christmas gifts for your wife: the pair she wouldn't buy herself
she buys the practical things herself. this is the practical thing she'd never spend on, chosen by the coat she wears most.
the short answer
give her something she'll use every cold day but wouldn't buy for herself. the 001 fringe gloves are black nappa leather gloves made by hand in the uk by paumier, with a leather fringe and a touchscreen tip on the index finger, £84, size 7, and they go with any coat she owns.
why gloves for your wife?
the things she uses most are often the things she has stopped noticing. if she has worn the same pair of gloves for years, or keeps a spare pair from the supermarket in her coat pocket, a good pair is a gift she'll feel every morning from november to march, and she won't have chosen it for herself.
which pair should you choose?
you already know her coat better than any size chart. start with the one she reaches for most.
a black coat: the 001 fringe gloves, black on black with a deep leather fringe, or the 008 knotted fringe gloves if she likes one interesting thing in an otherwise plain outfit.
a camel coat: the 006 brown python-print gloves, brown suede printed with python, which sits in the same warm family as camel.
a grey coat: the 005 plum python-print gloves. grey is the coat that most needs a colour, and plum is a quiet one.
a navy coat: the 007 striped gloves, cream nappa with black stripes, which look crisp against navy.
there's more on this in what colour gloves go with a black, camel, grey or navy coat.
what if she already has good gloves?
then choose the pair she doesn't have. if hers are plain black, go for colour or texture: the plum or brown python print, or the 002 spotted gloves in cream and black calf hair. a second pair isn't a duplicate when it changes the outfit.
what about size?
every style is size 7, a small-to-medium hand. if you can borrow a glove she already wears, measure it against our size guide. nappa softens to the hand over the first few weeks, so a new pair can feel snug at first.
how do you give it?
on our gift page, tick ‘this is a gift’ at checkout and write a note, which we handwrite on a card in the box. there's no price in the parcel, and the receipt comes to you. send it to your home address if you'd rather put it under the tree yourself.
when do you need to order?
in the uk, the last day to order for christmas is thursday 17 december for in-stock pairs, and thursday 3 december for late-shipping styles, which leave us 14 days after you order; outside the uk the dates are earlier. those are last order dates, not guaranteed arrival dates: each product page shows current stock and dispatch time, and delivery & returns has delivery times by country.
delivery is free to the uk and the eu, and £15 to the rest of the world, tracked.
more gift ideas
see every idea in the gift guide. for a wedding anniversary, read leather for the third anniversary; for someone who seems to have it all, a gift for the woman who has everything.
quick answers
- what's a good christmas gift for my wife that isn't jewellery?
- something she uses every day and wouldn't buy herself. handmade leather gloves are worn every cold day from november to march, and you can choose them by her coat rather than her ring size.
- what size gloves should i buy my wife?
- every paumier style is size 7, a small-to-medium hand. to check, measure a glove she already wears against the size guide.
- can she return them?
- the buyer can return them within 14 days of delivery, for any reason, for a refund. see returns.
the gloves in this piece
001 fringe gloves£84
black sheepskin nappa with a deep fringe
006 brown python-print suede gloves£84
brown suede with python print
005 plum python-print suede gloves£84
plum suede with python print
every style is size 7 and ships tracked from the uk, free to uk addresses, with returns accepted within 14 days of delivery. delivery & returns