening or during the day for special occasions, although not always. It was also common to match your gloves to your outfit.
Glove etiquette
When wearing a dress, women’s gloves had to show no skin between the dress sleeve and the glove, meaning that the glove often had to extend the whole way up the arm. The only exception to this rule was with a ball gown, however, the gloves still had to be exceptionally long. It is also a known fact that the only time a woman could remove her gloves was if she was eating, or at the toilet.
During the summer it was recommended to wear breathable gloves, made from materials such as mesh or fine lace.
For men, they were not allowed to offer a woman their hand if they still had their gloves on, they would have to remove it and then offer their hand.
There are a whole range of rules and a bunch of interesting history that surrounds the wearing of gloves in the Victorian period, but let’s get onto this era.
When might you wear Victorian gloves?
Victorian styled gloves are a beautiful accessory that can be worn on a range of occasions, including Steampunk conventions, fancy dress, or even as part of your everyday wardrobe.
They are popular amongst movie characters such as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Elizabeth in Pride & Prejudice, the sisters in Little Women, and even Elsa in Frozen wears gloves. As well as many many more on screen characters wearing Victorian styled gloves. So if that has given you some inspiration, let’s get onto some of the nicest Victorian gloves available online.
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You may be wondering, why fingerless? The lower classes wore fingerless gloves a lot in order to make working much easier. These short gloves have a white netting material with a beautiful floral pattern and a lace look. These will look great as part of your wardrobe.
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Similar to the gloves above, these Victorian gloves are made of a white lace material and they have a gorgeous floral pattern. They are short and will match a variety of outfits.
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Another pair of fingerless gloves, these ones are short and made of a black lace material with an elegant floral pattern that will look perfect with a gothic dress or outfit.
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These are also fingerless and black, with a mesh sort of lace material with an elegant floral pattern and a band of lace around the wrist.
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These are a pair of black gloves with a lace material and a floral pattern. They are short in length and will suit a gothic aesthetic, or a black Steampunk outfit.
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These black satin gloves go just past the elbows and will look great for cosplaying Holly from Breakfast at Tiffany’s or for wearing at your next Steampunk convention.
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These are more a rider style of Victoria gloves and match the Steampunk aesthetic perfectly. They are fingerless and black leather with brass and silver gears sticking on the backs of them. They are perfect for your next Steampunk convention.
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These black gloves extend just past the wrists and feature a sort of mesh-look material with a floral pattern on it and a single bow on the wrist. The band around the wrists are see-through with a floral outline at the ends. The palms of the gloves are made of a gripped material that also has a touch sensitive finger to make it easy for typing on your phone.
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These are perfect for a gothic Steampunk outfit. They are black fingerless gloves that extend past the elbows and have a mesh material with a ribbon that ties all the way from the wrist to the elbow, tying the gloves together.
