It would have been an item to be worn with pride (yes worn as it has a wrist strap at the back which is just as ornately beaded), showing her fine skill as a needlewoman. Although small, it would probably have taken a lady two years to hand embroider in her spare time. The reticule is also from the first decade of the Twentieth Century and each bead has been hand sewn onto the fabric in a complex pattern using silk thread. It features sparkling silver sequins made from thinly pressed metal which are hand sewn into a pattern on the lace net. This Ivory and lace fan is from the early 1900s. Fans from these eras are extremely ostentatious and beautiful, but at such advanced age are often very fragile. My favourite fans are those from the Victorian and Edwardian era. Thus, I have placed the lorgnette against a backdrop of items she would have needed for an evening at the opera or the ballet: a pair of French elbow length white kid leather gloves with pearl buttons, a hand beaded reticule (the predecessor to a modern day purse) of white and cream beads and rhinestones, and a French ivory and lace fan hand embroidered with silver sequins. With a silver and ebonised wood handle, I imagine that the Viennese owner quite enjoyed taking these with her to the city’s many theatres, not so she could watch the show on stage for which she had opera glasses, but so she could watch the fashion show of elegantly dressed ladies around her. The gold light caught in the glass on the left is the reflection of my pendant light overhead. Very cleverly made, the lorgnette can easily be folded up to form a pendant monocle. This Victorian lorgnette was made in Austria around the turn of the Twentieth Century. This includes antique fans, reticules, purses, gloves and I even have a few pairs of antique glasses, so when the theme was announced, I thought these might be a pleasantly different and unusual choice. I love to collect vintage and antique accessories. A few weeks ago, for the “Looking Close on Friday” theme of “feathers”, I posted a photograph of one of my antique fans. The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 10th of July is “eyeglasses”, but the photo had to show the glasses without someone wearing them. Glove : Belle Epoque / Belle Epoque Rubble set Mesh body : Maitreya / Maitreya Mesh Body – LaraĬrown : Silvery K / *.Silvery K.:*Halo crown(FatPack) Left-Dress : toksik / toksik – Descent Dress (Crimson) Right-Hair : monso / Mabel Hair /Black & Order (~2021.02.20) *.Silvery K.:*Luxury Leather Suit (NeckBelt)FatPack *.Silvery K.:*Luxury Leather Suit (Skirt )FatPack
Here, 14 opera length gloves to wear at your next big social occasion.*.Silvery K.:*Luxury Leather Suit (Jacket)FatPack
So why not kick up your heels and add a pair of opera gloves to your next big night out-we know you're only going to the very best parties. "It's no longer the marker of class, but it is the marker of an exclusive occasion," says Dr.
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But there was also a class thing-middle and upper class women always wore gloves outside to keep their skin pristine and soft." And this of course has led to a sexy and formal connotation which has taken the forefront more recently. And that led to all sorts of connotations. "The hand being the organ of touch was eroticized, so we came to cover it up. Valerie Steele explains "from the Gilded Age and late 19th century, opera gloves were part of a long history of glove-wearing as a status symbol for elite people-both male and female (but by the late 19th century, mostly female)." And that's where things get a little bit more sultry. And surely in 2022, fashionistas will find new and creative ways to add the opera glove into their looks.ĭirector of the Museum at FIT and fashion historian Dr. It's the perfect way to add unexpected element of sophistication to formal wear, or even a cocktail look.
All signs point to the accessory making a major comeback this year-and we are enthusiastically on board. But the long and elegant formal glove has recently started to make a comeback, appearing in Adele's most recent music video as well as on the red carpet by Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney (hers were Prada). Perhaps you even think of that iconic black tie image of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy from the '90s. When thinking of opera-length gloves, the mind probably first goes to debutantes and heiresses-aristocratic women from days past.
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