- What type of leather should I request?
- Which of their styles is the best for daytime formal wear?
- What type of lining, if any, should I request?
- Pros and cons of handsewn gloves verses machine sewn. I think that the stitching along the fingers on the machine sewn gloves looks cleaner, but want to know what you think.
- Are there any special features I should request? (I'm planning on asking for points)
I can't find a reference to buckskin on their page, but it does mention Deerskin (highly probable that they are one in the same). I am open to other suggestions. In regards to color, I will be following the thought that the gloves match the waistcoat, and the waistcoat is creme. However, if I went the deerskin route, I'd want to use the color "Deerskin-Light Tan".White buckskin gloves are the smartest, but gray suede are the most conventional. White kid is worn only in the evening. It is even becoming the fashion for ushers at small country weddings not to wear gloves at all! But at every wedding, great or small, city or country, etiquette demands that the groom, best man, and ushers, all wear high silk hats, and that the groom carry a walking stick.
I do think that The Kensington is the smartest looking glove.
Other gloves I've looked at are (in no particular order):
- The Oxford
- The Silvaire
- The Navigator
- The Confidant
- The Jamboree
- Paris
- Mayfair
- The City Gent
- Man About town
- Park Lane
- The Cheltenham
- The Duchess (Appears to be a woman's glove, but looks rather elegant)
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Mike