Apart from slathering the arms and legs with Vaseline Intensive Care, there are other ways of taking care of my limbs. Sadly not everything has moisterising purposes but they do adorn the limbs and make them feel very pretty indeed. I’ll throw out a cheesy moment here and say it’s rather lovely that in a blogosphere with a roster of regular commentors and via a dialogue of emails and comments, there’s a wealth of information to be shared and resulting benefits to be had.
For instance, I recommended a reader head for Sock-Dreams for some delectable thigh highs, and simultaneously reminded myself that I needed to spend a good hour choosing and perusing to once again replenish (ok, I mean overstuff) my sock drawer. Looking at my picks below, it all looks a little like I’m trying out for a part as an extra on the sequel of Moulin Rouge with all the lace-ups, seamings, back hooks and all. But it will all make sense once they wing their way over to me. In any case, ain’t nothing with chanelling a bit of the Galliano’s Pigalle world.
Legs are now adorned but what of the arms? As I reminded myself about Sock-Dreams because of a reader, a reader reminded me of Gloved Up in a comment. I knew about their bespoke work through their appearances in Vogue Italia but I forgot their arm creations (gloves seems to mundane a term) were available to the public. I haven’t plumped for a pair yet as I can’t quite decide and i’m also very tempted to work on something magically bespoke with them as they seem so keen to do so.
The PVC balloon sleeve gloves should really be treated as extensions of clothes, ready to be whipped out for that much-needed PVC touch.
I’m loving the shape of the grey translucent plastic but not keen on the faux snakeskin trim, hence why I’m down for discussing some alternative materials with perhaps an even more pronounced shape using the bell sleeves as a basis. The pink chiffon ones may not have too much going on in it but would get the most wear with 30’s day dresses and grey worn jersey loose tanks.
How is that that just concentrating on embellishing the limbs can be so much fun in itself?
I LOVE Gloved Up! I wrote about them last year and I can vouch for how great they are as I own some fantastic fingerless gloves from there. So many good styles to choose from, and they have grown so much since I discovered them about 6 or so years ago. They are the reason behind my obsession with armwarmers, long before they were a trend.
The pink chiffon gloves are lovely. They are the most wearable out of all of them. Nice discovery! I think I’m going to have to browse the site now.
Wow! Gloved up rocks. Now there’s site I need on my list. I’ve been using leg warmers and old tights as gloves for years but these are far more stylish. I especially like the pouffy PVC ones. Thanks Susie.
Cool accessories!
Those tights with the line on the back (surely they have a more pleasing name than that!) are genius. And the pink gloves are fantastic, for some reason they kind of remind me of the nightwear feel at Miu Miu.
On second thoughts maybe it’s just because it’s the same pink…
S xx
I was so going to buy the ones with the back-hooks. Thanks for reminding me where to spend my money 😉 T.
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