The prim above-the-elbow accessory is now an anywhere and everywhere-type of garment.
The opera glove, at this point, has a bit of a misnomer. As of late, celebrities and luxury brands have propositioned the prim above-the-elbow accessory as an anywhere and everywhere-type of garment.
When I interviewed the designer Romeo Hunte during New York Fashion Week not too long ago, he wore a velvet pair paired with an oversized tee in the middle of a party full of blaring hip hop. Other considered and effective bastardizations of the fancywear have taken place too. For the 2022 Met Gala, actor Kodi Smit-McPhee wore a red latex pair with a crisp button-down and stiff denim trousers .
The unlikely rise of the opera glove highlights how even the most traditionally stuffy and formal flourishes can receive social-media-friendly casualwear adaptations. Take, for example, model Gigi Hadid. The Netflix star recently appeared onwearing a knit sweater that coordinated with her knit opera gloves , serving up the perfect proposition of playful but elegant.
Personally, I’m obsessed with how menswear designers are increasingly utilizing opera gloves—traditionally associated with womenswear—to add a modern touch of softness and femininity to an outfit. See: Kim Jones’s strong spring 2020 collection for Dior Men’s, which featured lace opera gloves worn underneath pastel-hued suits. But the most recent bout of collections suggests the trend is kicking into high-gear.
with coordinated intimate wear. Lesson learned: opera gloves are not just for a night out now, but also a night in.
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