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Gloves or No Gloves?

Should you let your inner Southern Belle shine on the big day or let your arms flow freely?

Wearing gloves isn’t always the top-of-mind accessory choice for brides, but where tradition counts, like in the Deep South, they’re a mainstay for evening attired weddings. According to “Emily Post’s Etiquette” guide, gloves are optional for a formal evening wedding, but in places like Louisiana, where there are ball seasons and groomsmen still wear seersucker suits in the summer, brides are choosing to lend an air of elegance and propriety to their special day.

“Brides still want to follow traditions, taking their cues from the Mardi Gras balls, which still require gloves,” says Dina Ippolito, manager of Linda Lee Bridal and Boutique in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans.

Even bridal designers are making fashion statements with gloves. Priscilla of Boston’s Platinum 2008 runway collection featured models sashaying down the runway in opera gloves, or those that extend to the upper part of the bicep and feature buttons.

Other options for brides are fingerless gloves that cover just the hand and the arm, ideal for a seamless ring exchange; the gauntlet glove that resembles a sleeve from elbow to wrist; and a short glove that ends within two inches of the wrist. Rule of thumb is that short gloves work with long-sleeve dresses and longer gloves pair nicely with strapless and cap-sleeve gowns. Etiquette dictates that gloves be worn during most of the ceremony, the reception line and while dancing at the reception. Brides should remove the gloves while eating. They can also remove them during the ring exchange and hand them to their attendants, or if they’re wearing opera gloves, they can slit the seam in the ring finger beforehand, to make the finger accessible.

Short gloves are popular for vintage-style weddings, says Gina Ludwig, owner of Hair Comes the Bride accessories boutique in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Opera gloves are the top pick with ball gowns at La Belle Elaine’s Bridal store in Seattle.

How you wear the gloves can make or wreck the entire ensemble. One tip is to complement the fabric of the gown, wearing satin gowns with satin gloves. Lace gloves can dress up a minimalist column gown. But, avoid lace on lace.

“You don’t want competition in the product,” says Lisa Maria Williams, owner of Lisa Marie’s Boutique in Marshfield, Mass. “Brides are trying to keep it simple and clean. Less is more.”

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