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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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will size 7 fit me?

every pair of paumier gloves is a women’s size 7, which fits a small-to-medium hand of about 18 cm (7 in) around the knuckles. if your hand measures about that, size 7 is your size, and if they don’t fit you can return them within 14 days.

size 7 measurements

glove sizes follow the measurement around your hand in inches, so a size 7 fits a hand of:

leather gives a little and moulds to your hand after a few wears, so a size 7 should feel snug at first, not tight.

how to measure your hand

  1. wrap a soft tape measure around your dominant hand, across the knuckles, just below the fingers, leaving out the thumb.
  2. keep your hand flat and relaxed, and read the measurement where the tape meets.
  3. compare it with the size 7 measurements above.

if they don’t fit

you can return any order within 14 days of delivery, for any reason. try them on indoors with clean hands, as you would in a shop, because we can reduce a refund for a pair that’s been worn beyond that. see delivery & returns for how, or email hello@paumierstudio.com if you’re unsure about fit.