Gloves
cover hands and have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and
the thumb.
Fingerless gloves have an
opening but no covering sheath for each finger.
Gauntlets
are fingerless gloves with one large opening. Gloves which cover the
entire hand but do not have separate finger openings or sheaths are
called
mittens.
Gloves are used for warmth, as a fashion accessory and as a design
statement. Gloves are made of wool, velvet, leather, silk, lace, acrylic
and rubber. Gloves have an internal lining of satin, silk or velor and
sometimes have padding as well.
Types of Women Gloves
The different types of women gloves are:
- Evening Gloves
- Formal Gloves
- Semi Formal Gloves
Gloves can also be differentiated on the basis of the time of the
day that they are worn. Women's gloves for formal and semi-formal wear
are available in three different types:
- Matinee gloves are gloves that only come up to
the wrist.
- Elbow length gloves cover the arm upto the
elbows.
- Opera gloves are full length gloves that go
over the elbow and cover the arm upto the biceps.
