celebrities in gloves: the red carpet moments of 2025 and 2026

celebrity stylists have been reaching for gloves for a few seasons now, and on the red carpets of 2025 and 2026 they became a familiar way to finish a look. this is a dated record of the moments that mattered, who wore what, where and when, with the source for each, followed by what they tell you about wearing gloves yourself. none of these looks are wutong, they’re simply the moments that shaped how gloves are worn now.

which celebrities wore gloves at the 2026 oscars?

anne hathaway did. at the oscars on 15 march 2026 she wore a black floral strapless valentino gown cut in a mermaid shape with matching opera-length valentino gloves, a look marie claire read as a wink to the devil wears prada¹. coveteur named it among its favourite looks of the night and called the opera glove its team’s favourite red carpet styling hack².

what makes hathaway’s gloves work is that they disappear into the gown. black on black lengthens the arm and makes the whole look read as one long line, an easy way to wear a long glove and one well worth copying.

who wore gloves at the 2026 met gala?

the met gala on 4 may 2026 celebrated the theme of the costume art exhibition, with a dress code of “fashion is art”, and three of the looks buzzfeed counted among the night’s most talked about finished at the fingertips³.

• anok yai wore a custom balenciaga gown by pierpaolo piccioli, styled by carlos nazario, in black silk taffeta with a mermaid line and a sculptural hooded collar, and black opera-length gloves⁴.
• sabrina carpenter wore a custom dior tulle slit gown by jonathan anderson, appliquéd with rhinestone film strips from billy wilder’s 1954 sabrina, with black stretch-tulle gloves and embroidered fringed cuffs⁵. the strips showed audrey hepburn, humphrey bogart and william holden, according to the hollywood reporter⁶.
• the artist amy sherald wore a dress based on her 2013 painting miss everything (unsuppressed deliverance), black with polka dots on one half, made with thom browne, and gloves much longer than the white pair worn by the girl in the painting⁷. they were above-the-elbow white leather gloves, worn with a red fascinator⁸.

what gloves did celebrities wear at the 2026 golden globes?

odessa a’zion’s look may be the easiest of the year’s glove moments to copy. at the golden globes on 11 january 2026 she wore a vintage feathered off-the-shoulder top from dolce & gabbana⁹, with opera-length gloves¹⁰ and rings worn over the top. in the photo diary she shared with vogue, one caption read “so scared these rings are gonna slip off my gloves”, and she told the magazine, “i always love a chunky ring over a glove”⁹. our piece on rings over gloves explains how to do it.

who wore gloves at the 2025 gotham awards?

rihanna. at the gotham awards in new york on 1 december 2025 she wore custom balenciaga in lavender, a drop-waist taffeta gown inspired by the house’s spring 2026 collection with a cap to match, and finished it with leather opera gloves¹¹. people credited the look to balenciaga by pierpaolo piccioli and described the gloves as black leather, worn with a bejewelled purple necklace¹². black leather against lavender is a useful lesson in contrast: the gloves frame the colour instead of competing with it.

which celebrities wore gloves at the 2025 met gala?

at the 2025 met gala, themed around “superfine: tailoring black style”, harper’s bazaar india noted the return of opera gloves, in every mood from sleek and sheer to embroidered, leather and even metallic¹³.

• dua lipa wore elbow-length sheer gloves set with gemstones with a tailored chanel dress¹³.
• shakira wore black polka-dot lace gloves with a custom pink prabal gurung gown and cape¹³.
• priyanka chopra jonas wore black gloves with a balmain polka-dot suit¹³.
• emma chamberlain wore see-through gloves¹³.

what gloves did celebrities wear at the 2025 golden globes?

at the golden globes on 5 january 2025 opera gloves were, in 1stdibs’ words, all over the red carpet¹⁴. ariana grande wore white opera gloves with a 1966 butter-yellow givenchy gown, cristin milioti, pamela anderson and janelle james all wore black gloves with black dresses, and ali wong and kerry washington paired gloves with brightly coloured balenciaga gowns¹⁴.

which designers are behind the red carpet’s gloves?

