Tuesday, March 20, 2012

gLOVEme




This is Carol .  I found her working across from the restaurant Comptoir du Marche last week at 5, Rue du Marche in the old town of Nice.   The shop is called gLOVEme and its site is: nice@gloveme.it

Carol , a Canadian , has quite a few great stories to tell,  and I will be back to jaw with her at another time.    The owner of "gLOVE me"  is Italian and all his leather goods are made in Naples.    It is such an enticing shop and the quality and presentation stands out on the street. 








As I was saying, the quality /price is excellent and with the array of  colors , weights and lengths of belts and gloves you can spend some agreeable time just mulling and talking to Carol.

  I was finally seduced by a two tone pair of brown and tan gloves for 46 euros, which are both practical, (lined with silk and the dark brown is inside on the palm) and classy.   They are the softest kid leather and fine for spring here in Nice when we do get some cold days.

 Even though I was heading for the orange gloves to go with a Navy coat, the brown ones perfectly matched the two-toned bag I have been carrying.

Next, I want one of those belts to go with my butter yellow jeans. The price for a fake ostrich belt is 29 euros if I recall correctly.  I couldn't find anything comparable in the rest of Nice.   The red is a tempting  color but since I am a shortie I better get the yellow not to break up the line.

  Oh, yes, I sometimes think about such things.  I once knew a beautiful platinum headed girl in university who dressed head to toe in one color but with accessories of a different hue.  She might wear all powder blue with a simple brown purse and brown heels, for example.  I have never forgotten her unique style after all these years.

 It takes discipline if you are going to be stylish.  I have mixed feelings about when and where I want to follow this discipline,  but I know it when I see it.    And its' always a kick.

  Today I was doing a little experiment to see how many people would smile back at me on the way to the post office.  Out of about 40 people who wouldn't make eye contact, I caught the eye of one lady struggling up the hill with two shopping bags.  She had on a bright red coat and a marvelous scarf that co-ordinated with it .  I gave her a smile and after a tiny hesitation, she beamed right back.  I think it was the red coat that did it.

10 comments:

  1. Very eleGANT, but I'm puzzled and dismayed to walk around Nice on cold days and note so many gloveless
    women in obvious distress because their hands are freezing. The clothes and shoes they're wearing cost in the hundreds or thousands of Euros. And NO gloves. Go figure.

    Bruce B.

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  2. Right Bruce, And gloves are such an easy addition. But once you have lost a glove, dismay sets in and you vow to never buy another pair. Been there.
    And too, I think gloves are not looked on as a fashion item by young women. Too feminine, maybe? I don't know.

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  3. As a NYer who wears gloves religiously and never loses them, I can't imagine walking around with cold hands like that. I like the shop, Mary.The variety of colors is so cool. I would like to shop there some time. I am so glad you found some nice things. Your yellow jeans sound divine. Oh, enjoy your gloves and belt to the utmost.


    Vicki Karen

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  4. If you lose an earring, shoe, or lover does "dismay" lead you to abandon them?


    Bruce B.

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  5. I love gloves and am thrilled to find a vintage pair with delicate details in extravagant colors.

    Joa

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  6. Joa, I have some chartreuse vintage gloves and some long red ones that I love. I had almost forgotten about them. Have you ever noticed how tiny the vintage gloves are? Women must have been dainty in the olden days.

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  7. Yes, Mary, I have run into some tiny ones, but luckily I'm a 6.5 so I sneak by on a few!

    Joa

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  8. Bruce, When I was studying acting in NYC long ago my husband gave me a pair of shearling gloves and I lost one in a taxi days later. I have not forgotten how DISMAYED I was. I have never lost a shoe and I had a gold loop earring replaced by a jeweler but there is no single glove maker.....that I know of. There used to be a glove maker in Nice long ago but he is gone now. Dommage.

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  9. Such beautiful colorful gloves! I want a pair in every color!

    Martha

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  10. These are definitely the most beautiful gloves in the world!! Found a branch last week in St Paul de Vence. The shop looked exactly like the one in Nice. Shall check if they do on-line sales because my daughter would love them

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