evening gloves
Formal arm coverings
Evening gloves are long formal gloves worn by women with sleeveless or short-sleeved gowns at formal events.
They typically extend past the elbow, sometimes reaching the upper arm.
Once standard attire for balls and opera, they now appear mainly at the most formal occasions: She paired her strapless gown with white satin evening gloves.
Glossy-surfaced woven cloth
- velvetThick-pile textile
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- kid leatherTanned young goat hide
shoulder-length · buttoned · stretch · fitted · seamless · lined · unlined · white
Theatrical art combining song
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- galaFestive formal occasion
- soireeFormal evening party
- debutante ballFormal introduction to society
black-tie · white-tie · red carpet · state dinner · wedding · prom · cotillion · banquet
Cultured elegance and complexity
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- refinementElegance of manner
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
chic · polish · luxury · opulence · grandeur · distinction · formality · propriety
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- Gilded AgeLate 1800s American prosperity
- Grace KellyActress turned Monegasque royalty
- court dressCeremonial attire for royalty
Audrey Hepburn · dance card · vintage · antique · costume drama · period dress · Breakfast at Tiffany's · My Fair Lady
satin
Glossy-surfaced woven cloth
kid leather · shoulder-length · buttoned · stretch · fitted · seamless · lined · unlined · white · black
opera
Theatrical art combining song
debutante ball · black-tie · white-tie · red carpet · state dinner · wedding · prom · cotillion · banquet · reception
sophistication
Cultured elegance and complexity
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- refinementElegance of manner
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
poise · chic · polish · luxury · opulence · grandeur · distinction · formality · propriety · etiquette
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- Gilded AgeLate 1800s American prosperity
- Grace KellyActress turned Monegasque royalty
Audrey Hepburn · court dress · dance card · vintage · antique · costume drama · period dress · Breakfast at Tiffany's · My Fair Lady
- glovesmittens, gauntlets, first baseman's mitt
- 1920s fashionflapper dress, cloche hat, bob haircut, drop waist, beaded dress
- costume glovesmonster hands, bear paws, dragon claws
evening glovesgardening gloves
Hand protection for yard work
rubber gloves · dishwashing gloves · oven mitts · driving gloves · fingerless gloves
evening glovesmittens
Thumbed hand coverings
safety gloves · welding gloves · protective gloves · boxing gloves · oven mitts
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