Secret of happyness: elegant gloves

Gloves are fashion details that deserve the epithet “winter”. 

Gloves were worn as fashion accessories during the Renaissance. It was a symbol of a good style and taste. Ladies had a small collection of gloves and they didn't took gloves off even when they were shaking hands. French ladies wore gloves made of wire - silk. The most expensive gloves were worn by wealthy merchants, nobels and priests.

History of gloves:

Cave People wore gloves made from animals' skin. It was a way to make fingers warm. Herodotus, “the father of History”, mentioned gloves, also it were mentioned by Homer in “Odyssee”. The most famous pair of gloves was founded in Tutankhamun's tomb. Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty was buried with gloves.

In Europe, during 16th century, monarches have been wearing gloves made by silk, fur, leather decorated with scented oils. In England gloves became popular in the 12th century, when queen Elizabeth succeeded to the throne. Gloves were made by silk, lace, linen. When men from England wanted to make a proposal, they would send to their Mrs Right a glove as a gift. England king Henry III was burried with crown and gloves. Nowadays, popes, cardinals and bishops dont't appear in public without gloves.

Status symbol:

“Throw down the gauntlet” - means to challenge or confront someone and refers to armored gloves worn by medieval knights. The duel was initiated by one party in the dispute slapping the other with a glove.

Iron gloves were symbol of cleanliness.

The most popular material from which gloves are made is a skin.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American fashion star is famous for her gloves. Gloves are unavoidable part of her style, she was also wearing gloves on her wedding. Idda van Munster, pin-up model, always wear gloves. She has an unique style of making-up and clothing, you can't meet her without gloves.

Gloves are the symbol of femininity, glamor, elegance, tenderness. During Middle Ages women have been wearing gloves. They wanted to respect etiquette rules.

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