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Teal Suede Long Evening Opera Gloves

1970s · 1970s · French

Designer

Les Gants Treousse

Production

artisan-craft

Material

suede

Culture

French

Movement

Disco

Influences

1950s opera gloves revival

A pair of long evening gloves in vibrant teal suede extending from fingertips to above the elbow. The gloves feature a close-fitting silhouette that follows the natural contours of the arm and hand. Three small decorative elements, likely buttons or studs, are positioned at the wrist area of each glove. The suede material appears to have a soft, matte finish characteristic of high-quality leather goods. The length and formal construction reflect the glamorous evening wear aesthetic of the mid-1970s, when long gloves were experiencing a revival as part of the era's theatrical fashion sensibility.

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Connected To

V&A

1970s · 1970s

SMITHSONIAN

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SHARED30 years · cross-culture

These gloves speak the same aristocratic language across three decades, but with telling differences in their accents. The teal suede pair from the 1970s stretches impossibly long past the elbow with those three gleaming buttons marching up the forearm like military medals — pure Studio 54 drama where more was always more.

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Teal Suede Long Evening Opera Gloves

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