The iconic Hollywood style of the old, loud and dramatic, is reappearing on the arms of the new generation.

Why? In the process of putting on the long gloves again, we finally have a chance to leave behind the outdated attitudes of the old days

Dinner gloves have become the theatrical accessory of 2021, and they are all over Instagram.

Today, we're going to talk about these long gloves that fit the skin and can be pulled up to the upper arm.

Start with New York model Imani Randolph, who added a touch of style to her Heaven By Marc Jacobs rib-knit suspenders mini-dress with long gloves.

Rubber gloves have been extremely important in the past year, but it's safe to say that the silk gloves that have been frequently spotted on TikTok are not for the same protective purpose.

I'd go so far as to say they're not practical: because ironically, you can't even use your iPhone (or any touchscreen device for that matter) when you wear them with both hands, and yet it's all the rage on social media.

But that's obviously not the point.

The popularity of dinner gloves speaks to a kind of rebellion.

In a world where everyone is trying to put an end to the planetary crisis, the pursuit of eye-catching looks is bound to fall by the wayside.

And the main attraction of these long gloves is hope.

No matter what you wear, as long as you wear long gloves, you are guaranteed to instantly look glamorous.

Take, for example, the Op art gloves by Lauren Perrin, a young French designer based in London.

You can go with anything, even if you have no occasion to go to.

"For me, dinner gloves are Jackie Onassis at its peak," 2021 LVMH Award nominee Conner Ives said over FaceTime audio that night. "If girls start wearing long white gloves again, I think I'll pass out."

Ives is right that not wearing long gloves is deliberately out of touch with The Times we live in.

For his Fall/Winter 2021 collection, he paired his "egg dress" with a pair of white silk dinner gloves, because they were a chance to reclaim an outdated attitude from a bygone era.

It is no coincidence that the gloves, once the hallmark of old-time Hollywood and the preserve of young ladies entering the vanity fair, are now on the arms of a new generation of young people intent on dismantling the entrenched social norms of the past.

We salute Balenciaga's Autumn/Winter 2021 collection with velvet bell-bottoms, a vibrant day dress or a bright pink miniskirt paired with dinner gloves - because "dress codes" and attitudes are now defined by us.