How to Wear Leather Gloves Like an It Girl

last updated 2 January 2025

Anyone who lives in a cold climate has likely rolled out of bed on a frigid winter day and felt an overwhelming sense of either excitement or dread. Those first few weeks of cold weather can qualify as exciting because you finally get to wear that chunky sweater without sweating, and you can pull your beloved lug-sole boots out of storage. On the other hand, there comes the point mid-winter when even the most fashionable people can fall into a winter-dressing slump—the oversize puffer coats, excessive layering, and lack of sunlight past 5 p.m. begin to get to you.

In those moments, you need to have an arsenal of accessories to bring back some of the excitement around winter dressing. What's better for that purpose than a pair of leather gloves? Hear me out on this. While most think of gloves as a staple that's just for maintaining warmth, they're actually the easy way to elevate any winter outfit. To prove that point, I've done extensive image research to show how leather gloves are trending, and through styling, they've surpassed being a boring staple and moved into being a statement accessory. Keep reading to see how to style leather gloves to add a luxurious twist to all your winter outfits.

Leather gloves on the runways:

Leather glove outfit ideas shown in a gif of runway images from Miu Miu, Philosophy Di Lorenzo Serafini, Carven, Bottega Veneta, Versace, and Gauchere.

First things first, we have to acknowledge the fact that leather gloves were all over the fall/winter 2024 and spring/summer 2025 runways. From Miu Miu to Philosophy Di Lorenzo Serafini to Carven to Bottega Veneta to Gucci, there was no shortage of leather gloves on the runway this season. While it may seem a little obvious that gloves would come back in style for winter, the focus wasn't necessarily on utility. It was on fashion. Impeccably tailored suits were styled with longline leather gloves, gowns were paired with matching opera-length gloves, and leather outerwear separates were paired with contrasting gloves, proving that this small accessory can make a big statement.

Leather glove outfit ideas shown in a gif of runway images from the spring/summer 2025 shows.

It isn't just the runways where we've seen leather gloves styled in new and exciting ways. We have seen the fashion set embrace this accessory too. Across the board, the styling is all about giving this staple a signature twist. Think about adding colorful contrasting gloves to create visual interest or making outfits that aren't winter-friendly warmer. It's less about wearing this staple straightforwardly and rather about getting creative with it.

To get you pumped up about this accessory, we've rounded up a few outfit ideas that show how to style it in a new way and broken down the formulas so you can re-create the looks yourself. Plus, we've shopped out some of the best leather gloves on the market. This accessory will do the trick if you're trying to beat back winter blues or add something extra to your winter looks.

Leather gloves on the fashion set:

A woman wearing elbow-length gloves with a striped yellow and black sweater, a black skirt, yellow boots, black sunglasses, and gold earrings.

What you'll need: colorful sweater + belt + wrap skirt + ankle boots + leather gloves

The Row

Simon Leather Gloves

A woman wearing a brown fur coat with black leather gloves, straight-leg dark wash jeans, black pumps, and a black handbag.

What you'll need: faux fur + jeans + tights + tote bag + leather gloves

Nordstrom

Cashmere Lined Leather Touchscreen Gloves

A woman wearing a turquoise blazer over a black shirt with jeans, black ankle boots, a red clutch bag, and blue leather gloves.

What you'll need: sweater + bright blazer + jeans + boots + leather gloves

Paula Rowan

Aida Leather Gloves

A woman wearing a tan off-the-shoulder knit maxi dress with black opera-length leather gloves, a black bag, and a chunky chain necklace.

What you'll need: maxi sweaterdress + chunky chain necklace + leather gloves + shoulder bag

Michael Kors

Leather Opera Gloves

A woman wearing black sunglasses, a red v-neck sweater, a navy full skirt, brown leather gloves, brown pumps, and a black Frame bag.

What you'll need: V-neck sweater + full skirt + pumps + structured bag + leather gloves

Dries Van Noten

Brown Soft Leather Gloves

A woman wearing a navy leather trench coat with white knee-high boots and white leather gloves.

What you'll need: sweaterdress + leather trench coat + belt bag + knee-high boots + leather gloves

Banana Republic

Cashmere-Lined Long Leather Gloves

A woman wearing a tan coat over a white turtleneck sweaterdress styled with brown leather gloves, a leather bag, and knee-high boots.

What you'll need: maxi camel coat + white turtleneck + pointed knee-high boots + handbag + leather gloves

Vince

Short Classic Nappa Gloves in Forest Green

A woman wearing a black cocktail dress with black tights, black pumps, black leather gloves, and a black handbag.

What you'll need: black cocktail dress + tights + pumps + handbag + leather gloves

Miu Miu

Leather Gloves

What you'll need: long scarf + oversize sweater + pleated skirt + socks + pointed heels + leather gloves

Gucci

Leather Gloves With Horsebit

A woman wearing a black catsuit with a white blazer, black and white pumps, and black and white leather gloves.

