On a quest to find the perfect pair of gloves
Jan 12th, 2010 by dino-ray
I need a pair of leather gloves. And I need them now.
I have been on this search for a while and I still haven’t found a pair that fits me like – well – a glove. Either they are too loose, too tight or are just plain ugly. I want a pair of sleek gloves that are sleek, modern and give the slightest hint of O.J.
I don’t want a pair of fingerless driving gloves similar to those of Karl Lagerfeld. For one, I find fingerless gloves pointless unless you are a Pussycat Doll. Second, I don’t have a car with a wooden steering wheel that calls for a pair of gloves of the leather variety. Third, they wouldn’t keep my hands warm. Lastly, even though Lagerfeld makes them look “cool,” he just creeps me out.
To be more precise, I would like gloves like Watson’s (Jude Law) in Sherlock Holmes:
A while back I was at the Paul Smith when Scott Schuman came to our city for his book signing. After getting my book signed, I was browsing the leather glove buffet provided by the store and none of them fit me the way I wanted. I was chatting with some other event goers about my conundrum.
“I want some murderous, form fitting gloves that would make me look cool,” I said.
The gentleman I was conversing with looked out my hands and furrowed his brow and said – and I swear, he said it with a slight scoff, “You might want to look in the women’s section.”
Should I feel insulted by his comment about my abnormally dainty hands? Actually, I don’t think they are that small, but this dude made me feel hand-conscious.
And FYI – I did try on some women’s gloves and they were too small.
This leaves me with two choices: 1.) Find a person who makes custom gloves – would you call him/her a glove cobbler? or 2.) Find a protein supplement that immediately bulks up my hands.
Other suggestions are welcome.