French Connection Short Leather Glove

THE ASKMEN TAKE

A cross between a driving glove and a work glove, this short leather option from French Connection ends up as a hybrid of classic design and urban flash, and it’s really a study in contrasts. The traditional elements like the leather and high-end-detail stitching give off a certain air of reserve, while the modern stylings, like the ribbed cuff and shorter length, bring in a touch of flash. When you pull all these contrasting pieces together, you get a handsome pair of gloves that are both high quality and fashion forward.

UNIQUENESS

The French Connection Short Leather Glove fuses together upscale elements with casual reserve; most of the time you get one or the other, but these gloves have the right balance of each, making them a very interesting, urban-savvy option (just what you’d expect from FCUK). On the one hand, you have the tastefully polished look of the leather, and on the other hand, you have the street-smart efficacy of the ribbed cuff. Again, other gloves usually choose one or the other, needing to be either a dress glove or a work glove. That’s why together (which they’re usually not) the two combine into an unexpected merger of beautyand usefulness. Looking at the glove and its upper-class impact on your outerwear will be part and partial to the practicalities it brings to your everyday comfort. And that fusion gives this nonconforming set of gloves an edge over all the rest.

DURABILITY

As long as you don’t lose one, these gloves might be a cold-weather favorite for many winters to come; they have both form and function, which are two things often lacking in menswear. But given the considerable appeal of the leather, particularly the black and brown choices, plus the added utility of the ribbed cuff, this set of hand-warmers offers guys a practical accessory that’s also very stylish. Guys will appreciate the enduring quality of that comes from both the leather and the standard design elements. It’s a handsome, universally appealing glove that owns a modicum of flash, especially the gray model, which will probably end up being the least enduring of the three. All things considered, the French Connection, though known more for its here-and-now designs, has gone slightly beyond the current season; its short leather gloves have serious potential to stick around long after this season’s first frost.