Leather gloves 🧤

Yes. A photo might help.

Photo please - I’m intrigued

Here.
I do think it might be a tag to assist the pulling on of the glove but I can’t say I’ve ever noticed similar on other leather gloves I’ve bought. And what’s the tiny hole for?

I just checked my new ones from M&S Urms, same thing, I hadn’t noticed. You’ve piqued my curiosity now, I hope someone knows.

Are they for hanging them up in the shop or for the price tag without damaging the leather of the actual,glove?

I’m convinced Someone cleverer than us will be along later Jax!

Or maybe hanging them up to dry (after dyeing) in the manufacturing process?

The gloves were all displayed on individual little plastic hangers Maw (think as with pairs of slippers) so the tiny leather tag was tucked inside and not apparent.

Hmm. A possibility in the dyeing process, maybe ...

Like this ?

I think it's possibly for putting a security tag on - as maw said, this wouldn't damage the gloves.

Perhaps the holes are for attaching a piece of string through the sleeves one to the other, so you don't lose them - we used to have that in the '50s at primary school😉.

(Well, at least the other kids did. My mother thought it was terribly common🙄)

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This is my new pair of gloves from M&S . The little whole is to attach the washing instructions

Sorry, hole

I’ve often wondered this and do not know the answer. I’ve spent many a happy hour and much of DH’s dosh (🤣) in Sermoneta in Rome but haven’t asked. The quality of the leather and choice of colours are outstanding. Quite possibly they have opened in London - perhaps a gran in the area could help us out.

Ooh Maw those are the gloves I nearly bought in JL! I liked the coloured buttons.
😊

That made me laugh ixion!
The hole though is tiny you have to search for it. I did wonder if it was for threading something through but it would have to be very fine, such as cotton thread. Unless of course as Maw has posited, it’s from the dyeing process and perhaps the hole is from a wire - hundreds of gloves threaded onto it to hang suspended somewhere.

A mystery in Life. 😁

ixion

Perhaps the holes are for attaching a piece of string through the sleeves one to the other, so you don't lose them - we used to have that in the '50s at primary school😉.

(Well, at least the other kids did. My mother thought it was terribly common🙄)

That’s exactly what I was going to suggest!
I love the whole subject of what mum’s thoughts on what was common. It always makes my smile, remembering my mom and her funny snobbery.

Nannagarra

I’ve often wondered this and do not know the answer. I’ve spent many a happy hour and much of DH’s dosh (🤣) in Sermoneta in Rome but haven’t asked. The quality of the leather and choice of colours are outstanding. Quite possibly they have opened in London - perhaps a gran in the area could help us out.

Burlington Arcade opposite (more or less) Fortnums

Ha, ha, I too wondered what they were after buying a pair of gloves from Uniglo - I then worked out that they are indeed where the hanging device for display purposes had been attached, evidence by the tiny hole!

Forgot to add, the display plastic thingy from which they hang is where the card with the bar code is also.

As an aside, in Uniglo at the self-service you don't even have to scan the item you just drop it into a trough and the bar codes are read, even a number of items just dropped on top of each other - they make it so easy to part with your money.

Urmstongran

Ooh Maw those are the gloves I nearly bought in JL! I liked the coloured buttons.
😊

There are gloves quite like this on Amazon.
I was looking at them yesterday but couldn't decide on colours 😍

NotSpaghetti

Urmstongran

Ooh Maw those are the gloves I nearly bought in JL! I liked the coloured buttons.
😊

There are gloves quite like this on Amazon.
I was looking at them yesterday but couldn't decide on colours 😍

I have these ( and some others) from Vera Tucci online. They often have good bargains.

I shouldn't worry too much about choosing a colour or getting nice gloves. In my experience, as soon as you get a nice pair of gloves, that look great, match your coat and fit well, you lose one.

Oh, and, I doubt that it's anything to do with dying - surely the !rather is dyed before the gloves are cut out?