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Gloves are a Great Addition to Bridal Attire

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Gloves come in many sizes and styles and are a great addition to your bridal attire, adding a finishing touch to a wedding ensemble. Brides should choose a style and color that closely matches their wedding gown.

Gloves come with or without cuffs. There are also fingerless gloves and fingerless mitts. The cuff can be scalloped, ruffled, straight or curved. They can be adorned with feather trim, bows, beads, pearls and sequins. They can have a single button loop closure, three or more button closure or slip-on style without any buttons.

Gloves are made of silk, cotton, satin, satin with spandex, tricot, lace, lace crochet, cotton crochet, silk crochet, nylon crochet, velvet, sparkle sheer (tricot), matte sheer (tricot), nylon.

Gloves come in many colors: white, ivory, black, platinum, gold, silver, pink, red, blue, navy, hunter, aqua, wine, cerise, purple, turquoise, peach, ruby, brown, royal blue, emerald, metallic silver and metallic gold. Some gloves can be dyed to match specific colors to match your bridal attire. Black or white gloves give an elegant and sophisticated look and coordinate well with everything.

Long gloves can be worn with bracelets (never rings) over them. Some gloves can have trims or treatments added to them to match the bridal attire. Wrist-length gloves are always perfect when in doubt because they look perfect, regardless of the length of your sleeve.

During the ring exchange portion of the ceremony, gloves can easily be removed at the altar and held by the maid of honor. Another option is top split the ring finger seam so the wedding band can be slipped on without removing the entire glove. When removing a glove, never pull on the cuff - fold back the wrist of the glove and work it gently over your fingers.

Gloves are the ultimate accessory for bridesmaid dresses. All the women in the wedding party will look elegant, sophisticated and more complete with gloves, giving a coordinated look to the bridal attire.

The length of the glove from the base of the thumb at the wrist to the hem is measured in a term called 'buttons,' where one 'button' equals one inch. A four-button glove is not decorated with four buttons; it means that it is 4 inches from the base of the thumb to its hem. To determine your glove size, place the beginning of the measuring tape on your index-finger knuckle and bring the tape across the other knuckles. Continue moving the tape around the palm side of the hand until the tape touches the point where you started and gently make a fist. The point where the tape now meets is your glove size. Typically, women wear numerical sizes 6, 6 1/2, 7, 7 1/2, or 8 in leather glove styles. Fabric gloves made with a high degree of stretch such as satin and velvet are 'one size fits all.' Other fabrics made with a moderate amount of stretch such as cotton and silk have two size ranges (A and B). Size A fits numerical hand sizes 6 and 6 1/2 and size B fits hand sizes 7, 7 1/2 and 8.

Wrist length gloves are short and end either slightly before or slightly after the wrist. This is a good option if you dont want to cover you arms or if your dress has long sleeves. Wrist length gloves are less formal than the other lengths as they provide a simple yet sophisticated accent for your bridal attire.

Elbow length gloves end either just before or just after the elbow. Be cautious choosing this length of glove because it will draw attention to the upper arms. Elbow length gloves work well with short sleeved dresses, such as capped or off-the-shoulder.

Opera length gloves are the longest and most formal of all the glove styles, reaching almost to the shoulder, ending at the top of the bicep. Opera length gloves are a good choice for bridal attire if you are having a formal wedding and are wearing a sleeveless or strapless dress. They also look great with an open neck line, especially if you want to feel covered up.