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How To Choose Your Bridal Gloves-Cornelia James
How To Choose Your Bridal Gloves
The Wedding Glove: where do we even begin? We know how much you have to consider on a day as special as this, which is why we’ve established a guide... Read more...
Gloves Are About To Be Your Greatest Party Accessory For 2022-Cornelia James
Gloves Are About To Be Your Greatest Party Accessory For 2022
From classic cocktail and opera gloves to velvet, lace and leather evening gloves, there’s only one way to toast to your favourite night of the week – and no, it’s... Read more...
Why Do People Wear Evening Gloves? A Brief History…-Cornelia James
Why Do People Wear Evening Gloves? A Brief History…
At Cornelia James, we know evening gloves. In fact, we love evening gloves. Long ones, satin ones, lace ones, everything in-between ones. But where does our love actually come from? Read more...
Our guide to Bridgerton Gloves-Cornelia James
Our guide to Bridgerton Gloves
Set in London’s Mayfair during the year 1813, Bridgerton is mainly told from the perspective of Daphne Bridgerton as she navigates her unorthodox relationship with ‘suitor’ Duke Simon Basset during the... Read more...
Gloves and rings - let bygones be bygones-Cornelia James
Gloves and rings - let bygones be bygones
To ring, or not to ring? It shouldn’t be a question. But we get it. When two accessories have been pitched against each other for such a long time, it’s... Read more...
Notebook - How to Nail It... Lace Mittens | The Key Party Look-Cornelia James
Notebook - How to Nail It... Lace Mittens | The Key Party Look
Did you think lace mittens could only be truly embraced by the fiercest of rock chicks? Think again... Read more...
The Glovemaker's art-Cornelia James
The Glovemaker's art
There are 96 inches of sewing in a pair of gloves. The aim is to make every stitch absolutely perfect. This is how we go about it. Read more...
How to Care for Your Leather Gloves - The Complete Guide-Cornelia James
How to Care for Your Leather Gloves - The Complete Guide
Caring for your leather gloves shouldn't be hard - if the quality is there in the first place you should have little to do at your end. A good leather glove, like... Read more...
The Summer Scarf and 10 ways to wear it-Cornelia James
The Summer Scarf and 10 ways to wear it
The scarf has long been a staple fashion item which graces our wardrobe all year round. Heavy knits keep us warm in the winter while light silks brighten and lift our... Read more...
Tribal Dressing: The Cheltenham Crowd | How to Nail It-Cornelia James
Tribal Dressing: The Cheltenham Crowd | How to Nail It
Starting off the season of social events, the Cheltenham Races are just around the corner. If you're going to be part of the Cheltenham crowd ('The Cheltenham Tribe'), it's time to start thinking... Read more...
Gloves for occasions | the social calendar-Cornelia James
Gloves for occasions | the social calendar
If you're not accustomed to some of the more niche aspects of English social life, you may be wondering about some of the events and occasions, and why gloves are an essential companion... Read more...
Disaster narrowly avoided | April 1999-Cornelia James
Disaster narrowly avoided | April 1999
In preparation for the Queen’s visit to Korea, Buckingham Palace order a dozen pairs of white cotton gloves. The gloves are despatched. On the eve of Her Majesty’s departure Cornelia... Read more...