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paumier

paumier (say poh-mee-ay) comes from jeu de paume, the game of the palm. before there was tennis, players in france hit the ball with a bare hand, and by the end of the thirteenth century with a leather glove to protect the palm; the first racket is recorded in 1505.

the people who kept the courts and made the rackets were called paumiers, and we borrowed their name for our gloves.

we make gloves by hand in the uk, in nappa leather, suede and calf hair, for the darkest part of the year: one bright thing against black coats and grey streets. every style comes in size 7, in small runs of each colour.

every order ships tracked from the uk (in-stock pairs the next business day, late-shipping styles 14 days after you order), delivery is free to the uk and eu (£15 to the rest of the world), and you can return your order within 14 days of delivery.

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the gift guide

gloves are worn every cold day from november to march, which makes a good pair one of the few gifts that gets used all winter. find the coat she wears most below and that’s the pair to choose, or read our ideas by person, by occasion and by budget further down. every paumier pair is made by hand in the uk, £84, and size 7.

choose by the coat she wears most

at checkout, tick ‘this is a gift’ to add a note we handwrite on a card, and there’s no price in the parcel. more on how it works on our gift page.

when to order for christmas

last day to order for christmas in the uk: thu 17 dec for in-stock pairs, and thu 3 dec for late-shipping styles, which leave us 14 days after you order. outside the uk, order earlier: the dates are on our delivery & returns page. these are the last days to order, not guaranteed arrival dates. see delivery & returns for times and rates.

a note on size

every style is size 7, a small-to-medium hand. to check without asking, measure a glove she already wears against our size guide.

gift ideas by person

gift ideas by occasion

gift ideas by budget and style