Men's Leather Gloves
Leather is known to fit like a second skin- comfy, warm and glamorous too! Similarly, leather gloves are much sought after and loved for their sophisticated look and warmth.
Men’s leather gloves come in a wide variety of styles and are of course known to be much more valued than a normal pair of gloves. While gloves do have their purposes to serve, such as keeping ones hands warm and cosy, there is also no doubt that most ladies would agree that leather gloves do give men a sexy look. There is nevertheless so much choice when deciding on a pair of men’s leather gloves. The material used for the manufacture of leather gloves varies and with it, their prices will too..
Portolano for instance who have been in the business of top quality glove making since1895 use sheep skin for their range of men’s leather gloves which guarantee to provide an excellent fit and is made of hand cut metisse nappa skin. Metisse nappa skin comes from sheep that graze at high altitudes and this means they have tight pores which enable for a greater suppleness and strength. All men’s leather gloves in the Portolano range have a knitted lining made with either 100% cashmere or 100% wool. With such high quality, a pair of new men’s leather gloves from this range could cost anywhere from $30 to over $100.
The rarest and one of the most exotic types of leather used for making men’s leather gloves however is the skin of the peccary, which is a kind of wild pig from South and Central America. Due to the excellent quality of leather produced, the utilization of peccary for men’s leather gloves has been on the rise in recent years. A genuine pair of these exotic men’s leather gloves would set you back by about $150 depending on the style and color of your choice.
Other types of leather that are used for men’s leather gloves include deerskin which is strong and elastic, slink lamb which finds its purpose only in the most luxurious lambskin gloves and hair sheep leather which is desired for its suppleness and durability and comes from the hide of the hair sheep which is native to the Sub Saharan regions as well as Ethiopia. Cowhide leather is frequently used for lower priced men’s leather gloves due to its thickness and goatskin is also used, but rarely so, due to its coarseness, although it is quite a hard wearing material.
