Gloves
Opera-length
Full-length
gloves that reach from your fingertips all the way up to near your shoulder,
perfect with a strapless or sleeveless dress. May be plain or in 6-, 8- or
10-button lengths as accents up the arm.
Elbow-length
Reaching from
your fingertips to just above or just below your elbow.
Wrist-length
Reaching from
your fingertips to just above or just below your wrist.
Open finger-gloves
These come in any
length as mentioned above, but your fingers are exposed. Most often, the glove
attaches via a ring on your middle finger, to provide the smooth silk or lace
covering of the glove with full use of your fingers for the ring exchange and
handling the candle taper, or signing a Ketubah, etc.
Opera-length
A full, long
glove that extends to the top or middle of the upper arm, most often with 12-16
buttons.
Short
The end of the
glove is two inches above the wrist, also called a ‘one-button glove.’