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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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gifts for your daughter that she'll actually wear

you can't keep up with what she likes, but you know she never wears gloves, and you know her hands are cold.

published , by paumier, 2 minute read

the short answer

choose something that looks like she picked it herself. gloves with a detail she'd notice, like a fringe, spots or a checkerboard, read as a fashion piece rather than a practical present from a parent. the 003 checkerboard gloves from paumier are black suede with a cream check, £84, size 7.

003 checkerboard gloves, black suede with a cream checkerboard back, handmade in the uk, size 7

why gloves for your daughter?

a practical present from a parent can land as a lecture about the cold. a pair that looks like a fashion piece doesn't. it keeps her hands warm on the way to work or lectures, and she'll wear it because she likes it, not because you told her to.

which pair should you choose?

think about what she'd borrow from a friend, not what you'd wear.

if she follows trends: the 008 knotted fringe gloves, black nappa with a fringe in black, tan and cream, the detail the autumn/winter 2026 runways kept coming back to.

if she likes pattern: the 003 checkerboard gloves in black suede with a cream check, or the 002 spotted gloves in cream calf hair with black spots.

if she lives in black: the 001 fringe gloves, black on black, with a touchscreen tip on the index finger so she can use her phone without taking them off.

what about size?

every style is size 7, a small-to-medium hand, which fits many grown-up and teenage hands. if you can borrow a glove she already wears, measure it against our size guide.

how do you give it?

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. if she lives away from home, enter her address for delivery: free to the uk and the eu, and £15 to the rest of the world, tracked.

more gift ideas

for a fashion-minded daughter, read gifts for fashion lovers and the trending gifts of 2026. every idea is in the gift guide.

quick answers

what's a good christmas gift for my grown-up daughter?
something useful that doesn't look practical. leather gloves with a fringe, spots or a check read as a fashion piece, and she'll wear them every cold day.
what size are the gloves?
every paumier style is size 7, a small-to-medium hand. measure a glove she already wears against the size guide to check.
can she swap them if she doesn't like them?
the buyer can return them within 14 days of delivery, for any reason, for a refund. see returns.

the gloves in this piece

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

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