1950s White Opera Length Gloves

How To Lose Your Matron of Honor

(in one easy lesson)

6:30 in the A.M. The phone rings. My first thought is, 'Who's dead?' No, it's Shannon, the matron of honor, wailing that she's just spent a completely sleepless night, she's so furious (I guess I'm lucky she waited until 6:30). It seems that after several 'unforgivable' breaches of 'traditional wedding etiquette' on my part, Shannon has finally had it and is bailing out of the wedding party. First it was the bridal shower, which was scheduled on a day that was inconvenient for her to attend. But what she's really steamed about is that I didn't ask the bridesmaids to help choose their dresses. What the.....??  Shannon doesn't want to wear a sleeveless dress. Okay... it's an outdoor wedding during a time of year when temperatures routinely hit triple digits - go figure. 'Why not?', I ask.  'Because of my arms', she says. The parting faux pas on my part is suggesting she has plenty of time to work on toning her arms, when in fact it seems she suffers from some nervous skin rash she was self conscious about. I  f***ing should have eloped.

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Gloves, now why in hell didn't we think of that?  Not only are they an important part of 'traditional wedding etiquette', like a perfectly cut dress, gloves can hide a multitude of sins on your wedding day and look dramatically elegant doing so. These white cotton and nylon gloves are 19.5" inches long from index finger to cuff, with three pearl buttons at the wrist. Labeled Miraclefit one size, we're thinking unless you're a drag queen, they should stretch to fit. Excellent condition. sold