Back Aandhandskoen Afrikaans قفاز المساء Arabic Вячэрняя пальчатка Byelorussian Вечерна ръкавица Bulgarian Abendhandschuh German Βραδινό γάντι Greek Guante de gala Spanish Õhtukinnas Estonian Gant du soir French शाम का दस्ताना Hindi
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Evening gloves or opera gloves are a type of formal glove that reaches beyond the elbow worn by women.
Women's gloves for formal and semi-formal wear come in three lengths for women: wrist, elbow, and opera or full-length (over the elbow, usually reaching to the biceps but sometimes to the full length of the arm).
The most expensive full-length gloves are custom-made of kidskin. Many other types of leather, most usually soft varieties of cowhide, are used in making full-length gloves; patent leather and suede are especially popular as alternatives to kidskin, and are often more affordable than kidskin. Satin and stretch satin materials are extremely popular, and there are mass-produced varieties as well. More unusual glove materials include leathers made from salmon, python, and stingray.[1]
- ^ Snaije, Olivia (March 4, 2014). "Blood, sweat and silk on the long road to Paris Fashion Week". CNN. Retrieved 9 August 2019.