Whether you’re a woman looking to buy a pair of leather gloves for your self or you’re a man looking to buy for a woman or even a man buying for yourself, here is an introduction to what styles are available and what type of leather is best suited to gloves so you avoid buying poor quality.

If you’re looking to buy ladies leather gloves, then you will want one of these three styles; driving gloves, lined leather gloves and long length leather gloves. Let’s now take review these styles individually and when and where you can wear them:

Ladies Driving Gloves

Apparently the clue is in the title with the traditional purpose of the gloves reserved for driving. However, over we have seen celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Usher and Victoria Beckham and most notably Michael Jackson sporting the accessory. They are seen as much a fashion accessory as a driving aid these days. In my opinion, the fingerless driving glove in classic colours such as black, brown and red epitomise the evolution of this glove.

Lined Leather Gloves

Leather gloves lined with cashmere or silk are more understated and traditional glove styles compare with the edgy fingerless leather driving gloves. If you are concerned with elegance as many women are, I would recommend silk lined leather gloves over cashmere lined as they maintain the slenderness of the fingers. However, if the sole purpose of your gloves is to keep out the winter chill, then cashmere lined leather gloves can’t beaten.

Long Leather Gloves

Autumn/Winter 2010 has seen the rise of ladies long leather gloves in the fashion press and they are often seen teamed with capes in neutral colours. Long leather gloves either elbow length or full length opera gloves are an extremely elegant piece and depending on the occasion they can look fantastic with both formal and casual wear. If you are the type of woman who likes these gloves you’re presumably a very bold dresser so in terms of colours and styles anything goes as long as you feel comfortable.

Material

Nappa hairsheep leather is a must if you are going to buy ladies leather gloves. The reason for this is that nappa leather is incredibly soft and comfortable while at the same time it maintains its strength so you have a glove that will last. If you wanted to add another texture and dimension to your glove, I would recommend a suede leather.

Which ever style of glove you are looking to buy for yourself or your loved one, you have a small resource to guide you on your shopping mission.