Have you ever considered gloves a work of art? To be quite frank, I haven’t. But since I visited the Festival des Métiers in which Hermès craftsmen showed their skills and knowledge (here), I do see gloves and in particular these, as a work of art, because now I know how the leather was inspected, streched and pulled before it was worked on, because I know how it was cut, how the tiniest pieces of leather were used to strengthen the glove, how most of it was sewn by hand, like the pattern on the top or the fingers with the outside seams, how the little gold coin (the sellier button) was added and everything was done in a way, that after 20 years these yellow gloves are still in very good shape, that I still like to wear and show these beautiful gloves off. Yes, for me they are a work of art!
meine 20 Jahre alten gelben Hermès Lederhandschuhe / my 20 years old yellow Hermès gloves
Haben Sie Handschuhe jemals als ein Kunstwerk angesehen? Ich, um ehrlich zu sein, nicht. Seit ich aber am letzten Wochenende beim Festival des Métiers war, bei dem Hermès Kunsthandwerker (hier) ihre Künste zeigten und ihr Wissen darboten, sehe ich Handschuhe und insbesondere diese, mit ganz andere Augen, weil ich jetzt weiß, wie die Lederhaut begutachtet, gezogen und gestreckt wurde bevor sie von Hand zugeschnitten wurde, weil ich weiß, wie die kleinsten Lederstückchen verwendet wurden, um den Handschuh zu stärken, wie der Großteil per Hand genäht wird, wie z.B. die Ziernähte oben auf oder die Finger mit den aussenliegenden Nähten, wie die kleine goldene Münze, der Sellier-Knopf, eingefügt wurde und alles so, dass diese gelben Handschuhe noch nach 20 Jahren in Form sind und ich sie nach wie vor gern und stolz trage. Ja, für mich sind sie wirklich ein Kunstwerk!x
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Mai 24, 2014
Absolutely!
ANd I’ve always been fascinated by the shape the glove takes of the wearer, the impression of the knuckles, the wrinkles that echo the skin of the hand within the glove. That when they’re left on a table they sit like a relaxed hand. My gloves gave me a premonition of how my hands will look when I am old and wrinkly 🙂
Mai 25, 2014
Never thought of how my gloves might suggest to others or myself how my hands will look when I’m old and wrinkly. I really enjoy your train of thoughts! 🙂
Mai 31, 2014
Great entry … I love gloves, but I always lose one of them – the right hand … they don’t look worn at all … inside, light gloves normally gets darker inside, that shows the quality.
Juni 2, 2014
I’m pretty good when it comes to gloves – knock on wood! – I don’t lose them too often and sure hope it stays this way!
Many hugs, dear Viveka xo
Juni 2, 2014
My friend. Anna-Liisa, she bought two pair of gloves … when she found some that really liked – in case she lost one glove and she did – but she always lost the right hand one, so she ended up with two left hands *laughing – so she don’t do the two pair anymore. I lose at least one per season.
Juni 2, 2014
😀 Anna-Liisa sounds like fun, I like her! Can’t she just wear two lefts or two rights right from the beginning when she buys them? Would look interesting, hahaha 😀 xo
Juni 4, 2014
I have worn 2 left hands once, took the wrong gloves … very uncomfortable – but I had to because it was freezing outside.