a handful of houses keep coming up. valentino dressed anne hathaway, gloves included, for the 2026 oscars¹, and selena gomez, dressed in valentino, wore classic black opera gloves at the 2023 academy museum gala¹⁵. pierpaolo piccioli’s balenciaga dressed rihanna for the gotham awards¹² and anok yai for the met gala⁴, and earlier, at the 2025 golden globes, before piccioli succeeded demna at the house¹⁶, ali wong and kerry washington wore gloves with balenciaga gowns¹⁴. jonathan anderson’s dior dressed sabrina carpenter for the 2026 met gala⁵, and amy sherald’s polka-dot dress was made with thom browne⁷. balenciaga showed gloves on its own runway too, a white leather pair in its spring/summer 2026 collection¹⁷.

how did gloves get back onto the red carpet?

two looks from 2023 show the long glove was already on its way back. at the baftas in february 2023 the princess of wales wore sleek, plain black shoulder-length gloves with the one-shouldered alexander mcqueen gown she had worn to the 2019 ceremony, newly draped at the shoulder¹⁸. that december, at the academy museum gala in los angeles, selena gomez, dressed in valentino, wore classic black opera gloves and, as cnn noted, wore her accessories over them¹⁵, an early version of the jewellery-over-glove habit odessa a’zion took to the 2026 golden globes.

across 2025 and 2026 the range widened: leather as well as satin and tulle, white as well as black, with dots, fringe and rings on top.

why do celebrities wear gloves on the red carpet?

because a glove changes the shape of a look. it covers the hand and arm, which is a lot of a photograph, so a long black glove can make a dress look more severe and a white one can make it look more old hollywood. coveteur describes the opera glove as the easiest way to elevate any outfit¹⁷, and there’s an older logic too: in art uk’s history of gloves in painting, an embellished glove could signify status or wealth or draw attention to elegant hands and fingers¹⁹.

what do these looks have in common?

• black is the usual choice. hathaway and anok yai matched glove to gown¹⁴, and at the 2025 golden globes 1stdibs found black was the colour of choice for most celebrities¹⁴.
• contrast is the alternative, as in ariana grande’s white gloves against butter yellow¹⁴ and rihanna’s black leather against lavender¹¹¹².
• leather has joined satin and tulle as an evening glove, as rihanna’s showed¹¹.
• jewellery goes on or over the glove, from a’zion’s rings⁹ to the gemstones set into dua lipa’s gloves¹³.
• pattern is allowed, from shakira’s polka-dot lace¹³ to the dots on amy sherald’s dress⁷.

how do you wear red carpet gloves in real life?

the lessons translate surprisingly well to a weekday. you don’t need an opera length or a gown, just the same instincts about colour, contrast and detail.

• for black on black, match your gloves to your coat, or try brown on camel, so they read as part of the outfit. our 001 fringe gloves are black sheepskin nappa with a deep fringe at the wrist.
• for contrast, wear pale gloves with a dark coat, like the cream nappa and glossy black stripes of our 007 striped gloves.
• for sparkle, slide a ring over the glove, choosing one a little looser than you’d normally wear.
• for a fringed wrist, let a fringe do the talking, as on our 008 knotted fringe gloves, where black, tan and cream strands swing from the wrist.
• for dots, try spots in calf hair, like our 002 spotted gloves.

stylist’s advice for longline gloves holds for short ones too: they don’t need to be saved for black tie, and jewellery layered over them looks elegant²⁰. more ideas in how to style leather gloves.

which celebrity glove looks are easiest to copy?

1. rings over gloves, as odessa a’zion wore them⁹. any glove, any ring that fits over it, no new clothes required.
2. black on black, as anne hathaway wore it¹. black gloves with a black coat or dress are an easy way to look polished.
3. contrast, as ariana grande wore it¹⁴. a pale glove against a dark coat, or a dark glove against a pale one.
4. dots, as shakira wore them¹³. a spotted glove brings the same graphic charm to a plain winter coat.
5. fringe at the wrist, as on sabrina carpenter’s cuffs⁵. movement at the wrist works with any sleeve, all day.

where should you start if you want to try the look?

with the glove you’ll wear most. for most people that’s black leather, matched to a black coat; then a pair with one interesting detail, a fringe, a stripe or a spot, for the days you want your hands to be noticed. read black leather gloves for the classic and glove trends for winter 2026 for the rest of this winter’s trends.

which film stars made long gloves famous?

many of the best-known long-glove images come from film: wikipedia lists rita hayworth in gilda (1946), marilyn monroe in gentlemen prefer blondes (1953) and audrey hepburn in breakfast at tiffany’s among the best-known images of opera gloves in popular culture²¹. sabrina carpenter’s met gala look made the link explicit, built from film strips of a hepburn film⁶. for the longer story, read a short history of gloves in fashion.