Hi, here's a comparison of some common retail-available gloves used for Jango Fett costumes.
The brands below are Merona, Fownes Brothers, and Fratelli Orsini. Photographed in different lighting, followed by specs.
Notes
- length: the gloves in the photos are a mix of sizes. Sure, there's a little variance for sizing, but more important is that first and third brands shown are standard length (called 2-button), and the middle one is long (called 4-button).
- tab thingys: the little tabs at the wrist of some of the gloves in the photos assist in hanging the gloves on store racks and are intended to be removed after purchase (or finally completing one's Jango costume, ahem...)
- availability: My experience has been that sellers' stocks of these gloves can be seasonal, most noticeable in limited of the larger sizes. As all the gloves shown below are womens categories, the larger sizes are thus the ones many guys would wear.
- cost: may depend on seasonality. Amazon Prime membership eliminates U.S. shipping costs on some of the offerings. Anyway, seems to be USD$18-$20 for the Merona, USD$38 or so for the Fownes, and USD$54 for the Fratelli Orsini.
- sizing: There are many sites with simple guides for how to measure your hand for glove sizing. I think I've even seen some info here on TDH, and there are also videos on YouTube. Not guides give you the same results, so I recommend measuring your hand(s) more than once, checking more than one guide to make a decision you're comfortable with. Here are a few links to some guides: Glove Sizing Chart - Leather Gloves Online and Measuring your Hand for Gloves.
Also, some of these gloves are lined. If you can't find your size, a second choice may be to get the next-lowest available and cut the liner material out of them. That will give you a half size or so with the cashmere-lined ones, maybe not so much with the Thinsulate lining. Also, leather will stretch some with use.
Okay, on with the show:
1. Indoor, no flash
Indoor, with flash
Outdoor, sunlight, no flash
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Specs
Brand: Merona
Outer: Leather
Inner: Thinsulate
Color: Teal
Category: Womens
Length: standard (2-button)
Sizes: up to "Large/X Large"
Notes: "Touch Tech." Touchscreen compatible. Stitch gathered at wrist on the inside face.
Retailer: Target (store in USA), target.com, or eBay (seller: targetstores). There are also some Merona gloves on Amazon, but I don't see the blue, err, teal ones at time of this post
Link: n/a at time of this post (seasonal)
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Brand: Fownes (Fownes Brothers)
Outer: lambskin leather
Inner: cashmere
Color: Navy Blue
Category: women's
Length: long (4-button)
Sizes: Up to size 9 (XXXL)
Notes: Comes with a fabric storage bag
Retailer: amazon.com, sometimes Nordstrom department store (U.S.) and possibly Nordstrom Outlet stores
Link: Amazon.com: Fownes Women's Cashmere Lined Navy Lambskin Leather Gloves 9/XXXL: Clothing
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Brand: Fratelli Orsini
Outer: lambskin leather
Inner: cashmere
Color: Navy
Category: women's
Length: standard (2-button)
Sizes: Up to size 9
Retailer: amazon.com or leatherglovesonline.com
Link: Amazon.com: Fratelli Orsini Everyday Women's Italian Cashmere Lined Leather Gloves Size 8 1/2 Color Navy: Clothing
and Women's Italian Cashmere Lined Lambskin Leather Gloves By Fratelli Orsini Everyday | Free USA Shipping at Leather Gloves Online
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Bonus:
Here's one more glove which was not in my photo comparison:
Brand: Fratelli Orsini
Outer: lambskin leather
Inner: silk
Color: Navy
Category: women's
Length: standard (2-button)
Sizes: Up to size 8.5
Notes: Center vent on inner wrist/palm
Retailer: leatherglovesonline.com
Link: Women's Italian Cashmere Lined Lambskin Leather Gloves By Fratelli Orsini Everyday | Free USA Shipping at Leather Gloves Online
Thanks for looking, and I hope this is useful to anyone interested.
- Tom / Azrok
The brands below are Merona, Fownes Brothers, and Fratelli Orsini. Photographed in different lighting, followed by specs.
Notes
- length: the gloves in the photos are a mix of sizes. Sure, there's a little variance for sizing, but more important is that first and third brands shown are standard length (called 2-button), and the middle one is long (called 4-button).
- tab thingys: the little tabs at the wrist of some of the gloves in the photos assist in hanging the gloves on store racks and are intended to be removed after purchase (or finally completing one's Jango costume, ahem...)
- availability: My experience has been that sellers' stocks of these gloves can be seasonal, most noticeable in limited of the larger sizes. As all the gloves shown below are womens categories, the larger sizes are thus the ones many guys would wear.
- cost: may depend on seasonality. Amazon Prime membership eliminates U.S. shipping costs on some of the offerings. Anyway, seems to be USD$18-$20 for the Merona, USD$38 or so for the Fownes, and USD$54 for the Fratelli Orsini.
- sizing: There are many sites with simple guides for how to measure your hand for glove sizing. I think I've even seen some info here on TDH, and there are also videos on YouTube. Not guides give you the same results, so I recommend measuring your hand(s) more than once, checking more than one guide to make a decision you're comfortable with. Here are a few links to some guides: Glove Sizing Chart - Leather Gloves Online and Measuring your Hand for Gloves.
Also, some of these gloves are lined. If you can't find your size, a second choice may be to get the next-lowest available and cut the liner material out of them. That will give you a half size or so with the cashmere-lined ones, maybe not so much with the Thinsulate lining. Also, leather will stretch some with use.
Okay, on with the show:
1. Indoor, no flash
Indoor, with flash
Outdoor, sunlight, no flash
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Specs
Brand: Merona
Outer: Leather
Inner: Thinsulate
Color: Teal
Category: Womens
Length: standard (2-button)
Sizes: up to "Large/X Large"
Notes: "Touch Tech." Touchscreen compatible. Stitch gathered at wrist on the inside face.
Retailer: Target (store in USA), target.com, or eBay (seller: targetstores). There are also some Merona gloves on Amazon, but I don't see the blue, err, teal ones at time of this post
Link: n/a at time of this post (seasonal)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Brand: Fownes (Fownes Brothers)
Outer: lambskin leather
Inner: cashmere
Color: Navy Blue
Category: women's
Length: long (4-button)
Sizes: Up to size 9 (XXXL)
Notes: Comes with a fabric storage bag
Retailer: amazon.com, sometimes Nordstrom department store (U.S.) and possibly Nordstrom Outlet stores
Link: Amazon.com: Fownes Women's Cashmere Lined Navy Lambskin Leather Gloves 9/XXXL: Clothing
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Brand: Fratelli Orsini
Outer: lambskin leather
Inner: cashmere
Color: Navy
Category: women's
Length: standard (2-button)
Sizes: Up to size 9
Retailer: amazon.com or leatherglovesonline.com
Link: Amazon.com: Fratelli Orsini Everyday Women's Italian Cashmere Lined Leather Gloves Size 8 1/2 Color Navy: Clothing
and Women's Italian Cashmere Lined Lambskin Leather Gloves By Fratelli Orsini Everyday | Free USA Shipping at Leather Gloves Online
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bonus:
Here's one more glove which was not in my photo comparison:
Brand: Fratelli Orsini
Outer: lambskin leather
Inner: silk
Color: Navy
Category: women's
Length: standard (2-button)
Sizes: Up to size 8.5
Notes: Center vent on inner wrist/palm
Retailer: leatherglovesonline.com
Link: Women's Italian Cashmere Lined Lambskin Leather Gloves By Fratelli Orsini Everyday | Free USA Shipping at Leather Gloves Online
Thanks for looking, and I hope this is useful to anyone interested.
- Tom / Azrok
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