gifts for your girlfriend: something she'll wear every cold day
not for christmas, not for a birthday, just because it's cold and her hands are always freezing.
the short answer
choose something she'll use every day rather than keep in a drawer. handmade leather gloves are worn every cold morning from november to march, and you choose them by her coat, not her ring size. the 008 knotted fringe gloves from wutong studio are black nappa with a three-colour fringe, £84, size 7.
what makes a good gift for a girlfriend?
something she uses, that she wouldn't have bought herself, and that shows you've been paying attention. flowers last a week and a candle burns down. a good pair of gloves is in her coat pocket every day of winter, and it says you noticed her hands were cold.
which pair should you choose?
you don't need to know her taste in jewellery. you only need to know her coat.
if she wears black and likes one interesting thing: the 008 knotted fringe gloves, black nappa with a fringe in black, tan and cream knotted at the wrist.
if she wears black and nothing else: the 001 fringe gloves, black on black with a deep leather fringe and a touchscreen tip on the index finger, so she can answer your messages without taking them off.
if she likes print: the 002 spotted gloves in cream and black calf hair, or the 003 checkerboard gloves in black suede with a cream check.
if she likes colour: the 005 plum python-print gloves, plum suede with a printed python pattern, which suits a grey or navy coat.
what about her size?
every style is size 7, a small-to-medium hand, so there's only one size to choose. if you can borrow a glove she already wears, measure it against our size guide. nappa softens to the hand over the first few weeks, so a new pair can feel snug at first.
what should you write on the card?
one line, and make it specific. why this pair, or the moment you noticed she needed them. at checkout, tick ‘this is a gift’ and write your note, and we handwrite it on a card in the box. there's no price in the parcel, and the receipt comes to you.
can you send it straight to her?
yes. enter her address for delivery and keep your billing address separate. in-stock pairs leave us the next business day, and each product page shows whether a style is in stock or late shipping, and when it leaves us. delivery is free to the uk and the eu, and £15 to the rest of the world, tracked.
more gift ideas
for christmas, read christmas gifts for your girlfriend that aren't jewellery; for her birthday, a birthday gift for your girlfriend; for your first one together, a first christmas together gift. every idea is in the gift guide.
quick answers
- what's a good gift for my girlfriend that isn't jewellery?
- something she wears every day. leather gloves are worn every cold day from november to march, and you choose them by her coat rather than her ring size.
- are gloves a romantic gift?
- they're personal: she wears them on her hands every day, and with a handwritten note they read as thought, not as something practical picked up in a hurry.
- what if they don't suit her?
- the buyer can return them within 14 days of delivery, for any reason, for a refund. see returns.
the gloves in this piece
008 knotted fringe gloves£84
black nappa leather with a three-colour fringe
001 fringe gloves£84
black sheepskin nappa with a deep fringe
002 spotted gloves£84
spotted calf hair with a knotted leather strap
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