a birthday gift for your wife with a winter birthday
she has a drawer of things she was given and never uses. this one goes in her coat pocket instead.
the short answer
if her birthday falls between october and march, give her something she'll use every day of the season rather than keep in a drawer. handmade leather gloves are worn every cold morning until spring. the 006 brown python-print gloves from wutong studio are brown suede with a tan leather edge, £84, size 7.
why gloves for her birthday?
after a few years of birthdays, the hard part is finding something she doesn't already have and will actually use. most people keep wearing the same tired pair of gloves for years because replacing them never feels urgent. a good pair she'd never buy for herself is a present she'll notice every morning on the way out. if her birthday is in summer, keep this one for christmas.
which pair should you choose?
start with the coat she wears most.
a camel or brown coat: the 006 brown python-print gloves, brown suede with a printed python pattern, in the same warm family as camel.
a black coat: the 001 fringe gloves, black nappa with a deep fringe and a touchscreen tip, or the 008 knotted fringe gloves if she likes a little colour.
a navy or grey coat: the 007 striped gloves in cream nappa with black stripes, or the 005 plum python-print gloves for a quiet colour.
there's more on pairing in what colour gloves go with a black, camel, grey or navy coat.
what about size?
every style is size 7, a small-to-medium hand. if you can borrow a glove she already wears, measure it against our size guide. nappa and suede soften to the hand over the first few weeks.
will it arrive in time?
in-stock pairs leave us the next business day, tracked. each product page shows whether a style is in stock or late shipping, and the date it leaves us, so check it against her birthday. delivery is free to the uk and the eu, and £15 to the rest of the world.
how do you give it?
tick ‘this is a gift’ at checkout and write a note, which we handwrite on a card in the box. there's no price in the parcel, and the receipt comes to you.
more gift ideas
for christmas, read christmas gifts for your wife; for your third wedding anniversary, leather for the third anniversary. every idea is in the gift guide.
quick answers
- what's a good birthday gift for my wife that she'll actually use?
- something she uses every day but wouldn't replace herself. leather gloves are worn every cold day from november to march, and you can choose them by her coat.
- what size gloves should i buy my wife?
- every wutong style is size 7, a small-to-medium hand. measure a glove she already wears against the size guide to check.
- can she return them?
- the buyer can return them within 14 days of delivery, for any reason, for a refund. see returns.
the gloves in this piece
006 brown python-print suede gloves£84
brown suede with python print
001 fringe gloves£84
black sheepskin nappa with a deep fringe
007 striped gloves£84
cream nappa leather with black stripes
every style is size 7 and ships tracked from the uk, free to uk addresses, with returns accepted within 14 days of delivery. delivery & returns