Let Them Do The Talking

A little gander on Fashion Gone Rogue can do wonders for you when you're feeling a little blog-spiration (?) less.
I came across this stunning editorial by Catherine Servel, featuring Jacquelyn Jablonski. It's such a beautiful example of why everybody is embracing the lady-like glamour seen on catwalks like Prada, Louis Vuitton and Fendi. It's such a classic, elegant look that I can only wish I could achieve once in a while. One thing I was able to take away from the shots however, was the glove wearing. Seems not all that important, right? Wrong. I consider glove wearing to be a real statement making style technique. Now, we're not talking your average woolly black glove, whose only purpose is to stop your fingers turning blue in winter. No, we're talking elbow length leathers as seen at Lanvin or Karl Lagerfeld's trademark fingerless gloves. For me, gloves require the same kind of confidence to wear with an outfit as a hat, and I don't wear hats, but I am a great admirer of those who do and who do it well. Gloves, like hats, can complete an outfit. Hey, they can make an outfit and it's this potential that intimidates me.
I've been looking at a lot of outfits recently, which have just happened to be styled with gloves, and I love the look. The main thing that puts me off though, is that I feel if I pair some elbow-length lovelies with a dress on a night out, I'll look just a tad pretentious. I don't know. Maybe it's just my own irrational, over thinking about glove wearing. I don't know.

So I'll ask you guys: Do you wear gloves, or hats for that matter? And if not, why not?

Source: Fashion Gone Rogue