Blake Lively wore rose-gold opera gloves to this month’s Met Ball, while brides are now ordering bespoke pairs for their big day. Genevieve adds that another big factor behind the gloves’ revival is people ‘wanting to live a little’ since Covid. ‘Since the second Bridgerton series, there’s been such a surge in demand we’ve had to hire a new machinist to keep up.’ BRIDGERTON’S LADY KATE (SIMONE ASHLEY)
‘ Bridgerton and The Crown have definitely made opera gloves more popular – the costumes were such talking points with viewers,’ she says. With the likes of Madonna, Lady Gaga and Rihanna fans, too, she certainly has her own hands full. In fact, Bridgerton ladies are rarely seen swooning about without Genevieve’s gloves on– from her traditional Lucrezias to her satin Hermiones – while her white Desdemonas took centre stage during one of Daphne’s (Phoebe Dynevor) dalliances with the Duke.Īnd it’s not just on-screen that Genevieve’s gloves area hit– her clients include the Queen, the Duchess of Cambridge and, once upona time, Princess Diana. LET’S DRESS UP: HERMIONE OPERA GLOVES BY CORNELIA JAMES, FEATHER DRESS BY CHRISTOPHER KANE Suddenly hundreds of arms, including my own, are itching for an opera glove, that elbow-length finishing touch invariably worn to dressy affairs.Īt the forefront of this revival is Genevieve James, design director at royal glove makers Cornelia James, whose bespoke designs have not only adorned the cast of Bridgerton but The Crown and Downton Abbey, too. Fashion columnist and influencer Joanne Hegarty on the appeal of the opera glove.Īll the period pomp and salacious soirées that made Bridgerton one of Netflix’s biggest shows have given us an unexpected fashion trend.
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