What you'll need: tweed jacket + tank top + stirrup leggings + pumps + leather gloves

J.Crew

Leopard-Print Calf Hair and Leather Touch-Tech Gloves

A woman wearing a black turtleneck under a black coat with a black clutch bag, silver earrings, black sunglasses, and red gloves.

What you'll need: Monochrome black coat + turtleneck + trousers + black ankle boots + clutch bag + red leather gloves

MANGO

Long Leather Gloves

A woman wearing a red tweed maxi coat with brown snow boots, a black channel bag, and black leather gloves.

What you'll need: sunglasses + clip-on earrings + tweed coat + leather gloves + quilted handbag + snow boots

Bottega Veneta

Soft Intrecciato Leather Gloves

A woman wearing a gray blazer dress with silver earrings, black leather gloves, a black handbag, and black over-the-knee boots.

What you'll need: sculptural earrings + blazer dress + over-the-knee boots + woven bag + leather gloves

Agnelle

Opera Leather Gloves

A woman wearing a long black leather trench over a white button-down shirt with a black tie, black bag, black tights, black pointed wedges, and black leather gloves.

What you'll need: long leather coat + pinstripe blazer + oversize button-down + tie + miniskirt + tights + wedges + leather gloves

Saks Fifth Avenue Collection

Cashmere-Lined Leather Gloves in Blue

A woman wearing a turquoise blazer with a purple printed turtleneck, purple leather gloves, a turquoise bag, Bermuda shorts, and suede turquoise knee-high boots.

What you'll need: leather blazer + printed turtleneck + denim shorts + knee-high suede boots + leather gloves

Saks Off 5th

Portolano Leather Gloves

A woman wearing a black cropped coat over a gray cardigan and matching sweater styled with leather gloves, black trousers, black loafers, and a black bag.

What you'll need: wool coat + T-shirt + cardigan + leather gloves + trousers + loafers + tote bag

Frances Valentine

Metallic Leather Opera Gloves

A woman wearing a white wrap scarf coat with black leather gloves, black bag, and black knee-high boots.

What you'll need: oversize sunglasses + clip-on earrings + white wrap coat + leather gloves + clutch bag + knee-high boots

Kurt Geiger

Long Quilted Leather Gloves

A woman wearing a black coat over a cream sweaterdress styled with black knee-high boots, black leather gloves, and a white crossbody bag.

What you'll need: black coat + scarf + beige sweaterdress + beige bag + leather gloves + riding boots

Tory Burch

T Monogram Jacquard & Leather Gloves

A woman wearing a gray coat over a black turtleneck styled with a black miniskirt, belt, black over-the-knee boots, a black bowler bag, black leather gloves, and chunky silver bangles.

What you'll need: gray coat + black turtleneck dress + leather gloves + silver bangles + over-the-knee boots

Nordstrom

Lambskin Leather Gloves

A woman wearing a black coat, shearling hat, black sunglasses, brown leather gloves, and a black bag.

What you'll need: furry hat + sunglasses + long black coat + contrasting leather gloves + shoulder bag

Saint Laurent

Faux Fur-Trimmed Leather Gloves

Woman wearing an olive coat with black leather gloves.

What you'll need: oversize sunglasses + clip-on earrings + olive coat + matching scarf + leather gloves + tan handbag

Bruno Magli

Nappa Leather Gloves With Stitched Cuffs

A woman wearing a shearing coat over a gray sweater, black jeans, a black handbag, and black leather gloves.

What you'll need: stretchy headband + sunglasses + earrings + shearling coat + turtleneck + jeans + leather gloves + handbag

COS

Layered Leather Gloves

A woman wearing a brown leather blazer with a white scoop-neck tank, black pencil skirt, black belt, black tights, black pumps, and black leather gloves.

What you'll need: oversize leather blazer + scoop-neck tank + belt + pencil skirt + tights + slingbacks + leather gloves

Cole Haan

Points Leather Gloves

This post was originally published at an earlier date and has since been updated.

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Jasmine Fox-Suliaman is a fashion editor living in New York City. What began as a hobby (blogging on Tumblr) transformed into a career dedicated to storytelling through various forms of digital media. She started her career at the print publication 303 Magazine, where she wrote stories, helped produce photo shoots, and planned Denver Fashion Week. After moving to Los Angeles, she worked as MyDomaine's social media editor until she was promoted to work across all of Clique's publications (MyDomaine, Byrdie, and Who What Wear) as the community manager. Over the past few years, Jasmine has worked on Who What Wear's editorial team, using her extensive background to champion rising BIPOC designers, weigh in on viral trends, and profile stars such as Janet Mock and Victoria Monét. She is especially interested in exploring how art, fashion, and pop culture intersect online and IRL.