Crosscutting,multifaceted,sophisticated and timeless gloves prove to be a classic of the wardrobe, the undisputed reference for a refined style and not only. Over the years they have become especially a symbol. From the nineteenethcentury dandy to the Hollywood star the most glamour accessory has been a fundamental starting point to build the personality of those who have worn them. From the history, crossing the fashion until the cinema, glove over the years has gained a very large and enthusiastic audience.
Even the music has not been able to meet this extraordinary accessory; some stars have made the gloves their own stylistic peculiarity. Impossible not to mention the legendary King of the Pop Michael Jackson, who has enchanted generations with its slim figure, the leather ancklelenght trousers,gelled curls and his iconic style detail: a single white glove. The accessory preferred by English gentlemen has been reinterpeted in rock key. The histrionic music queen Madonna has surprised her fans by wearing continually different look; starting with the famous video where she wore a long pattern imitating Marilyn Monroe until the last few years where she often has worn leather gloves with short fingers, fetish details for the fifties indomitable Mrs. Ciccone. Even a member of the new generation as the pop star Lady Gaga plays to impress. Known for her extravagant outfits in her public appearances and in her performances, the singer of “Bad romance” enriches her spectacular mood with a pair of gloves.
In her look contemporary inspirations and details stolen from the divas of the past are mixed continuously and give birth to a style that does not go unnoticed as well as its business soul; copied and required the gloves that she wore, in leather and half fingers and the bow that enriched by studs. In view of her transformation is easy to predict that she will show to her fans more and more unusual models. Lately , it seems that the music has been swallowed up by fashion: it is not enough talent, the outward bursts in all its importance and complexity; the record industry knows this, the fashion appears to be involved in a thousand linguistic specialities, penetrates in reserved channels and create interesting hybrids. The extraordinary image professionals that work in the record industry are skilled in reusing iconic items related to the history of clothing, giving them a second life, probably provocative but equally fascinating. For everyone, stylist and celebrity there is a saying : the show must go on…
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Credits ph.: Rolling Stone
