Gloved Up

Photos: Rex Features (from left to right: Mena Suvari; Dita Von Teese; Sophia Loren)

They’re pretty handy at protecting your mitts, but above and beyond mere common sense function, gloves are age-old symbols of wealth, status and seduction – ‘6 Ways to Remove a Glove’ being a Burlesque act we'd actually have a bash at.

Forgoing (reluctantly) the full length lecture in clothing history – though we must slip in that Queen Elizabeth 1st is the woman widely attributed with turning gloves into fashion items; her particular penchant being for the full-length, bejewelled variety – we thought we’d leave you with a few more modern examples of why we love the glove…