Gloves

[Digby Snaffles]

Gentlemen
As I dare to venture away from plain black and brown leathers I find myself bewildered by the range of options open to me when it comes to a choice of materials for gloves. Suede, buckskin, hogskin, calfskin, chamois...what is their relation to one another (i.e. I have read buckskin described as a soft sueded leather ), their qualities and furthermore, what is their appropriateness to occasion. I suppose I am really delving into formal dress here in which case I may as well ask if their are any rules in regard to morning dress, specifically, the matching of gloves to the waistcoat (i.e. lemon gloves with a dove-grey waistcoat or should they only really be worn with one that is buff)?

Thank you

[storeynicholas]

Lemon chamois gloves are always correct with normal morning dress. As for the rest, I am not sure about buckskin gloves, but there are certainly deerskin gloves (unbuffed up) and peccary gloves are very fine with country wear. I know that there are many charts etc., concerning matching morning gloves with vests and galosh-topped shoes but you'll never be wrong with chamois gloves. I am a little amazed that they seem to be enjoying a renaissance at all!
NJS