a gift for the woman who has everything: the pair she doesn't have
the short answer
she has gloves. she probably doesn't have a pair with a three-colour fringe knotted at the wrist. the 008 knotted fringe gloves are nappa leather gloves made by hand in the uk by paumier, £84, size 7, and they are the unusual version of something she already uses.
why unusual rather than expensive?
harper's bazaar advises the classics for the woman with exceptional taste: cashmere, jewellery, pyjamas. the risk with a classic is that she owns a better one. the safer bet for someone who has everything is a familiar object made in a way she hasn't seen.
what makes 008 unusual?
the fringe is three colours, black, tan and cream, threaded through the wrist and knotted in place. the glove itself is plain black sheepskin nappa, so the fringe is the only story. at rest it hangs. when her hands move, the colours separate.
what if she already has fringe?
two other pairs she is unlikely to own:
- the 002 spotted gloves: cream calf hair (hair-on hide) with black spots, a strap knotted at the wrist.
- the 005 plum python-print gloves: plum suede, the python printed on, not real.
where does she wear them?
to something. a dinner, a gallery, the theatre. gloves like these are kept on in the cloakroom queue and taken off at the table, which is when people notice.
how does delivery work?
last christmas order dates 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. these aren't delivery promises: each product page shows current stock and dispatch time, and delivery & returns has the dates for other countries.
delivery is free to the uk and the eu, and £15 to the rest of the world. we ship worldwide, tracked.
more gift ideas
see every idea in our gift guide, or go straight to the 008 knotted fringe gloves, the style we hold in stock. you might also like a bold gift: one accessory that changes a whole outfit, gifts for fashion lovers: the accessory the runways agreed on and christmas gifts for mum she'll wear every day of winter.
quick answers
- what do you buy a woman who has everything?
- something she uses, made differently from the version she has.
- what size are the gloves?
- every style is size 7, a small-to-medium hand. the size guide has the measurements, so you can check against a glove she already owns.
- returns?
- the buyer can return them within 14 days of delivery, for any reason, for a refund.
the gloves in this piece
008 knotted fringe gloves£84
black nappa leather with a three-colour fringe
002 spotted gloves£84
spotted calf hair with a knotted leather strap
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