How midlife women can wear sleeveless dresses with confidence – and not a bingo wing in sight
telegraph.co.ukessentiel-antwerp.com has stunning long versions in bright pink or sky blue chiffon) that cover the tops of the arms while allowing plenty of room for bangles (and plenty of distraction at the back of the dress).
Lace is another way to reveal flashes of skin without going overboard. Then there are opera gloves (aka elbow length – and longer) which have taken the red carpets, the catwalks and that Beckham/Peltz wedding in Miami by storm.Paula Rowan, an Irish based glove obsessive who makes them traditionally, in Italy, says demand has never been higher.
Working with the softest leathers, Rowan’s turning gloves into an art form, or at the very least, the new bag - with ruching, cuffs, pleats and leather rose swirls.
She made all the gloves in House of Gucci and is becoming a celebrity go-to, with Lady Gaga leading the race. Cornelia James (the Brits are good at gloves it seems, although James was born in Austria) also makes lusciously luxurious long gloves, corenliahames.com.
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